Dad wants to know if I talk to people on the phone at work.

#justcurious #randomthoughts from 03/03/2019

Mom to bank teller: “Everything is money.” #TheMoreYouKnow #deepthoughts #randomthoughts

Pretty much.

Feeling inspired this week by some sage advice from a business partner. #suckinglesseveryday

We’re doing it again! A Chicago screenwriter meetup!

Monday, January 19th, 2026
6:30-9:30pm
@ The Long Room
(In their back room)
1612 W Irving Park Rd

Come and go as you please!

Waiting for valet parking next to Peter Boyle as wonders to his wife if they will make it back in time to watch the Laker game.

Make a Bond movie casual.

Sometimes Say Occasionally Just the One Time

Make a Bond film casual

DR. MAYBE

Make a Bond Film Casual

Octoelbow

You’ll be visited by three spirits”

The three spirits:

Mom brings her homemade Thanksgiving stuffing and fruit salad to my dad in the rehab center. Then she proceeds to eat 80% of it. #HappyThanksgiving

ALERT: To respect centuries of tradition, today I shall be watching the dog show and renaming all the dogs. (Peacock won't let me take screenshots so I am literally taking pictures of my television. WHY DO YOU HATE HAPPINESS, PEACOCK?)

Mom says that the supermarket checker gave her $6 off. “He was a bit of a dope, but he did one good thing.” #randomthoughts

Mom says that she has a top that she was "thinking about putting it in the rag bag, but it’s never been used." #TheMoreYouKnow #CrainStreet #RandomThoughts

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

Mom says she wouldn’t want to look for a job now. “You can put a bunch of lies on a piece of paper.” #CrainStreet #randomthoughts

Mom says it’s all men cooking now. “I would like to be served once.” #CrainStreet #randomthoughts

Mom says all they sell you is stuff for your skin lately. #CrainStreet #randomthoughts

Mom says that she has a top that she was thinking about putting it in the rag bag, but it’s never been used. #themoreyouknow #CrainStreet #randomthoughts

Mom says the neighbor gets 6 packages at once. “They deliver all day long.” #CrainStreet #randomthoughts #themoreyouknow

Mom weighs in with very strong opinion about the home care nurse for the millionth time, followed by her self-absolving catch-all conclusion “I don’t say anything because it’s none of my business.” #CrainStreet #randomthoights

I’m in a constant state of waiting-for-coffee-to-save-me.

#15MoviesToGetToKnowMe

The Big Lebowski
The Fisher King
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Raising Arizona
Young Frankenstein
Arrival
Back to the Future
Raiders of the Lost Ark
North by Northwest
The Incredibles
A Fish Called Wanda
Groundhog Day
The Hangover
The Sting
Amelie

Listening to someone ramble as they try to formulate a thought, and I’m thinking: “Come on already! Can’t you take a moment to put your thoughts together and think about what you want to say, and you know, formulate the idea and then, you know, say what you want to say in a clear way, not waste all

For some reason, mom is rapid-fire listing all the people at the dermatologist: “big ones - little ones - old ones - young ones… a man with two kids!” #CrainStreet #randomthoughts

Steffi and Basie #Chow are not currently on speaking terms. #dogsofbluesky

I appreciate a good analogy...

Come out Chicago!

Me: I like berries.
Dad: Raspberries?
Me: Yes.
Dad: Blueberries?
Me: Sure.
Dad: There must be a berry you don’t like.
Me:
Dad:

#randomthoughts #crainstreet

Do it!