Just this past Saturday morning the plantar fasciitis in my left foot was really acting up and I woke up to a horrible burning sore throat. I can handle headaches, stuffy noses, stomach issues, etc. but a raw throat leaves me beyond miserable! Plus, I had a huge pile of laundry to finish. Being on summer break meant doing minimal washes since I live in my swim suit, a couple pairs of shorts and 3 or 4 t-shirts. Now that we’re back in school, I have loads of slacks, shirts, socks and underwear to wash. Feeling sick and overwhelmed I was in a pissed off foul mood. Why was all this coming down on poor me? A pity party for 1 please!
Then a quick web surf to Facebook healed me. I saw a video clip of a woman taking her young cat crazy niece to an animal shelter to visit kitties. That girl was so sweet and taken by the many felines there. Then I popped into the Marklund Homes Facebook page and saw pictures of their multi-needs residents who enjoyed a recent field trip to Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox. The beaming smiles of those folks with developmental disabilities and serious medical needs were a strong wake up call for me. I thought to myself, “Dude, you have a normal, healthy and pretty much trouble-free life. Stop acting like a whiny baby!” Message received, loud and clear.
THE GOOD FOLKS AT MARKLUND HOMES HAD A GREAT DAY AT THE HOME OF THE WHITE SOX, RATE FIELD.
We’re closing in on the start of the regular Bears season which should be a fun one. Ben Johnson’s team won’t be surprising opponents like they did last year and they have a much tougher schedule. My prediction, the Bears will win 10 & lose 7.
Regarding the back and forth over whether the Bears will move to Hammond Indiana or build a new home in Arlington Heights; I don’t think the Mc Caskeys really want to move out of state. But they may have to if their desired incentive requests from Illinois legislators don’t happen.
Here’s how I see this mess.
To the Bears, Arlington Heights was the beautiful rich girl who they thought they could easily land on their terms but the team learned that she’s not so easy. Hammond is the tipsy girl who’s draped all over them as closing time at the club approaches. The tipsy girl could win this battle.
By the way, the Elmhurst History Museum has a new exhibit on the long history of the Bears that I’ll definitely check out.
CH. 2 NEWS DID A NICE FEATURE ON THE NEW BEARS TEAM EXHIBIT AT ELMHURST HISTORY MUSEUM.
Last week marked the 40th anniversary of the release of Paul Simon’s landmark album “Graceland.” I like all the songs on that record and the title track has one of the best opening lines of all time. “The Mississippi Delta was shining like a National Guitar.” How Paul Simon came up with that line I’ll never know but I love it!
PAUL SIMON’S “GRACELAND” ALBUM IS 40 YEARS OLD AND IT HAS AGED WELL…
This coming Labor Day weekend marks the last three days East End Pool will be open for 2026. It’s been a fun but weather messed up summer. During this season, I went through two tubes of Banana Boat 30 SPF which yielded me a dark tan and no sunburns. Also, my Reef brand flip flops started falling apart in the last couple weeks but I was still able to wear them through the season. The countdown to next year’s pool opening starts the day after Labor Day.
LABOR DAY WILL BE OUR LAST DAY OF THE SEASON AT EAST END POOL.
NEXT BLOG- Party on Garth!