'Obrigado" means thank you.
It’s autumn time in Chicago The city’s awash in vibrant hues With yellow, red, and even orange So many kaleidoscopic views Like all good things in life
On a gentle upward slope With a historic church nearby The luncheon special seemed ideal For my wife and I to try. She had fish, and I the pasta
It’s just a kiss or a shot Leading us to love or war. Which do you prefer? And what are you doing to get there?
“Feels like” temperatures Don’t make too much difference On a day like this
My home is in Chicago, and perhaps will always be. Seeing other places, sometimes, Is a form of therapy.
The snow’s on its way And Christmas is, too So now is the very best time To wish “Merry Christmas” to you. May your holidays be happy
May everyone have, at least once in their lifetime, an experience where they are drivi… or riding in a car that they like
Faith in this nation And the way we order ourselves By holding fair elections And then accepting their results Is the necessary element
She was once the fastest woman ali… and won a gold medal to prove it less than a decade ago. But where does one go from the top of the world?
Not everyone in Florida is wealth… But there’s no doubt that some of… They stuffed their portfolios with… Because that’s what’s preferred, b… Cash is a cushion that wards off h…
Making myself write As I’m doing this moment Isn’t a bad thing
An eerie silence has descended over the places where constant activity once reigned. Construction will no longer occur now that undocumented workers
Several years ago I encountered a… idling away as it waited to pick u… at a community center in suburban… I walked past the bus and observed its large exhaust pipe spewing
This infernal summer grinds on Leaving fires and deaths in its wa… Heat emergencies in many places And August still waiting to bake.
New Jersey’s junior senator stood on the Senate floor for 25 h… and passionately recounted the “mo… which the United States finds its… He implored all of us to do better
