Cubs Lose 5 in Row

To celebrate the end of the the 5 game losing streak, and to test the ability of this blog to add photos, yes, it's true...he's everywhere.

Priceless.







Bartman Saves the Day

Catch Up

OK, so I've been a pretty dismal blogger. (Hey, I've been studying the dismal science, what do you expect.) So, you see pretty minimal entries for April and May. At least they are in. I've been inspired by an article on obsessive blogging in the NYTimes, which basically points out that never has so much been written and read by so few.

And, did I ever write about our adaptation of Il Fine Del Mondo? NOOOOOO. But I will now. Substitute Jenny-O turkey breast cutlets for veal. Substitute Canadian bacon for the prosciutto. And, OK, we took a package of pregrated mozzarella cheese. Have we totally dumbed this down enough to qualify for a recipe in Bon Appetite? Still, pretty tasty, if I had just browned the turkey a bit less. And relatively healthy. Back on the Cosa Nostra trail!!!

Yale Reunion & NYC

Went to my 25th Reunion at Y. University. Pretty amusing. Ms. R and her charming son, Ms. O-E, Ms. H, Mr K. in from LA, among others. Lots of people who looked familiar. Lots of fun. Mr. T and I shared the fact that we couldn't survive rooming with Mr. K.
Before the reunion, I came to NYC for work, and caught a performance of the NYC ballet.

Roni Horn at AIC

New Roni Horn exhibition at the AIC. Amazing. Installation of pictures of the Thames river throughout the permanent collection. This is one to come to Chicago to see.

Latin American Dinner

Went to a dinner at Marche for participants in conference the next day on Latin American Business. Worked with a great group of students.

Smart Museum Gala

Went to the Smart Museum Gala honoring Susan and Lew Manilow.

Cubs vs. Diamondbacks

Our first tickets of the season. We were on the back row, the wind was blowing, it was cold.

Sergio Mitre just couldn't get it going and the Cubs' offense waited a bit too long to compensate. Sammy Sosa got the Cubs on the board with a three-run homer in the eighth, but Mitre's four-run, seven-hit outing over four innings proved too much to overcome.

LA trip

Went to LA for business and some pleasure. Began with conference of art museum folks, then some fundraising calls. Also had dinner with my college roommate, Mr. K.

Chicago Convenes

Our big thank you party at the U of Chicago. An amazing dinner in Rockefeller Chapel. I love my job.

Jimmy's

Went to Jimmy's for beers with the basketball pool group. Only four people showed up, but we were entertained by J., an alum and Hyde Parker through and through. U of C, Lab, AB, JD. A great first visit...

Ryerson lecture at U of C

Went to hear Robert Pippin deliver the Ryerson lecture: “Bourgeois Philosophy? On the Problem of Leading a Free Life.”

NCAA Pool and Final Game

OK, so Connecticut took it all, and so did I. Ran the office pool and came in tops, even though I didn't have CT. Think it was the strength of having Georgia Tech in the Final Four.

SF Report

Went to San Francisco for work, but had time to visit my brother M. and family (M. and M., wow love the M family) in Los Altos and my sister P. and hubby R in Napa. Brother B. also came to Napa for the weekend. Woo, hoo, love the new work--just enough travel, not too much, at least that's what I think at this stage.

Off, Regional Rounds 1 and 2

Took Friday off for my version of the High Holidays. Go Nevada. Go Xavier. Love the upsets.

Lorna Simpson

And to balance out last night's foray into predictive analysis, I went to hear Lorna Simpson talk at Northwestern U. Arrived late (it's a long drive from far south to far north) but great to see her. Lorna developed Interior/Exterior, Full/Empty, one of her early film installation pieces at Wexner and did some work at the Walker. She almost used our house as one of the background locations, but it didn't work out...dang.