I teach ice skating on Saturday mornings at an unreasonable hour (6am). When I left for the rink, I was in snow pants, a ski jacket and I still saw one lingering, black snow pile behind our garage. Come 12pm- right before the Cubs game- it seems as though Spring decided to show up. There is sun and 65 degree weather. The snow pile has vanished into muck.
Ever the skeptic, I drove home with the snow pants and superstitiously decided to leave my snow …

Even at the earliest moments on Opening Day, there is some drama worth capturing.
We flew into from LA at 2am on Opening Day. As we drove back from our flight into Midway, we pulled into the neighborhood and I told Andrew to turn right onto Sheffield.
We slowed passed the opening in the right field wall to see the vast park…dark, covered in bunting and waiting for the next day. To our right, were the Roof Tops- silent and quiet with only a few …

I have been counting down ‘til Cubs Opening Day for much longer than I would like to admit. In fact, it’s a little obsessive. I am getting invites to Opening Day parties. Mike and Mike will be at Murphy’s before dawn on March 31st. And, all around the neighborhood, there are small signs that Cub’s season is a comin.’
First, I started this blog. This is the 100th anniversary of the Cub’s last World Series win. I feel that I should commemorate the summer …