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.

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.

Lookingglass Alice

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

BBQ at Mr. S and Ms. S

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

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?

House Theatre Gala

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

A Work Retreat at Lake Geneva

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

I love my work...

Dinner with Mr. R

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

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...

07/07/07

Harmonic convergence got nothing on you....

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...

It was 20 Years Ago Today

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