Football, with all the trimmings

The beginning of the rest of our lives begins this coming Thursday, one week from today. The all-anticipated NFL season will soon be underway. There are a few things I’d like to comment on before things get going and you blog readers lose me to football mania:
1. GO BEARS. Bouncing back from a Super Bowl [...]

Le parkour: l’art du déplacement

The human body is capable of mind-blowing and amazing things. We don’t really understand its full potential – we spend most of our time sitting behind desks, driving cars and sleeping. But there’s a movement out there that recognizes the human body as an incredible machine: a tool used to overcome obstacles and “get from [...]

The Tempest

I read in the paper that Governor Blagojevich has declared 4 Illinois counties “disaster zones.”
Yesterday evening, there was one of the craziest storms I’ve seen in a lifetime. Even as I write, I can still hear loud crashes and sirens coming and going in the fray. Chicago’s been hit hard: I’m sure a lot of [...]