This morning at 4 AM, we were awoken by a loud BANG, and the power went out. I called ComEd to report it, and was told that “as soon as a crew was on site”, I could call in and get information from the automated assistant. So I set the alarm on my phone, and went back to sleep.

At 6:30 this morning, …

Carrie and I spent a week up at her parents’ lake house in northern Michigan – Elk Rapids, to be specific. We drove up on a Friday afternoon (it’s about a six hour drive from Chicago), and returned the following Friday morning.

The house …

One of my photos from Saturday’s Cubs/Mets game is being used (with permission and attribution) on Brooklynmetfan.com.

Neat.