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

Weinberg’s First Law of Hairs The fewer you have, the more time you spend on them. ` Have Nots And the corollary is almost as true: The more of them you have, the less time you spend on them. Haves It’s across genders, but in my experience, men seem to be more concerned about their … Continue reading September 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

Mt Rainer from the plane. . We are Family! We have been in the Pacific Northwest for the hottest days ever recorded there. It was so hot the ice cream store had a sign on the door “TOO HOT FOR ICE CREAM.  WE’RE CLOSED.”  We were in the San Juan Islands, saw some whales and gorgeous … Continue reading July 2021

What About Memory? I’m obsessed with it. Remembering moments, words and people that I tell myself don’t matter. And forgetting what feels like does matter. Way more than the stuff I do remember. Denial has become a constant in my life.  It’s not just age. Look at the people we all know who are cogent in their 90’s. … Continue reading June 2021

MAYDAY It has been a worldwide spring holiday celebration for millennia but for over 120 years the day commemorates working people. We generally hear precious little about it in Chicago where it all began. It was in Haymarket Square, now a parking lot overlooking I-94 (the Dan Ryan), just east of dozens of glitzy Randolph Street restaurants. … Continue reading May 2021

Sprung Before Spring We got our Corona virus shots in February, waited 14 days and got on a plane, for the first time in almost a year, to sunny Florida.  For most of March, we avoided the madness of the crowds on the beaches, staying mostly isolated in the Keys.  It was definitely nicer weather … Continue reading April 2021