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A Suburban Dad's Guest Blog: German Chicago

An out-of-town friend of ours was visiting not too long ago and asked me if I could take him to Chicago’s German neighborhood. We went to the only German neighborhood that still looks like a German neighborhood (Lincoln Square), but we both realized that it’s German-ness was hanging by a thread. In a few years... Read more »
By asuburbandad,
today at 12:10 pm
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A series of untitled events.

A series of untitled events.
It just occurred to me that my life is now a series of untitled events. At least according to iPhoto, anyway. Ever since the photo-documentary of our lives has gone digital, I don’t take the time anymore to record the names of events, much less who’s in the photo and where it was taken, at... Read more »
By KimStrickland,
Tuesday at 11:11 am
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A Suburban Dad's Guest Blog: Superheroes for Aging Grown Ups

By Rick Kaempfer The movie “The Avengers” is doing big box office. I haven’t seen it yet, and I probably won’t see it unless my boys force me to take them. Superheroes just don’t speak to me as much as they once did. The sorts of things they save people from aren’t really problems I... Read more »
By asuburbandad,
May 9, 2012 at 9:21 am
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Can a dog understand a broken promise?

Can a dog understand a broken promise?
Last night before bed, I made a promise to my dog. I snuggled up to her and said, “Tomorrow morning, you and me, running by the lake. Would you like that? Jogging? You and me?” and she licked my face. We do this routine all the time when my plan is to go for a... Read more »
By KimStrickland,
May 8, 2012 at 1:36 pm
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Mirror, mirror. Is it a chick thing?

Mirror, mirror. Is it a chick thing?
Please indulge a city mom, as she gets all self-reflective (sorry) again. You see, my sons only recently got their own bedrooms, thanks to the fact their parents made this amazingly huge and quite selfless sacrifice: we now share an office (my husband used to use the guest room in the basement). But sharing office... Read more »
By KimStrickland,
May 7, 2012 at 5:28 pm
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love yourself

love yourself
love yourself Why is this concept, self- love, so freaking hard? “love yourself” the graffiti says. I find no small irony in the fact this bit of Do-gooder graffiti has been on the very same sidewalk I pass all the time, the same one that says Simplify and I never once saw it, not until... Read more »
By KimStrickland,
May 4, 2012 at 3:43 pm
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Please shut it. Since when is mouth-breathing sexy?

Please shut it. Since when is mouth-breathing sexy?
If you’ve read Girl with a Pearl Earring or only just saw the movie (guilty!), then maybe you, like me, were stunned to find out that back in the 17th century, a painting of a woman with her mouth hanging open was basically porn. I know! Now, here in the 21st century, I’ve noticed a... Read more »
By KimStrickland,
April 29, 2012 at 3:26 pm
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A Suburban Dad's Guest Blog: My Brush with Sam Kinison

By Rick Kaempfer I was watching one of his classic routines on YouTube this morning and saw the date of his death. Sam Kinison died exactly twenty years ago this month. It’s a day I’ll always remember; not just because he was my favorite comedian of all-time. In my previous life as a radio producer... Read more »
By asuburbandad,
April 25, 2012 at 8:38 am
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"Chicago" How do you say it?

I say “Chic-aw-go.” (with a soft aw) Do you say “Chic-ah-go?” (with a loud honking ah?) I’m asking because over the weekend we watched the movie Fracture (four out of five stars!) and a character in the movie said, “Chic-ah-go” and it sounded so wrong that I noticed it and it got me to thinking... Read more »
By KimStrickland,
April 23, 2012 at 1:41 pm
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Two Cubs tickets for a family of five? Perfect!

Two Cubs tickets for a family of five? Perfect!
About three years ago, our family finally got season tickets to the Cubs. (And to think, you thought the reason the team’s been struggling so much didn’t have anything to do with Murphy’s Law and the Stricklands.) After years of yearning for some season seats, when the opportunity finally arose we almost turned it down... Read more »
By KimStrickland,
April 21, 2012 at 12:34 pm
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