I was never good at keeping a journal. I'd often start one then neglect to update it for days, weeks or even months. When I'd finally come back to it youthful arrogance that "someday someone else will definitely want to read this" paired with a fondness for structured narratives would make me feel like I … Continue reading A one line journal: How to record your life in one line a day
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I got some nice things for Christmas, but Christmas for me is more about seeing my kids excited than what I might get. It's not that I don't like things. I really like things, but I have plenty of things already. There are some things I really want, but they would be difficult to impossible … Continue reading List 24: What I really wanted for Christmas
I'll be enjoying Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with family and friends, and the preparations that go with that. Right now my second cheesecake of the night is in the oven. There will only be one cheesecake to eat tomorrow though. The first one I made got horribly overcooked when I forgot about it while … Continue reading Holiday Reading List
People in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood know the nordic mulled wine called glögg in Swedish and gløgg in Norwegian and Danish. It is served at Simon's Tavern each winter, and bottles are sold in local stores. I, however, was quite familiar with this drink well before I moved to the neighborhood because my mother made it for her … Continue reading How to make gløgg mulled wine
Care for Real distributed toys to more than 600 Edgewater families on Tuesday, December 18. I was excited to be there to see some of the people who would benefit from donations to toy drives, such as the one I promoted on this site. The gallery below contains images from the toy distribution. Care for Real … Continue reading Care for Real Toy Distribution
Kim Z. Dale 