Unqualified Candor

CHICAGO, IL, USA - KA 903 Beijing to Hong Kong - UA 755 Chicago to Seattle - UA 875 Seattle to Tokyo - JL 735 Tokyo to Hong Kong - UA 838 Tokyo to San Francisco - UA 501 San Francisco to San Diego - UA 881 Chicago to Tokyo - NW 011 Tokyo to […]

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CHICAGO, IL, USA -  Brandon Timothy Mark Sweat (henceforth refered to simply as Brandon) was my freshman year college roommate.   We were paired up as roommates, by chance - we met the day we moved into the dorm on a hot August Austin, Texas day.  I walked into our room with my mom and Brandon and his […]

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CHICAGO, IL, USA - I love the televised Presidential debates. Regardless of who’s debating and regardless of who I am rooting for, I love watching them. I’m a sentimentally patriotic guy - I think the debates are great symbols of our democracy. The debates are not perfect - despite their tendency to turn into scripted […]

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CHICAGO, IL, USA - When I was in the 5th Grade I decided I wanted to join the band, I wanted to play the saxophone.  My parents reluctantly agreed and my dad took me to Midwestern Music in Topeka and got me a shiny new saxophone.  I was thrilled.  I began attending band practice at […]

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CHICAGO, IL, USA - I live in a beautiful building designed by Mies van der Rohe.  I’m what some might call a design snob.   I’m very proud to live in my Mies buidling.  Not everyone that casts their gaze upon my building sees the beauty that I see.  It’s certainly a case of beauty being […]

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CHICAGO, IL, USA - It’s April. That means springtime in Chicago - we defrost and wait for the parks and trees to bloom and foot traffic along the lakefront to increase with volleyballers, joggers, and other outdoor activities. It also means that the end of the school year is near. Kids begin to get Spring-fever, […]

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