Archive for September 2014
The First Hunting Season Without My Dad
Now for those of you who know me, you may think this is odd since my late father and I didn’t hunt (we were fishermen), but we knew many hunters (even living here in Chicago), and my dad retired to southern Illinois 16 years ago and lived in the middle of prime deer hunting land.... Read more »
I'm Still a Car Guy After All
So I’m a car guy after all but I bought a SUV. So after months of looking at various vehicles, figuring out what fits our needs, looking at trucks in various stages of disrepair (rusty, paint scratched up, high mileage, etc.), and even looking at a mid-life crisis car (Chevrolet Impala SS), or two I... Read more »
What You Need To Know About General Motors Recall 13036
So one of the many current General Motors recalls this year is recall 13036 which personally affects me because I own one of the cars involved, a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu. The first notice of the recall was mailed out about a month or so ago with notation that the parts were not available yet and... Read more »
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The Loss of Joe Sample but Legacy of Great Music
This morning I read that legendary jazz pianist Joe Sample had died. Before people made smooth jazz a genre, Joe was playing it, he was a founding member of the genre bending jazz group The Crusaders. You probably know their biggest hit an R&B tinged jazz song from 1979 called “Street Life” with vocals by... Read more »
Learning is Enhanced Curiosity
I had a great environment to grow up in a home, for me my learning was simply enhanced curiosity and my parents let me ask questions and always encouraged me to expand my knowledge. My mother is retired Chicago Public School (CPS) teacher and my late father was a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) diesel bus... Read more »
Why I Can't Forget September 11, 2001
The early morning of Tuesday September 11, 2001 was like any other back then, I was at my desk at United Airlines (UA) in the refunds/ticketing (WHQAK), department. I had a stack of unused tickets to process refunds, some letters and faxes to read to check on some customer and travel agency inquiries. And then... Read more »
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In Honor Of Labor Day, My Time at Radio Shack
Seventeen years ago this month (at the beginning of my junior year at DePaul University), I started at a part time in my native West Pullman at the local Radio Shack. I can say it was the first job my late father was excited about me having, my late uncle too, I grew up going... Read more »
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