Mary Richards and Me
One. Monday evening, Mom and I spent a few hours stuffing envelopes for the congressional campaign of Isaac Hayes, the Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois’ 2nd District. Hayes is a Christian and a conservative, outspoken in his respect for human life and for the U.S. Constitution, born and raised on [...]
For the past five summers (with the exception of last summer when I interned for The New Atlantis in DC), I have worked for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District as a lifeguard, a swim instructor, and, for two of those summers, as a swim lessons coordinator. This summer, I am once again working all three jobs [...]
Philosophers and artists have speculated and argued for centuries about what constitutes “beauty” and who qualifies as a “beautiful person”. They’ve changed their minds on the subject again and again and again. Simply walk through an art museum and you’ll get an idea of how much beauty has confounded human beings throughout history. For as [...]
One. Even though the hearings are over, the Kagan saga continues. Now the big question is how the Republican senators will vote. The New York Times is keeping tabs on their public statements and tracking their votes here. Yesterday, McCain published his statement in USA Today opposing Kagan’s confirmation. As of today, …
This past week has been a week of firsts. One. First time eating, of all things, goat. Yes, I ate goat. Here’s the story: I went to the Taste of Chicago on Sunday afternoon with a girlfriend and we decided to try a few “tastes” of some of the more exotic dishes. I was feeling [...]