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The Dangers of a Swearing Alter Ego (circa 2011)
I totally forgot about this post. It was like reading a letter from an old friend except it was me, a funny lighter hearted version of...
Jennifer San Jose
Dec 22, 2021


Henrietta Berk - In Living Color at The Hilbert Museum
This site is quickly becoming a scrapbook of my visits to museums, which is great. I've found a place to share my pictures, and if you...
Jennifer San Jose
Sep 12, 2021


Treasures in Gold and Jade
I have this weird habit of going to museums when I am on vacation and taking a ton of pictures that I am then weighted down with - not...
Jennifer San Jose
Sep 10, 2021


A True Masterpiece
I first learned of the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit when it was still in France, long before I knew it was coming to the United States. I posted something about it on social media with a wishful sigh of amazement. When I learned it was coming to Chicago, I bought myself and a few friends the experience for my birthday. I have been a fan of Vincent Van Gogh since 1973 when my older siblings received the game Masterpiece for Christmas. I was 5, too young to play, but I clearly re
Jennifer San Jose
Sep 3, 2021


The Sky's the Limit
I've flown more in the last six months than I have in the last 15 years. Sticking with the name of the site - here is the way I've seen...
Jennifer San Jose
Sep 3, 2021


Signs of Spring
I had the most incredible experience. It was one of those moments you can't deny, but had I not been there with a witness, I might find it hard to believe. I am standing in the tar lined driveway of the little shack I had been able to secure for my kids and I just before school started the previous summer. My son (10) is playing catch in the yard with a friend on a patch of grass just big enough for them to go out for short passes. The fresh leaves of two towering locust tr
Jennifer San Jose
Mar 18, 2021


A Whole Lotta Wool
Did you hear about the wild sheep that was found in Australia? They say that he was once owned but had been wandering in the wild for...
Jennifer San Jose
Mar 3, 2021
When Everything Changes
I was the same age as my daughter is now, a junior in high school on that night as I walked home from my job at the old Burger King on...
Jennifer San Jose
Apr 19, 2020
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