Houston Trip and Trip Up

Just did a quick work trip to Texas, where I was reminded that, even though all hotels look alike and you can forget where you are, when you are standing in the lobby in TEXAS, holding a copy of the NY Times, when asked: "Well, what kind of what-for is the NY Times giving George Bush today?", the correct response is not: "All he deserves."

Notable visits: Menil, Rothko Chapel, MFA Houston, and the Contemporary.

Not that Michael Moore

Michael Moore is Legs! Our friend Michael's one-man show about the rise of a "white trash" boy. It has it all. Love the dress, you're a juvenile success.

Mr. J visits

Ms. S.'s father in town for a very nice visit.

Jury Service

Oprah set the tone. I did my duty, spent the day in the waiting room--sprung at 4:30 pm.

Cubs v. Brewers, Home Run Fest

Lee Grand Slam, Alou homers, need I saw more?

The fabulous PT Visits

Purple was the color. Club Bon Appetit was the theme.

Comings and Goings

My sister M and husband A in town with their kids. Good food, good fun. Ms. S off to Boulder for JS's memorial service.

England

A great week in England with B and J and the kids. And a trip to Sway to see Ms. S's Uncle and family.

Vermont Trip

A long weekend trip for Ms. C and Mr. I's wedding. All the family was there. And Piglet too.

Work trip to LA

Nice trip to LA for work with the Dean, did some good work, had some fun. Saw the Mr. K and family.

Cubs v. Astros, Clements v. Clemens

Houston scored all of its runs on solo homers, two by Craig Biggio and the game-winner by Carlos Beltran in the ninth. Roger Clemens, seeking his 11th win, had to settle for a no-decision.

Ms. S in Wisconsin

Ms. S went to Wisconsin--to see sister and family's new location in River Falls. Summer camp home of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Bill Irwin at Steppenwolf

A great show, though not what we expected. Very informal, very theatre-crowd-ish.

Alunni Weekend and Cyrano

It was Alumni Weekend at U of Chicago. As part of the festivities, I saw a production of Cyrano at MCA coproduced by the Court and Redmoon.

So, pretty fun to hang out at an alumni weekend after going to my Yale reunion. Much more low key, though, and more academic. Better use of Bagpipes, though...

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.







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