Year: 2009
Thank You
There are many people who helped out over the last few weeks. I want to thank the nursing staff of Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital, including especially Barb, Malou(?), Soon, Rose, and several more whose names escape me but who were no less helpful. I appreciate all the time you spent taking care of my mother… Read more
Scattershot 2009-04-10
Things I’d probably tweet about if I could get Tweetdeck working on my computer: I don’t normally have much patience for conservative whining about crap like Obama not wearing a flag pin, but it really bothers me that he bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia. President Barack Obama is the elected representative of 300… Read more
Scattershot 2009-04-08
Stuff I’d have tweeted about if I gave a damn about Twitter: Everybody else has already commented on this bullshit from the TSA. Everyone else has also commented on these cops who raided a blogger who’s critical of cops, but I’ll link to it anyway to help give it the publicity it deserves. “Woman calls… Read more
A Note From the Daughter-In-Law
Elizabeth Draughn (Liz to her friends, mom to me) will be sorely missed. She was a passionate woman. Passionate about her son, her life, her beliefs and her friends. I’ve made many calls on behalf of the family this week, notifying those near and far that Liz is no longer with us, and there is… Read more
Elizabeth Draughn, Rest In Peace
Elizabeth Draughn, 1922 – 2009 My mother was born Elizabeth Kielkiewicz on December 9, 1922, right here in Chicago, the only daughter of two Polish immigrants. She grew up during the Great Depression, remembered where she was when the Japanese navy bombed Pearl Harbor, was amazed by the moon landing, and saw the beginning and… Read more