Friday night with Roger Waters

                  Tonight we get to enjoy the rare experience of seeing Roger Waters perform The Wall at Wrigley Field.  I'm planning on having my mind blown.  This is especially exciting as my folks will be joining Whit and I. I can distinctly remember being a kid and hearing my dad tell me about the very theatrical shows that Pink Floyd put on when they were still touring. I'm literally counting the minutes.

Jewish Penicillin

     I came down with something nasty over the weekend and my lovely wife made me some matzo ball soup to help with my recovery. The recipe came from "The Joy of Cooking" which I understand has been a staple cookbook in many homes since approximately 1931. Quite delicious, and highly recommended anytime you're under the weather. Thanks, wife!

Mom hide your bears!

   Brooklyn MFA, Kent Rogowski offers us an inside-out view of of our beloved childhood companions - stuffed animals.  Kent's works are often provocative alterations things we see and use in our daily lives. He uses anything from jigsaw puzzles to teddy bears and transforms them into a vehicle of self expression.

Npr blogger Robert Krulwich takes a moment to talk, "inside-outing" and taking a different perspective on the things you see every day. 

"The point here is to use this exercise to free your mind, to notice the things that over the years you have stopped noticing, or never noticed. The effect can be very liberating and can lead you...well, it can lead you anywhere."

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