Oh Chicago. Sweet home, Chicago. How do I love thee? You go by many names (Windy City, Second City, Chi-town, the Heart of America, “my kind of town”). And you have many facets. You’re never the same city from year…
“Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves. It directs our thoughts to giving.” — B. C. Forbes
For the first year of my entire life, I actually think I’ve spent more time away from Chicago than in it this year. Between caring for my grandmother in Florida, business trips to Finland, Mexico, and Italy, and personal trips…
“Love will assist you! Orpheus, Jove has taken pity on your grief. It is granted you to pass the sluggish waters of Lethe alive! Go on your way to the shadowy abyss: if with your singing you can placate the…
It’s Friday. It’s almost the weekend. And I don’t know about you but that pretty much means brunch is just around the corner. Ah, brunch. My favorite culinary biome and the meals I perpetually spend my weekdays counting down to……
Sed Bona, a snippet of the Latin phrase “Pauca Sed Bona“, means “quality over quantity”. It means that having more isn’t always best. It means empowering yourself to do fewer but better, more beautiful, and more fruitful things
