Category: stories
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christian faith and the election (5)
This is part five of this series of posts by some friends answering this question: In what ways does your faith in Christ impact how you think about and engage with the upcoming presidential election? See the introduction for more info. Also check out part one, part two, part three and part four. On November…
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links
Sudhir Venkatesh has a nice account on the Freakonomics blog about the weekend conversations between Michael the “blue blood New Yorker” and Curtis the Chicago “squatter”. Curtis then took out a cigarette. “See this? Always have a loose cigarette. You can always use a bathroom in somebody’s house — maybe even get a shower —…
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summer storm, chicago style
Anyone else in Chicagoland lose power from that impressive storm last night? We were on the way home as the center of the storm passed through Logan Square. I must say, my wife demonstrated some excellent driving skills in heavy traffic/torrential downpour. After mopping up water (left the windows open!) we lit candles and made…
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regular podcast listening (2)
Last week I pointed out three of my favorite podcasts. Here are my other three favorites and a few that I have recently discovered. All Songs Considered. This is the one podcast I will never miss. I don’t have time to listen to each episode of every podcast I subscribe to, but I’ll always find…
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friends
It’s been almost 8 years since Maggie and I made our first significant move, from North Carolina to Wheaton, IL. I remember a number of things from that move: packing the little U-haul trailer, our pick-up truck almost conking out in the cornfields of Indiana, driving up to our new apartment on that very hot…
David Swanson
David W. Swanson 