Jon Norton

I mean, WTF are we doing here?

They say classical music is dead but there is a professional basketball franchise called the "Valkyries"

Do they know the microphones are working and we can hear them? They're really not this clueless, right?

"Give me your hungry, your tired, your poor, I'll piss on 'em" That's what the statue of bigotry says Your poor huddled masses, let's club 'em to death And get it over with and just dump 'em on the boulevard - Lou Reed from "Dirty Boulevard" (New York)

Tim Walz wasn't lyin'

Now if some Law Firms, Universities, Media Outlets, Target etc had matched this energy early last year ....

The first reaction was, “There is no way a sitting U.S. Senator actually said this out loud.” Apparently, the capacity for surprise is still alive and well.

In a world of Enus Kantner's, be Dolly Parton. It is not hard. Cannot recommend this podcast series enthusiastically enough. Ted Lasso vibes, except she was real.

When I think about trans people in sports, I don’t think about lobbies or legislation. I think about my friends. Wrote about pick-up hoops, queer community and love:

Denise and I were honored to attend the Blanc Gallery (Chicago) opening for the show "From Memory to Movement: Emmett at 85." So many powerful pieces, but it was this one by artist Roger Carter I kept returning to. From a distance I couldn't discern the medium. Then I got closer. Closer. Closer.

Went for a long walk today. Stumbled onto this etched into a sidewalk. Wasn't sure how to take this advice as a whole, but the first two words were fair criticism. 😉

Man I miss Baez. He reminds so many of us of how much fun baseball was when we were growing up - and how much fun it still can be.

Oh man Bobby Sherman died. "Cried LIke a Baby' was the first single I ever bought with my own money. Hey I was 11 and hadn't heard of Led Zeppelin yet. Not to diminish Sherman, cause "Baby" was in power rotation on my little phonograph.

Song I didn't know Dolly covered. How cool. youtu.be/plUD6vN80dg

I wish Warren Zevon were alive to write a song called “Busted At A McDonald’s In Altoona.”

ISU makes 18 3-pointers, shoots 54% from the field, 90% from the line and still lose. Fun game to watch even if a frustrating outcome. But 19 turnovers can negate a lot of good things.

The bid came in nearly 3x greater than the estimate in 2017, and is receiving much community pushback. It will be interesting to watch how this will play out in the mayoral and council campaigns this Spring.

Does Matt Eberflus know his time has run out or is he oblivious to that as well?