We ate supper someplace recently (maybe the Olive Garden, although I’m not entirely certain) where one of the entrees on the menu made mention of ‘Bitter Greens,’ which I know nothing about (and didn’t order, by the way. It sounds gross.) But I think I got a good taste of a different kind of Bitter
I almost hurt myself yesterday afternoon- but fortunately, it was from laughing too hard at the splendid new Pixar film “Up.” These are the brilliant folks who brought you Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, Wall-E, and The Incredibles, so they obviously know a little something about creating wonderful movies, but this new film fully
When I got home from Rita Gentile’s school concert (which was superb, by the way) my wife Kathy was planted in front of the TV, and - if you’ll pardon the pun - utterly spellbound watching the final minutes of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. I’m not sure how many young spellers were in the
I have a confession to make. . . I am a Girlfriend. Part-time to be sure, but a Girlfriend all the same. That’s the proper moniker for anybody who is a fan of Kathy and Judy, an entertaining duo whose show airs every weekday morning between 9 and 12 on WGN radio in Chicago. Almost
Tomorrow night I will be playing piano for the spring concert of the Lincoln Middle School choirs, under the direction of a former student of mine named Rita (Torcaso) Gentile. I taught her a bit when she was at Carthage, and she was a star student for Polly at Tremper High School - but now
Kathy and I celebrated Memorial Day by hosting her family and our friends the Barrows with our first barbecue of the summer, which featured our first go-round with her dad’s grill, which is now our grill. (Our old grill is a disgusting fire hazard, plus it’s become a safe haven for hornets, so we are
Yesterday was commencement at Carthage College- that momentous occasion where diplomas are bestowed and the new graduates are invited to switch their tassels from the left side to the right side. Or is it from the right side to the left side? I honestly don’t remember, and whenever I am lined up with my faculty
The finale of yesterday’s concert was truly incredible- although not because they had three dozen baton twirlers encircling the audience or a laser light show spelling out WE LOVE BOB across the ceiling. No, they actually ended the program rather quietly, with Bob coming out on the stage with his ukulele - all by himself-
This afternoon - and again this evening - the Racine Dairy Statesmen Barbershop Chorus presented their spring concert. . . and this time around the show was planned as a tribute to Kathy’s dad. Titled “Bob Gall: 76/100ths of a Century in Music . . . Kinda,” the show featured the chorus as well as
We had an unexpected visitor to our backyard yesterday afternoon - and although my zoological know-how is far from formidable, I’m pretty certain that our exotically adorable visitor was a possum. I spotted it ambling along the southern edge of our backyard, exactly parallel to the property line, almost as though we had hired
