Title: 1959: The Year Everything Changed Author: Fred Kaplan Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc Rating: ★★★ 3 out of 5 stars. This is a nice book on the pivotal year that was 1959. But it’s not like 1959 was the year ALL of it happened; rather, 1959 was a moment in time where a lot… Continue reading 1959: The Year Everything Changed
Month: August 2011
Direct upload from Picasa
I’m trying various methods of posting things to my blog. This is a test of getting the picture in Picasa, then clicking the “Blog This” gadget. At Harry Caray’s on Navy Pier
Sunday August 14: White Sox game and China Town
Saturday was a very quiet day. We slept in and just lazed around until early afternoon. I posted some blog entries while Henriët, Andrew, and Carla looked at wedding reception venues on the interweb. Andrew and Henriët looking at wedding reception venues That afternoon, we did a little shopping. We went to a little local… Continue reading Sunday August 14: White Sox game and China Town
The Baobab Tree
The Baobab tree is native to Africa. Here is the Wikipedia entry. I’m not 100% sure of the spelling; it may be boabab or baobab.. Wikipedia entry National Geographic image Henriët’s sister has a huge one at her place that they love to climb in. When Andrew and Henriët visited South Africa last winter (summer?)… Continue reading The Baobab Tree
Friday August 12: Henriëts Performance at Grant Park
Henriët is a member of the Grant Park Chorus for the summer Grant Park Music Festival. She’s been rehearsing for months and we got to go to one of her performances Friday night. The work performed was “The Book with Seven Seals” by Franz Schmidt. This is an oratorio based on the Book of Revelation.… Continue reading Friday August 12: Henriëts Performance at Grant Park
