Culture...

On the "we live in a great city with loads of opportunities, so let's take advantage of it" front - we had another show in our Goodman season ticket series Friday night. (We had a couple in April that we had to miss because of my work. Which was OK, because apparently the plays weren't very good anyway.)

The play was "The Clean House", and it was good - good acting, well-done sets and lighting (there was a skylight that transformed into a balcony as part of the set - unexpected, but well-done and effective), good story. The first act was stronger than the second, but all in all a well done show.

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In other news, I'm going on Day 10 of this darn cold/cough thing. I'm really hoping it departs soon, because we have another 5K coming up on Sunday!

Hope you are all well - and avoiding this Springtime Flu that seems to be hitting everyone I know up here...

Memory Lane

So I was reading through some of the blogs I regularly visit, and got a little trip down Memory Lane... the blogger had linked to the Mr. Yuk entry on Wikipedia. I, of course, had to play the Mr. Yuk theme song (no doubt irritating my cats) when I saw it was linked from the website.

The blogger had asked if anyone else out there remembered Mr. Yuk - I certainly do! I'm not sure if it is more a generational thing or a regional thing (Mr. Yuk originated out of Pittsburgh). Do YOU remember Mr. Yuk?

(On a side note - isn't Wikipedia great? I actually used it at work a few months ago, to explain "open source" to someone.)

Break

Finally, a break! My insane-case has slowed down a bit, so I took Friday and Monday off for a little R&R - which has really helped! It doesn't hurt that it's been absolutely gorgeous here this weekend... much nicer to have time off when you can get out and enjoy it!

Yesterday, after a run along the lakefront, we spent the afternoon touring Lincoln Park (the neighborhood, not the park itself). One of the best things was seeing an open house for an adorable place - it's got us thinking about single-family homes again. :-) Not for a few years, but the plan is there!

Hope you are all doing well!