https://elginista.com/about/2016-10-20T17:33:14+00:00weekly0.6https://elginista.com/2016/04/15/ten-years-later/2016-04-19T04:17:10+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2014/09/01/a-summer-in-a-weekend/2014-09-02T02:19:26+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2013/11/15/whats-our-story/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/story.jpgstory2013-11-15T18:28:21+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2013/07/09/sunset-ride/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-09-19-59-44.jpg2013-07-09 19.59.44https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-09-19-31-41.jpg2013-07-09 19.31.412013-07-11T03:59:06+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2013/05/09/sounds-of-summer/2013-07-10T03:10:19+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2013/04/18/involvement-goes-beyond-the-voting-booth/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/voting-booth-500x272.jpegWhat happens outside the voting booth matters, too. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-april-turnout.png2013-April-TurnoutTurnout from 4/9/13 Elgin Municipal Election2013-04-19T04:00:55+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2013/04/17/how-do-others-see-us/2013-04-19T03:01:28+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2013/04/10/good-tidings-natures-peace-in-california/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-04-05-19-15-50.jpg2013-04-05 19.15.50https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf2003.jpgDSCF2003https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf1980.jpgDSCF1980https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf1969.jpgDSCF1969Seals! https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-04-04-15-47-12.jpg2013-04-04 15.47.12https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-04-04-15-47-19.jpg2013-04-04 15.47.19https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-04-05-11-09-42.jpg2013-04-05 11.09.42Redwood at Big Surhttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf1983.jpgDSCF1983View from Nepenthehttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-04-05-19-09-27.jpg2013-04-05 19.09.27Black tailed coastal deer by the Pinos Point Lighthouse2013-04-12T10:29:24+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2013/02/11/elections/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vote-button.jpegvote-button2013-02-12T04:33:57+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2013/01/21/spring-thaw-in-downtown-elgin/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/frozen-river-jan-2012.jpgFrozen River Jan 2012We haven't quite had snow this year, but we can still enjoy a thaw. 2013-01-23T17:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/09/30/a-week-in-italy/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-09-17-04-39-21.jpg2012-09-17 04.39.21Inside the crater of Mt Vesuviushttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-09-15-09-03-59.jpg2012-09-15 09.03.59From Mt. Solare on Caprihttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-09-15-02-54-42.jpg2012-09-15 02.54.42Caprihttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf1486.jpgFruit standI just kept buying - and eating - peacheshttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf1557.jpgSorrento from aboveOne of Sorrento's marinas, from up high2013-02-02T07:34:35+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/11/01/day-4-lost-in-the-woods-on-the-amalfi-coast/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012-09-16-04-40-40.jpgPrettyhttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012-09-16-04-58-59.jpgPositanoPositanohttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012-09-16-04-39-30.jpgSteephttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscf1869.jpgOMG I survivedTriumph!https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012-09-16-09-10-10.jpgFrom abovehttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscf1868.jpgDSCF1868https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012-09-16-09-11-08.jpgMore pathMore pathhttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012-09-16-09-12-56.jpg"Path"Kind of a path. Just don't look down. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012-09-16-09-54-58.jpg2012-09-16 09.54.58https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012-09-16-05-43-54.jpgMonte PertusoMonte Pertuso2012-11-02T02:58:55+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/10/08/day-3-wild-beauty-on-capri/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf1758.jpgDSCF1758https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-09-15-06-53-00.jpg2012-09-15 06.53.00https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-09-15-06-19-10.jpgTwo pathsTwo paths diverged... and I took both. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf1769.jpgMt Solarehttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf1812.jpgSunsethttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf1780.jpgHeading down from Mt SolareGliding down from Mt Solarehttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-09-15-06-31-46.jpgArco NaturaleArco Naturalehttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-09-15-04-13-12.jpg2012-09-15 04.13.12I could live here. