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The CDs I listened to, driving from Lakewood, CO to Pilar, NM: “Nixon In China,” the complete opera by John Adams and Alice Goodman “Classic Sinatra,” Frank Sinatra “A Long Taxi Ride,” mix CD by Andy “Tea for the Tillerman,” … Continue reading →

*deep breath* Here I go …

My old elementary school In Albuquerque, S.Y. Jackson: seems every bit as large as I remembered it. And the range of mountains that feels very close. The walk to the old house seemed very long when I was a kid. … Continue reading →

Albuquerque: went to Coronado Mall. My mom always went shopping there. Unlike a lot of older malls it seems to be doing just fine. They put in a big old Barnes & Noble and revitalized it. There’s an indoor glow-in-the-dark … Continue reading →

Walking around Crown Hill Park, the nature conservatory across the street from my grandmother’s apartment building. There’s a large pond in the middle of the park, 1.2 miles around. I walked it in 20 minutes. Gee, maybe I am in shape. … Continue reading →

Watching “The Sound of Music” with my grandmother on the large-screen community room TV in her apartment building. She was dozing through the first half but then woke up before intermission. It was about as coy as I’d anticipated (there … Continue reading →

La Salita, the Mexican restaurant in Albuquerque we went to when I was a kid. I went back. They open at 11:00 for lunch. I arrived at 11:15. By 11:30 every table was full and people were on the waiting … Continue reading →

I’m back in Chicago. Give me some time to catch up.

After work I head to Midway and my six-day journey begins. So my grandmother’s favorite movie is “The Sound of Music.” And I’ve never seen it (which either causes you, the reader, to be stunned or envious). For some reason … Continue reading →

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