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welcome back my friends…

…to the show that never ends
we’re so glad you could attend
come inside! come inside!
–Karn Evil 9, First Impression, Part Two/Emerson, Lake & Palmer
our lives do feel a bit like a surreal vaudeville act recently, although in conversation, i can never seem to remember the details of what’s been going on. everything is a […]

carpe diem

i can’t believe it’s february already. january flew by in a flash. around here, it’s a flash of cold. it’s not snowed all that much recently in chicago. just enough to dust the ground, really. most of it is lake effects snow, which for us tends to produce big fluffy flurries […]

santa’s awesome blossom

ok, if you move your head back and forth in a spasmodic circle while looking at this photo, you’ll see a christmas tree. um, no, really. go ahead. try it and see.
that’s right, folks, in case you haven’t noticed, it’s christmas time. this holiday season will promise to be pretty wild […]