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-09-15-04-38-35.jpg2012-09-15 04.38.35Villa Jovis, with a viewhttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-09-15-06-27-05.jpg2012-09-15 06.27.052012-10-09T04:19:23+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/10/04/day-2-ancient-herculaneum/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf1643.jpgThe modern town of Ercolano is quite literally built on top of the Herculaneum ruins, which were buried under up to 75 feet of volcanic mud. The modern town of Ercolano is quite literally built on top of the Herculaneum ruins, which were buried under up to 75 feet of volcanic mud. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf16601.jpgDSCF1660https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf1704.jpgMt. Vesuvius, lurking and looming behind Herculaneum, shrouded in clouds. Mt. Vesuvius, lurking and looming behind Herculaneum, shrouded in clouds. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf1654.jpgDSCF16542000+ years old and beautifully preservedhttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf1660.jpgDSCF1660https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf1639.jpgDSCF1639Me, at a bar. The holes in the counter would have held pots of food. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf1597.jpgDSCF1597The ancient marina is on the right (the arches held boats). You can see just how deep the mud that buried the town was by comparing the right with left. In some places, the mud was up to 60-75 ft deep. 2012-10-07T11:24:41+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/10/04/day-1-rainy-medieval-sorrento/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf1557.jpgDSCF1557Lovely, even in the rain. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf1551.jpgDSCF1551Pizza, wine and the pizza oven in the background. Perfect. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-09-13-06-45-48.jpg2012-09-13 06.45.48https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf1508.jpgDSCF1508The town used to be divided along this gorge. Pictures don't do justice to the steepness of the drop. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf1536.jpgDSCF1536Arches everywhere - and so cool. I could touch both sides of this street/lane/alley if I stretched out my arms. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf1474.jpgDSCF1474Sorrento's main street, nestled against the mountainshttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf1471.jpgDSCF14712012-10-05T02:01:27+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/09/25/embracing-the-seasons/2012-09-30T19:42:31+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/09/09/the-summer-of-crysta/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wooded-isle.jpegWooded-IsleAt (on?) the Wooded Isle in Jackson Park.https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/newbike2.jpgNewBike2012-09-10T14:02:00+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/09/07/a-charter-school/2012-09-12T21:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/08/26/taking-chances/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/soulfull-opening.jpgSoulful OpeningRibbon cutting for the Soulful Sparrowhttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/6monthsfree.jpg6monthsfreeJust a couple of doors north of the Soulful Sparrow... who will take the leap?https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chance.jpgChance2012-08-26T22:41:50+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/07/15/a-neighborhood-farm-troggs-hollow/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/troggs-field.jpgTroggs fieldYou'd never know you were in a residential neighborhood. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/veggies-2.jpegVeggies-2Picking up my first batch of veggies at the Downtown Elgin Harvest Markethttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/troggs.jpgTroggsFarmer Chris in the fields, with a carrot. 2012-07-30T13:07:56+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/07/14/vibrant-elgin-on-a-summer-evening/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2012-07-14-19-56-11.jpg2012-07-14 19.56.11This evening, from Walton Island, as families and couples strolled and played at sunset. 2012-09-16T12:26:13+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/06/20/master/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/imc-2012.jpgIMC-2012Medill Part Time IMC Class of 2012https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/crysta-rock.jpgcrysta-rock2012-06-21T03:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/05/10/stream-of-consciousness-the-kennedy/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/metra_mocking.jpgMetra_mockingBrilliant, if a bit mean. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kennedy.jpgKennedy2012-07-04T04:39:55+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/04/15/april-summer-thunder/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ominous.jpgOminousMuch too dark for 5 PMhttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2012-04-15_19-18-29_288.jpg2012-04-15_19-18-29_288Afterhttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2012-04-08_15-25-11_765.jpg2012-04-08_15-25-11_765Beforehttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2012-04-08_12-14-07_325.jpg2012-04-08_12-14-07_325https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2012-04-15_19-15-51_6.jpg2012-04-15_19-15-51_62012-04-16T18:56:08+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/04/13/trains-abraham-lincoln-and-a-taste-of-history/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/lincoln.pnglincoln2012-04-14T02:23:55+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/04/08/donald-duck-taxes-and-you/2012-04-10T12:00:19+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/03/31/getting-money-out-of-elections/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/treasure.jpgtreasureWouldn't it be nice if a candidate was more worried about filling their "war chest" with ideas and solutions instead of cash?https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2012-03-20_13-32-05_728.jpg2012-03-20_13-32-05_728Look closely - the candidate taped the new desired office over the previous sign. On a windy day, the taped piece was flapping around. 