Archive for June 2017
On keeping and telling secrets: don't carry it all
Tonight is our monthly blogapalooz-hour. Our community manager gives us a prompt at 9 p.m. and we post exactly an hour later. Tonight’s prompt was to tell about an important decision we’ve made. Many years ago I settled in to read a pile of papers from my first-year students. I was still in graduate school... Read more »
You don’t have to throw the whole dessert out just because the ice cream melts
I’ve been binge watching The Great British Baking Show, Season 1. It’s surprisingly anxiety producing and after two episodes I was completely hooked. By the end of the season I was downright weepy. Episode 4, however, smacked me up side the head with some reminders about mindfulness, balance, black and white thinking, and giving up.... Read more »
We’ve got to stop calling doctor-patient communication “bedside manner”
To my ears, “bedside manner” sounds patronizing. It involves a kindly, elderly doctor sitting at your bedside, holding your hand and telling you everything’s going to be fine in a soothing voice. Marcus Welby, M.D. comes to mind. When I hear people say that a doctor doesn’t have a good bedside manner, I wonder what... Read more »
Advertisement:
Before and after: sometimes things do get better
Almost three years ago, I learned the words “sewer rodding.” A drill bit of sorts is put into the sewer line and cuts through the roots that have intruded. There is a camera, too, so that the plumbers can see what’s there. In our case, they saw problems. The biggest, though not the only one, was... Read more »
I'd rather be in the middle of a swirl of noise and voices
When I was in my early 20s, my mom told my fiancé (now ex-husband), “You need to remember that Kerri needs lots of time alone.” I was frequently struck by my mother’s confident knowledge about me that was completely wrong. She once told me, at dinner at a friend’s house, to take some peas. “Kerri... Read more »
I believe, in the style of Crash Davis
Our community manager, Jimmy Greenfield, wrote about Crash Davis’s monologue in Bull Durham, “I believe,” almost 15 years ago. Three years ago he challenged us to write our own “I Believe” pieces. I finally got around to it. I believe that homemade bread can sooth a troubled heart, that thunder can rattle our bones, and... Read more »
Advertisement:
A material girl traveling light
I’m not a fan of travel. Or, maybe, I’m just a fan of staying home. Despite this, I’ve had the great privilege of traveling more than the average person. I’ve enjoyed just about everywhere I’ve ended up. I love hotel rooms. I love miniatures: miniature shampoo, miniature gin, miniature jam. When I give myself the... Read more »
To the woman at Starbucks: your mom deserves better than your contempt
Dear Woman in Starbucks, I’ll own the fact that I was in a judgmental place a few days ago when I saw you and your family at Starbucks. Your story is, no doubt, complicated and full of gray. I can never know what your lives are like, what you’ve suffered and how you’ve struggled. All... Read more »
-
Advertisement:
-
Advertisement:
Blogs I love
Recent posts
-
Losing a doctor »
Kerri K. Morris on Cancer Is Not A GiftPosted December 31, 2020 at 5:57 pm -
Teaching and Love »
Kerri K. Morris on Cancer Is Not A GiftPosted December 5, 2020 at 11:18 am -
Why I Walk in BCAN’s Annual Event »
Kerri K. Morris on Cancer Is Not A GiftPosted September 19, 2020 at 8:39 pm -
This year demands work »
Kerri K. Morris on Cancer Is Not A GiftPosted September 16, 2020 at 1:41 pm -
Life without power »
Kerri K. Morris on Cancer Is Not A GiftPosted August 14, 2020 at 4:48 pm
Monthly Archives
- December 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- January 2020
- October 2019
- September 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
Latest on ChicagoNow
-
What is the difference between Highland Park and the south side of Chicago? A tale of two mass shootings 30 miles apart
from Life is a TV Dinner by Richard Davis
posted today at 2:03 pm -
Oops, there goes another Jackson Park tree, sawed down to feed Obama's ego.
from The Barbershop: Dennis Byrne, Proprietor by Dennis Byrne
posted today at 12:28 pm -
After a day like yesterday, memories of old school Highland Park brings comfort
from I've Got The Hippy Shakes by Howard Moore
posted today at 12:22 pm -
Moving to a New Office? Remember These 8 Pointers
from Small Business Blog by Martin Banks
posted today at 11:27 am -
Daily Cubs Minors Recap: Smyly kicks off rehab; Crook homers in return to Iowa; Canario doubles twice, reaches base four times; Verdugo another big game
from Cubs Den by Michael Ernst
posted today at 8:13 am
Read these ChicagoNow blogs
-
Cubs Den
Chicago Cubs news and comprehensive blog, featuring old school baseball writing combined with the latest statistical trends -
Pets in need of homes
Pets available for adoption in the Chicago area -
Hammervision
It's like the couch potato version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
Read these ChicagoNow Bloggers
-
Carole Kuhrt Brewer
from Chicago Eats: -
Dennis Byrne
-
LeaGrover
from Becoming SuperMommy:
Advertisement: