At least the car seat is ready #fatherhood Happy Birthday @tjharbottleView Post

At least the car seat is ready #fatherhood Happy Birthday @tjharbottle

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Due Date Coming

It’s been almost a month and a half since I last wrote on this blog and I can’t say it was for good reasons.  I’d mostly blame laziness but also, a little blame would go towards not knowing how much I want to share.  It’s been 29 weeks since it was…

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Sitting down for my 2nd Cubs game of the year. #Cubswin

Sitting down for my 2nd Cubs game of the year. #Cubswin

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Had a great Mother’s Day brunch with my beautiful wife and soon to be mom. I love this woman.

Had a great Mother’s Day brunch with my beautiful wife and soon to be mom. I love this woman.

Melancholy

The phone rings.  I don’t answer.  Ten rings and it finally stops.  No answering machine is connected to the line so I never get messages.  Smoke curls from the the tip of my cigarette resting on the edge of a tin ashtray.

Magazines lay scattered across the coffee table mixed with wrappers discarded after the burgers were eaten.  An empty bottle of rye sits on the arm rest of my futon with a full glass next to it.  

The room is dark.  Night outside, no lights on inside.  The glow from the television sends faint shadows dancing along the walls.  Muted music echoes through the tiny speakers sitting on the book shelf, the Black Crowes play with a tinny sound.

It’s been four hours since I was let go from my worthless job.  All I can do is sit in the dark, drink and feel miserable for what I no longer have.

Just hanging in the alley waiting for the car to be cleaned. #chicagoalleys

Just hanging in the alley waiting for the car to be cleaned. #chicagoalleys

Interesting use of a pay phone. #citysights #payphone

Interesting use of a pay phone. #citysights #payphone

I love spring. #flowers #springinthecity

I love spring. #flowers #springinthecity

My view from the Adler planetarium on this morning’s bike ride. #bikechi

My view from the Adler planetarium on this morning’s bike ride. #bikechi

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Pink tulips for my Dutch girl. #tulipsarebloominginHolland#Michigan

Pink tulips for my Dutch girl. #tulipsarebloominginHolland#Michigan