Sunday, July 29, 2007

Mr. T in Town

For more American School in Brussels reunion fun. And shame, shame, not a SINGLE photo. We of course, had a great, great time, and laughed a lot, and discovered a great Indian restaurant.

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Flamenco Night at Grant Park













A great program, but I'm not sure I call Falla flamenco.

Gerardo Nunez Quintet with Carmen Cortés

FALLA Suite No. 1 from El Sombrero de tres picos
(Three-cornered Hat)
RIVERO/Garcia Salas/Will Andalusian Fire
Traditional Martinete
NUNEZ Solea por Bulerias
NUNEZ Trafalgar
NUNEZ Solea
NUNEZ Bulerias
BIZET Suite No. 1 from Carmen
NUNEZ Sevilla
NUNEZ Calima

Sensual and dramatic, the art of Flamenco is embodied by guitar sensation
Gerardo Nunez and traditional gypsy dancer Carmen Cortés.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Lookingglass Alice


One of their signature pieces, but the first time we had seen it.

Saturday, July 21, 2007

BBQ at Mr. S and Ms. S

A very pleasant evening out at the home of my boss.

Friday, July 20, 2007

Cubs v. Diamondbacks

Jason Marquis went up against Brandon Webb, the reigning Cy Young Award winner, for the Cubs on Friday, and it was Marquis who reigned supreme.

Marquis' sinker sunk, his curveball had a big curve to it, and he threw first-pitch strikes. That combination, along with Jacque Jones' two RBI singles and a three-run home run by Aramis Ramirez, paced the Cubs to a 6-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Ohhh...do you believe in forshadowing...maybe end of year divisional playoff?

Saturday, July 14, 2007

House Theatre Gala


We didn't bid successfully on anything this year...but had a good time!

Friday, July 13, 2007

A Work Retreat at Lake Geneva

I brought my cheesehead, but never had to use it. 'Nuff said.

I love my work...

Monday, July 09, 2007

Dinner with Mr. R

Had dinner at Salpicon with my longtime friend (back to North Carolina days), Mr. R.

Sunday, July 08, 2007

Mr. B and Ms. H wedding


Went to our friends' wedding at the top of the Hancock building. A lovely couple and a lovely event.

People Who Work for Mr N. Party!

We had a party for Mr. P's workmates, or more specifically, the people who work for Mr. P's boss. The theme was Homer...because of the big gift to U of Chicago for Odyssey scholarships. Get it. Made mostly possible by the great work of Mr. N...



Saturday, July 07, 2007

07/07/07

Harmonic convergence got nothing on you....

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Independence Day


Once again, 4th of July has swept by, with little fanfare from the M. household. OK, we did watch that great Independence Day movie...

Sunday, July 01, 2007

It was 20 Years Ago Today

Well, somewhere around here twenty years ago that Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play...