Hugo’s Speed Dates: Red Door Animal Shelter
A session with Salt, which seemed to go rather well. A bit later, Toni would let us know that Salt was “a little boy crazy.”
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Liz’s Early Birthday Celebration
I ended up needing to miss a woodworking class last week (and needed to go in on the weekend, to do a makeup class). Liz decided she needed the night off as well, and decided that we’d both miss… and go in together, today. Our makeup work: sanding. We were encouraged to bring headphones. I…
From the Sky
“When I die,
bury me in the sky—
no one is fighting over it.”
Emmis Reunion, Shamrock Club
It’s difficult to express just how amazing it was, to see all of these lovely people again, after so many years. The best I’ve come up with is that my heart felt very full – full to overflowing. It’s a sensation I don’t think I’ve had in quite a long while.
Warehouse Liquors: Glenmorangie Tasting
Most companies try to keep their identity consistent, a stable look and feel that carries across their packaging. But Glenmorangie seems to have embraced this very diverse, wildly different style and gone for breadth.
Looking at this group of bottles, yes – it’s a range of whiskies. But boy howdy, is it a very big range of style and marketing and branding, to boot. Really quite incredible, when you take a step back to look at it all.
Amy Ray: Johnny Rottentail
“Well they hung him from the gallows
As the sun turned red from yellow
The crowd they heard him halting
And they sighed with much relief”
Felix Jung, 20×2 Chicago: What’s the Mission?
By far the best performance of the night, and absolutely stole the show. Chad the Bird had me in stitches (evidence), and I was on the floor.
If you watch no other video on this page, watch this one.
Brunch and Bunnies
With a lovely breakfast behind us, we headed over to Red Door Animal Shelter, to meet some bunnies. While Hugo gets the official final say, we do a first round to check out all the contenders.
Solo Office Work: Insulation, Visqueen, Cleanup
Today, Liz suited up and put in some time in the front office. I’m still unable to really assist, so this was all her. She hauled a ton of material out, and set about getting the room ready for drywallers.
Cherry Blossoms, Jackson Park
After work today, Liz wanted to have a bit of a surprise… and took me out for a quick ride. We parked near MSI, and walked over to Jackson Park, where the Cherry Blossoms were in bloom (after four years of deterred blooms).
Goodbye, Cloudy
It’s with great sadness that I share the news that we had to return Cloudy back to the Animal Care League. As much as we tried, Cloudy and Hugo just didn’t get along – despite all the attempts and bonding sessions we held for them.
This outcome is challenging, for a few reasons. We’re old hands at bonding, and so Liz and I felt like we were familiar with the process. This is by no means our first rodeo, and we know the ups and downs of bunny bonding – we know what it takes, and we’re not ones to easily give up.
End Table: Fitting
Today, we fitted all our pieces together, so that we could measure and fit the bottom shelf and tabletop. We’re actually ahead of schedule today, and ended up having a more laid back pace.
Cloudy Sootface
It’s a bit hard to see. Her nose has a natural, dark patch of fur – but from her nose to her eye, that dark run shouldn’t be there. That came from her investigations, and her trying to get into the fireplace.
Hot Licks
Liz and I are not used to this happening. And whenever it does, we shout out to one another to announce its occurrence. We’ll yell out “Hot Licks!” to let the other know that Cloudy is grooming us, and that Cloudy really, really likes us.
Back Pain and Pain Management, Revisited
Unfortunately, the initial shot I received for my back pain hasn’t been overly effective. Things are improved (I can actually stand up from a sitting position without much effort), but I’m still experiencing discomfort during the day.
While the mornings are still a bit challenging on waking, they’ve gotten better. But I’m still struggling to remain standing for long periods of time.