Author Archives: rike52

Linda might be my favorite cousin, oldest daughter of my mother’s brother Jim, who raised many, many children in Arlington. One of them, Linda’s big brother Terry, is in his last stages of a battle with gastric cancer, so I’m going to visit him in Bridgewater, an hour out of Charlottesville, next week. Linda teachesContinue reading “to Linda”

Just like my first post titled “DTE” (1), this one’s about electric cars.  But there is some news about my own energy provider in here.  Stories about EVs just keep piling up like a freeway full of Teslas with dead batteries.  Since you’ll not be hearing these on the Nightly News, I have a duty.Continue reading “DTE II”

Should you send me an e-mail and receive a response, chances are I left in the signature box I created for my Yahoo email.  The bottom line will be these 14 logos, each representing an important stop from my snotnose 60s to today’s much-enjoyed retirement.  If I talk you through them, you’ll know more aboutContinue reading “show-off”

Talk about a find.  It all began as a search for a suitable Chicago restaurant for our 36th anniversary dinner.  I searched for spots near our Lakewood AirBnB, specifically seafood restaurants.  Pescadaro was plenty close (1), but we’d been there and the long tables upon which the admittedly great food is served detract from theContinue reading “Hooked”

Cindy’s on Michigan was our destination as we set out on our 5 1/2 mile walk from Lakeview.  It was a beautiful sunny October morning, perfect for a stroll along the lake.  Choosing to go inland along the Miracle Mile for our last leg, we stuttered after crossing Madison before finally identifying the entry toContinue reading “Cindy’s”

There are lots of places to hear live jazz in the Windy City (1).  Some experiences are not to be missed.  You can sit in Al Capone’s booth and listen to whomever is sharing the stage with Ceres, goddess of the harvest and fertility, at the oldest jazz club in the world, Green Mill inContinue reading “Le Piano”

In recent interactions with a woman, founder of a 508(c)(1)(a) to whom I might eventually consult, she took me up on my offer to prattle on about my virology lab experience.  As her organization deals with consequences of a particular virus, she might be interested in knowing where I’m coming from.   Here’s what I toldContinue reading “lab prattle”

This was a snoozer in November ’20 and it still is. But it helps me to have an accessible version of my current curriculum vitae, so here it is:

After another delicious dinner of this easy, simple, cheap dish, I decided I had to share it.  I owe it to my brother Nick, who drives the truck he owns for a living.  As I was remarking on the impressive weight loss he’s managed to achieve while the rest of us still struggle with COVIDContinue reading “brother Nick’s truck driver’s chicken”

My dentist no longer uses laughing gas, but none was needed on my visit to his office this morning.   I was there to get a new crown to replace one I’d lost.  The tedium of the injections and grinding with pauses to let the former take effect to make the latter tolerable began to getContinue reading “device”