Gratifying Gossip and The Big House  I had two weekends of reunions in September, high school class then last weekend, college. A highlight of HPHS class of 1962: I hung out with a woman I absolutely hadn’t seen in 60 years.  She was always sweet, but now, she was smiley, bubbly and looked much less … Continue reading October 2022

What a month! July was a personal emotional roller coaster. I was born in and spent the first 18 years of my life in Highland Park, Illinois. “Oh yeah, that’s where the shootings were,” said a new Canadian friend last week.   We were together at an idyllic north woods/Land of Sky Blue Waters retreat in … Continue reading August 2022

Images from My World Phosphorescent sea, Mercer Island, WA. 2021, a mile from the homes of my brother, Judge John Weinberg and of his son, Alderman Ted Weinberg “You Pay for This.” Bezos by Dylan Grove, Worth Gallery, Louisville, KY, May, 2022 Two Cuban Ladies, in the Square, Old Havana, 2012  (Havana Times) Must Be … Continue reading June 2022

From April Fool’s PastOccasionally I get it right. In the 2014 April Fool’s  edition, my first year as proprietor of the Weinberg House Organ, I wrote  about the joy of spring training: …what an absolute thrill to get the first look ever at a player we KNOW will be a Hall-of-Famer like José Abreu, White … Continue reading April 2022

This is not a Lou Weinberg PY-O-MY Letter (“an interesting thing happened; I had this idea; you won’t believe my trip story; read this excerpt.”)  He wrote newsletters for 15 years and sent out 7-8 a year. This is not my ordinary House Organ either.  It’s not like any I’ve written in the last eight … Continue reading March 2022

Well, 2021 has come and gone. Headline: Rocco Anson Weinberg was born on November 9 to Diane and Jesse.   Here he is at six weeks, having grown by more than 33% since birth: We all can tell that he’s going to be a fascinating character as he grows. So, 2021… I have spent the entire … Continue reading January 2022

Because some of my numbers arrive late, I’m six months behind many of you filing my tax returns…though I pay them every quarter. A couple weeks ago, I was digging online for paperwork so I could make my October 15 deadline. Right after I found everything, filed and paid, I read a piece in WaPo … Continue reading November 2021

The biggest news for us:  Rocco Anson Weinberg  born November 9, 2021 at 17:03 CST to Diane Tran Weinberg and Jesse Gold Weinberg. He’s the calmest of any baby I’ve ever seen.  So chill!  And adorable.  Now, three weeks old, he’s a world-class sleeper with a charming smile.    So far, he seems to be … Continue reading December 2021

As I get older, I find that I pay more attention to the living people who’ve been around as long or longer and who see more than I generally do.  Or, at least have different experiences. The most enlightened people have the ability to be removed from the day-to-day that characterizes most of our lives. … Continue reading October 2021

Family We all experience it differently. I have unique feelings and relations with each of my children, my partner, my brother, nieces/nephews, my support structure, and cousins, etc. I would guess that you’re the same. And it doesn’t have to do with “LOVE,” or signing off a conversation with “I love you.” Cuz each of those … Continue reading August 2021