Assortment

Lyons Woods

Published January 8th, 2012 in Illinois

In Lake County, the socio-economic status of a town is written all over its roads. The wealthy areas are blessed with roads as smooth as silk. The poorer areas are riddled with roads of rubble.

Weary of the Wind Chill

Published February 19th, 2004 in Illinois

It’s four degrees outside. You can count them on one hand and have a thumb to spare: one, two, three, four. There is a severe lack of temperature happening outside the thin wall of my office.

Our Avocados

Published March 5th, 2004 in Hawaii

As you can see, we made it to Hawaii. But not until we suffered a few days of total exhaustion in Seattle. We slept so much we barely made it out of the hotel. I suppose that’s what we get after working relentlessly for too many hours.