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The best word I can come up with is obsessed.  I’m obsessed.  With neon pants.  I want a pair in every color and I want to wear them every day.  It’s kind of a problem.  If I see someone on the street with brightly colored pants on…I stop them and compliment their outfit.  It’s that […]

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It’s the time of year when Chicago comes alive.  Restaurants dust off their patios.  Winter coats get buried in the closet.  Windows are opened and the stuffiness of winter is aired out.  The breeze is no longer painful…but warmly welcomed.  People come out in masses to take in the day.  To feel the the sunshine.  […]

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It was the middle of winter….somewhere around 30 degrees…and I was sure the lakefront would be a ghost town.  I mean, who goes to the beach when it’s 30 degrees?  Seems like a pretty valid assumption.  I pulled into the parking lot and slowly began to hear the faint thumping of loud music.  I looked […]

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I’ll be honest…I’m having the world’s worst case of blogger’s block. I’ve been staring at the blinking cursor for 2 hours now and nothing is coming out.  So instead of forcing an incredibly witty story on you about how Goose has decided the living room is his own personal restroom…I will leave you with a […]

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First off, I need to apologize for being a very flaky blogger this week.  I’ll be honest…Vegas sucked me in and got the best of me.  Late nights and early mornings combined with learning overload made my brain turn into mush.  Once I get some cognitive activity back I will be sharing everything I learned…I […]

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