Take note: if you eat at Kampai, the local sushi joint not far from O’Hare, THIS IS NOT A CREAM PUFF with CHOCOLATE! It is bean paste with brown bean sauce and white bean sauce! It is a savory masquerading as a dessert! Beware! Via: Flickr Title: 02-02-08_1802.jpg By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 14 Mar ’08, 9.43pm CDT PST
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“Dream stakeout at donut shoppe” The local constabulary is in the habit of parking in the empty lot next to Dunkin Donuts, rather than take up a lot of spaces in their rather small lot. Either that, or they think that nobody will see them if they hide behind the bushes. Via: Flickr Title: 01-07-08_0734.jpg By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 14 Mar ’08, 9.41pm CDT PST Dream stakeout at donut shoppe
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It stopped working and I didn’t notice, but I refreshed settings and now it’s working again. Yay!
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Comfort food place across from the hospital. Actually, the food wasn’t all that good, but there were plenty of nom nom nom good side dishes. Via: Flickr Title: 03-05-08_1921.jpg By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 14 Mar ’08, 9.31pm CDT PST
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God Girl reminded me of the moving poetry and inspiring life of John O’Donohue, who was interviewed by Krista Tippett of Speaking of Faith. I double-dog dare you to read the poem, or listen to the author read it in the video, without choking up. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZfvS2LYbZLQ" width="400" height="326" wmode="transparent" /] Beannacht From John O’Donohue’s Echoes of Memory On the day when the weight deadens on your shoulders and you stumble, may the clay dance to balance you. And when your eyes freeze behind the grey window and the ghost of loss gets in to you, may a flock of…
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I have a message to call my least favorite admin, who waffles indecisively and has one of those “what if?” guys, as in “What if I fly to Nanjing instead of Shanghai? What if I stop in Munich before Milan?” What if you tell me no more changes and I issue the ticket?? Grr.