Personal posts
Posts on architecture, obsessions, photography, poems, visits to art exhibits, essays, family, and or things about me organized under art, home, and work.
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Why I Support Rahm Emanuel for Mayor of the City of Chicago
Today is Election Day in Chicago. We are electing a new Mayor and also voting on a host of other municipal slots, including all Aldermen. Here’s why I support Rahm Emanuel for Mayor of the City of Chicago: 1. Policy: I find Rahm’s policies on good government, and TIF Reform to be credible and specific.…
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I Got Married Last Week
Last Thursday I married Shawn-Laree de St. Aubin in the offices of Cook County Clerk David Orr. A great, great day. Image by Dave Holland.
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Toolset Review: How I Made AldermanicWebsites
Over the Christmas break I made AldermanicWebsites, “a comprehensive index of the technology, design, and content of Web sites for candidates running for Alderman in the February 2011 Municipal Elections in Chicago, IL.” I’m not a very skilled Web developer. I can’t write any code from scratch and I don’t know any programming languages. But…
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Stoked for Muti
About a year ago I won two tickets to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at a benefit for the Chicago Opera Theater (thanks, Angel!). It was two tickets, and there was a wide berth of dates to choose from. Opening night and other big performances were not available, and after parsing the schedule closely, we chose…
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Things I Know For Sure
Rahm Emanuel is the next Mayor of the City of Chicago The Pittsburgh Steelers are the next Superbowl Champions If you don't think these two things are true, you're either from Green Bay or the 14th Ward or both.