2012-03-31T06:28:28+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/03/26/building-community-through-festivals/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/watching-fireworks.jpgWatching FireworksFireworks are about more than just the explosions2012-03-28T02:27:40+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/03/21/funding-our-fireworks/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/firework2.jpgFireworks rock. But are they worth the taxpayer dollars?Fireworks rock. But are they worth the taxpayer dollars?2012-05-07T17:08:48+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/03/14/reinventing-elgin-icing-on-the-cake/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cupcake.jpgcupcake2012-03-17T18:54:52+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2009/11/03/the-fence/2012-03-01T00:58:20+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/02/29/new-neighbors-via-habitat/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/habitat-moseley-blessing.jpgHabitat Moseley BlessingPilar Garcia and her children, as Tammy Guilinger (left) and Marlene Hensrud look on.2012-02-29T18:13:57+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/02/24/a-tale-of-two-neighbors/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/loud-hummer.jpgLoud Hummerhttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/snowy-morning-matte.jpgsnowy morning-matte2012-02-25T04:55:25+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/02/22/a-womans-place/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rometty.jpegRomettyVirginia Rometty, who will become IBM CEO and President on January 1, 20122012-02-23T05:00:53+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/02/17/pawnshops-and-perceptions/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ezpawn.pngProposed EZPAWN signageRendering of EZPawn's proposed signage2012-03-01T05:59:46+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/02/04/do-gamblers-like-opera/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/casino-jan-2012.jpgCasino-Jan 20122012-02-27T18:27:24+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/01/07/operation-no-snooze/2012-02-08T01:03:23+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2012/01/06/christmas-vacation-reading-for-fun/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012-01-06_00-06-04_9561.jpg2012-01-06_00-06-04_956https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012-01-06_00-06-04_956.jpgFarewell, social life. You were fun. Farewell, social life. You were fun. Now, I have 7.75 lbs (or 124.15 oz) of law briefs to keep me company!2012-02-17T15:20:03+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/12/17/a-caroling-we-went/2011-12-20T00:38:17+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/12/07/whats-missing/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/missing-piece.jpegmissing piece2011-12-15T16:14:17+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/12/14/47-categories-brainstorming-for-downtown-elgin/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2011-10-01_08-51-45_421.jpgWhat should go here?https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2011-10-01_08-51-31_669.jpgWhat can fill these storefronts?What can fill these storefronts?2011-12-19T07:22:39+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/12/06/how-walkable-is-your-elgin/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/walkable-elgin.pngWalkable ElginWalkability, from the center of downtown.2011-12-13T19:03:47+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/11/30/reverb10-redux-elgin-edition/2011-12-01T16:02:12+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/11/12/nice-easy-the-hot-cider-hustle/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pretty2.jpgpretty2So many vibrant colors... https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/arriving-prairie-sky.jpgArriving - prairie skyAs we arrived... the sun popped in and out all day.https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/before.jpgBeforeIlona and me, with Lucky #13, before the racehttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/country-lane.jpgcountry lanePart of the course was through open savannah, with prairie grasses as far as the eye could seehttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/finish-sm.jpgfinish-smAll smiles, and injury free!2012-11-06T18:05:44+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/10/29/an-open-letter-to-ram-racing/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ramracing-tweets.jpgRAMRacing Tweetshttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ramracing-tweets.pngRAMRacing TweetsJust a sample of tweets...2011-11-05T23:41:29+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/10/29/making-fiction-reality-nanowrimo/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/nanowrimo-crest.jpegNaNoWriMo crest2011-10-29T16:21:06+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/10/28/farewell-initiate/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/initiate-cake.jpgInitiate cakeThe "Initifish" logo on a cake for our first day as IBMers, April 2010https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/initiate.jpginitiateThe sign that used to greet visitors, now in a closet. 