Chicago -
By J.J. Tindall
PSYCHO KILLER
You start a conversation
With a storm,
Speaking in tongues
Sliced by blue lightning,
Brooding into the gale
As if it were interested in your views.
Thus a squall gets the news,
The Quaker Parrots of Washington Park
Suppress their parochial squawk,
Clinging tenaciously to the tree bark.
Posted on August 17, 2015
By Helene Smith
“Your corner drug store in the middle of the block.”
(ENLARGE FOR PROPER VIEWING)
Posted on August 14, 2015
Responding To Buzz Killington
An e-mail I sent out to Team Beachwood on Wednesday:
Columnist Eric Zorn offers three words that all incoming college freshmen should take to heart.
So, I haven’t clicked through. It scares me. So I was thinking, we could either/or predict what Zorn’s three words are, and/or each offer our own three words. For example:
ZORN: Study even harder.
ME: Wear a condom.
I’m so proud of Team Beachwood’s responses:
Posted on August 13, 2015
Another Beachwood Special Report
“Bricks from Wrigley Field and old Comiskey Park will be permanently added to the exterior of Tribune Tower on North Michigan Avenue during a ceremony Friday,” the Tribune reports.
“All in all, it’s more than just another brick in the wall. The ballpark bricks will join 148 historically significant remnants installed in the Indiana limestone exterior of the building, including artifacts from all 50 states, the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal and other famous structures throughout the world.”
The Beachwood has learned, though, that the following additional bricks are under consideration beyond the ballpark bricks:
Posted on August 12, 2015
By The U.S. Navy Office Of Community Outreach
PORTSMOUTH, Dominica (Aug. 5, 2015) – Cmdr. Sean McKay, a native of Chicago, Ill., and cardiologist assigned to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, Md., takes a patient’s blood pressure at a medical site established at the Roosevelt Douglas Primary School in support of Continuing Promise 2015.
Continuing Promise is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted deployment to conduct civil-military operations including humanitarian-civil assistance, subject matter expert exchanges, medical, dental, veterinary and engineering support and disaster response to partner nations and to show U.S. support and commitment to Central and South America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tomarius Roberts/Released)
Posted on August 10, 2015
By Helene Smith
European craftsmanship.
(ENLARGE FOR PROPER VIEWING; EVEN BETTER CLICK TWICE AND LOOK AROUND!)
Posted on August 7, 2015
By Chicago Bifold
“Prior to shipment, we assemble and test all bifolds in our facility. This is a test video of the bifolds we built for Home Run Inn in Chicago.”
Posted on August 3, 2015
