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My friend, Lisa, wrote a blog post about why she didn’t go to Taste of Chicago this year. It’s on the new blogger community, The Chicago Moms, right here. Her primary reason — aside from the heat, mediocre food, crowds …
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Alan Kercinik has been a Chicagoan his whole life and a dad since 2009. He finds it easy to relate to his two boys, since he still likes most things from his childhood. All opinions here are his own, to the relief of his wife, employer, family and majority of his friends.
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Monthly Archive: July 2010
Jul
20
2010
Raising a Geek
Over the weekend, I read a story in the New York Times about these Brooklyn kids who go to a summer camp based on a book. Camp Half-Blood, as it’s called, is based on the Percy Jackson series in which …
Jul
14
2010
Why Superman Doesn’t Have Kids
Jack has some kind of problem with my glasses, in that he likes to grab them and throw them to the floor. Bending steel and outrunning a speeding bullet are one thing. But constantly trying to keep your glasses on …
Jul
10
2010
Jack’s Swimming. My Lesson.
We’ve got Jack enrolled in swimming lessons. He goes on Saturdays, a forty-minute drive to the suburban pool where my wife lifeguarded during her summers growing up. This is not a rush to over-program the kid. He really likes water. …
Jul
06
2010
Apple’s Secret Weapon: iBaby.
Dear Steve Jobs, There is a lot of time and energy spent analyzing what makes Apple successful. I figured it out. And I have to tell you, you’re disgusting. Most people waste their breath gushing over your sense of design. …