Sunday, Bloody Sunday: Brunch at the 'Bone

Ah, Sunday. Time for our weekly brunch at the Wishbone Restaurant, about half a mile west of us. We set off on bikes at about 1:00 and got there about 10 minutes later. Lori had Kentucky Scrambled Eggs with fried potatoes and bacon, and a biscuit w/ gravy. Greg had North Carolina Crab Cakes with Hollandaise Sauce, grits, eggs, and a biscuit w/gravy. Oh, and we also had Spicy Bloody Marias. Cheers, and hang in there, full-nesters!

The Sox Lose Again!

We took the L to Sox Park to see if they could stop the four-game losing streak that took them from 2.5 games in front of the Twins in the AL Central to one-half game behind. And, there was a show on the way to The Show--Art Garfunkel was actually performing in the Chicago subway! How cool is that?

It was a beautiful day here--about 70 degrees at game time. The Sox fell behind 8-1, so we went looking for food--got pretzels and beers from Darrell--that's him in red, and he shot a short video of us. The Sox scored a few runs, but the Indians did, too. We lost 12-6, so of course there was a big fireworks show after the game!

Andy's Jazz Club

We met Cameron and Anna for dinner at this club in the River North neighborhood. There was a guitar-bass-drums trio playing--they did an ethereal version of the the Beatles' "Across the Universe." Lori and Anna had 'interesting' sandwiches, while Cam and Greg shared a pizza.

Wait, Wait! Don't Tell Me!

No pix on this one, but for our birthdays, Lori's mom Bonnie got us tickets to the taping of this NPR show on Thursday evening, September 18th. We ate a light supper downtown, then walked to the auditorium. The show, which neither of us had ever heard, is a very funny weekly current events quiz show (check your local listings). This taping also featured a live special guest: Leonard Nimoy! And it turned out two of the participants in the show were serious Trek fans. You can listen to this episode or download the podcast here.

I've often wondered what I would say to a major Star Trek actor like Nimoy should I ever actually get to meet and talk with him for a few minutes. This did not happen on that night, but I did finally figure it out.

I'd tell him this true story: I first became really aware of Star Trek in 1977 when I took a course (for my Communication and Rhetoric major at Memphis State) called TV Programming. In this class, the communication professor showed us Star Trek episodes, had us read three books about the making and cancellation of Star Trek for and by NBC in the 1960's, and then we talked about Star Trek--that was the course. At least partially because of this experience, I went on to become--

--a communication professor.

Labor Day Trip

Went to the FoxJazzFest in Wisconsin with G & M over LD weekend. Jazz in the park next to Lake Winnebago on Saturday afternoon and evening, dinner in an Italian restaurant Saturday night, then Greg cooked sausage, eggs, grits, toast and coffee in the park on Sunday morning. Lori and Greg drove south to Beloit to catch the Snappers class-A minor league club, and Greg got to hobnob with the one and only Snappy D. Turtle. At the bottom here is a short video tour of the stands and the field.

July 4th Trip

We took a weekend trip to Starved Rock State Park over July 4th this summer with our pals, Glenn and Marlis. It's about 90 miles west of Chicago. We cooked supper and breakfast in the park, and mostly behaved ourselves.

Welcome to our blog.

Well, if John and Terri are gonna blog about their daughters, and Chris and Terri are gonna blog about their sons, Lori and I thought we should blog about----ourselves! Now child-free and footloose, we're enjoying everything that being empty-nesters in Chicago has to offer. We'll post pics and blurbs about our adventures whenever we feel like it, so check back often--or just now and then.