Aug 17
Voicemail, Sunday: “Hi Joey, it’s Mom. I just called to say hi, see how you’re doing and chat for a little bit. Give me a call when you have a chance. I love you.” Voicemail, Wednesday: “Joey, it’s your Mother. Please give me a call when you have a minute. I need to talk to …
Aug 06
For the last couple months, I’ve thought a lot about what makes me happy. I have things that I “love” like beer, whiskey, baseball and a strong cup of coffee, but I struggled to find an answer to the question “What makes you happy?” (#WMYH) A little less than two weeks ago, I started to …
Aug 04
Whether you work in any environment where sending and receiving 200 emails a day is the norm or in a retail environment discussing the latest and greatest product, acronyms pop up everywhere. Some of them are easy to figure out (e.g. “FYI” – for your information or “IDK” – I don’t know) and other you …
Aug 02
Somehow my friends and I have lucked out like you wouldn’t believe. In January 2007, my close buddies and I agreed to conduct “Quarterly Meetings” – a reason to see each other and catch up in a way that phone calls and Facebook messages could never accomplish. These meetings have resulted not only in a …
Aug 01
Originally posted on the Redeye Wrigleyville blog (Aug. 1, 2010). The Redeye, the Chicago Tribune’s commuter newspaper and a part of the Tribune Company, invited me to be one of their neighborhood bloggers in July of 2010. It was both an honor and a pleasure to contribute to their website and be part of the Redeye …
