I’m writing this on September 28, 2012. Standing outside the Crystal Lake Jewel, I saw a Dad carrying his 1-2 year old daughter. It brought back memories of my daughter Alexandra at that age. Before and after Robin took her, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Robin Geist
In 1982, I was running for State Comptroller, probably to test my hypothesis that one could not win a office above State Senator without selling one’s soul. (Needless to say, I lost. To incumbent Roland Burris, no less. Soul still … Continue reading
I’m reminded of what my daughter Alexandra said when she was two and a half and on her first weekend visitation provided in divorce proceedings with Robin Geist. Alexandra was all dressed up in a pretty outfit that first weekend. … Continue reading
Today is my daughter Alexandra’s 29th birthday. Her second, in 1983, was the last I was able to celebrate with her. I gave her the bentwood rocking horse that you see here. You can see she is holding her beloved … Continue reading
While Republicans were raising money in McHenry for party purposes, Democratic Party sheriff challenger Mike Mahon was doing the same in Huntley. I went over after the GOP Play Day dinner and discovered an eating place treasure in the outside … Continue reading
My niece Sarah, now in an artist’s residency in Priarietown, Massachusetts, sent me a letter she found from my grandmother Addie Watling-Skinner last month. Amazingly enough, the letter was addressed to my daughter Alexandra, 28 years old today. You can … Continue reading
Her aunt and uncle told me this little girl at the Crystal Lake’s Main Beach on April 25th was just over two years old. She was brave because the water was cold as it lapped onto her feet. Maybe she … Continue reading
Watching Nastia Liukin win the Olympic gymnastic floor exercise with my visiting Joplin little sister Ellen and her husband Denny Desmond must have triggered some subconscious thoughts while I was asleep. I woke up thinking, “Just like in the Olympics!” … Continue reading
Watching Nastia Liukin win the Olympic gymnastic floor exercise with my visiting Joplin little sister Ellen and her husband Denny Desmond must have triggered some subconscious thoughts while I was asleep. I woke up thinking, “Just like in the Olympics!” … Continue reading
It’s my daughter Alexandra’s 26th birthday. I wonder what’s she up to. At that age, I was McHenry County Treasurer. Is she still in college, working on a graduate degree? Is she in her first job? Her second job? Her … Continue reading
It’s my daughter Alexandra’s 26th birthday. I wonder what’s she up to. At that age, I was McHenry County Treasurer. Is she still in college, working on a graduate degree? Is she in her first job? Her second job? Her … Continue reading
It’s my daughter Alexandra’s 26th birthday. I wonder what’s she up to. At that age, I was McHenry County Treasurer. Is she still in college, working on a graduate degree? Is she in her first job? Her second job? Her … Continue reading
It’s my daughter Alexandra’s 26th birthday. I wonder what’s she up to. At that age, I was McHenry County Treasurer. Is she still in college, working on a graduate degree? Is she in her first job? Her second job? Her … Continue reading
Fast forward (I know for a story in its fifth daily installment, that must sound funny) to 1982. I had always wondered how high an office one could run for without selling one’s soul. Jim Thompson couldn’t find anyone to … Continue reading
Fast forward (I know for a story in its fifth daily installment, that must sound funny) to 1982. I had always wondered how high an office one could run for without selling one’s soul. Jim Thompson couldn’t find anyone to … Continue reading