With references so casual and unassuming we have to pause a moment to let their astounding nature sink in, our friend Hsing-Yi can stop a conversation cold. "Oh, yes, that happened to me on the Amazon," she once chuckled in solidarity, as we ladies-at-lunch stopped laughing at whatever silly thing had tickled our funny bones, [...]
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And you’ve got us feelin’ alright
On a perfect Friday night at Wrigley Field, I stood arm in arm with some of my favorite women and sang the Piano Man with the Piano Man and more than 40,000 new friends. Those moments stood as some of the coolest of the summer, and kicked off a weekend in which we toasted the [...]
Lombardi built champions and friends
Of all the lessons Coach Lombardi taught his players -- pursue excellence, never settle, honor the uniform, respect god, eat nutritionally, prepare thoroughly -- one of the richest remains this: value friendship. Honored residents of Titletown, Lombardi's Packers bonded in the singular pursuit of championships and collective respect for their coach. That kind of high-fiving, [...]
Let’s go to the movies!
My friends and I went to see The Odd Life of Timothy Green yesterday to celebrate the odd life of Tami, Jan and Laura. We've been celebrating our odd lives by going to the movies for nearly four years. The decadence of the mid-day movie thrills me still, but the real appeal of our afternoon [...]