Denise and I were honored to attend the Blanc Gallery (Chicago) opening for the show "From Memory to Movement: Emmett at 85." So many powerful pieces, but it was this one by artist Roger Carter I kept returning to. From a distance I couldn't discern the medium. Then I got closer. Closer. Closer.

Went for a long walk today. Stumbled onto this etched into a sidewalk. Wasn't sure how to take this advice as a whole, but the first two words were fair criticism. 😉

Oh man Bobby Sherman died. "Cried LIke a Baby' was the first single I ever bought with my own money. Hey I was 11 and hadn't heard of Led Zeppelin yet. Not to diminish Sherman, cause "Baby" was in power rotation on my little phonograph.

If they suspend Habeas Corpus, it won't just be for "migrants" or "illegals" or "criminals." If they suspend Habeas Corpus it will be for you and me and whomever this regime decides is unfit, undesirable, and a threat or a problem. This is how it works. This is how it's always worked.

Song I didn't know Dolly covered. How cool. youtu.be/plUD6vN80dg

Dolly Parton - Shine (Official)

YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO

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Well that was fun to watch.

I wish Warren Zevon were alive to write a song called “Busted At A McDonald’s In Altoona.”

The bid came in nearly 3x greater than the estimate in 2017, and is receiving much community pushback. It will be interesting to watch how this will play out in the mayoral and council campaigns this Spring.

Uptown Normal underpass project bids top $35 million

The bids for the long-awaited underpass project beneath the railroad tracks in Uptown Normal have come back. The low bid is $35.16 million.

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ISU makes 18 3-pointers, shoots 54% from the field, 90% from the line and still lose. Fun game to watch even if a frustrating outcome. But 19 turnovers can negate a lot of good things.

Does Matt Eberflus know his time has run out or is he oblivious to that as well?