2011-10-29T18:49:26+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/10/10/growth-at-a-cost/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/picture4.jpgPicture4Big promises. Can China deliver?https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/picture8.jpgPicture8Meet George Jetson... Shanghai's Pudong section, all of which is brand newhttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/picture1.jpgPicture1Supposedly 40-50% of the world's construction cranes were in Shanghai to prepare for Expo 20102011-10-17T00:20:34+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/09/16/the-cost-and-joy-of-disconnecting/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/lotus.pngLotusSadly, I can't mark all as read for work. But once I clear out all the newsletters, notifications and expired meetings, it should be manageable.https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/googlereader.pngGoogleReader2012-02-22T05:49:24+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/09/13/dog-chase/2011-10-04T18:18:58+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/10/03/welcome-to-elgin-a-guide-for-newbies-and-lifers/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/tower-c.jpgtower-c2012-04-02T03:40:25+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/10/02/eating-local-wherever-local-may-be/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dscf1319.jpgThe Colonel is extraordinarily popular in China. And Pizza Hut is really, really fancy. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dscf11591.jpgSuckers!Suckers!https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dscf1157.jpgDSCF1157https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dscf1159.jpgDSCF1159https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/koreanbbq.jpgKorean BBQGood - and fun. 2011-10-02T15:54:04+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/10/02/street-eats/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dscf1308.jpgChestnuts (or similar) and lotus rootsChestnuts (or similar) and lotus rootshttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dscf1387.jpgShaved ice with mango. OMG. Shaved ice with mango. OMG. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dscf1379.jpgCorndogsYes, those are corndogs. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dscf1374.jpgHelpful signsSome stalls had helpful pictures so you knew what you were eating. Other times, not so much. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dscf1370.jpgWaffles. I think these were filled with either chocolate or custard. Waffles. I think these were filled with either chocolate or custard. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dscf1380.jpgBaby octopi. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dscf1366.jpgMade freshhttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dscf1364.jpgSnailsSnails. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dscf1355.jpgFresh!https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dscf1101.jpgFor tourists onlyFor tourists only... 2011-10-02T05:48:01+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/08/23/we-arent-philadelphia-either-the-hidden-tax-of-poor-schools/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/how-should-schools-track-student-progress.jpgSchools - and their perception - are vital to attracting and keeping residentsSchools - and their perception - are vital to attracting and keeping residents2011-08-29T19:28:20+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/08/10/bringing-education-to-elgin/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/education-is-vital-to-economic-growth.jpgEducation is vital to our economic growthEducation is vital to our economic growth2011-08-10T17:53:48+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/08/09/peachapalooza/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/peaches-e1312946597945.jpgpeachesTwenty orbs of summery goodness. 2011-08-10T18:51:41+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/08/02/art-soul-on-the-fox/2011-08-02T17:23:44+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/07/24/what-elgin-can-learn-from-detroit/2011-12-13T10:55:47+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/07/21/floating-on-a-sunday-afternoon/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/run-a-muck-7-17-11.pngRun-a-muck 7.17.11Our merry band, before we hopped in the tubes. Not pictured: Iggy the dog. 2011-07-22T03:58:25+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/07/16/eating-alone/2011-07-18T00:42:34+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/07/15/thanks-for-the-memories-q101/2011-07-17T01:45:22+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/07/05/low-hanging-fruit/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/damn-tree.jpgdamn treeYou can see the sprouts of non-berry-bearing leaves protruding from where a giant limb was removed.2011-07-05T22:24:43+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/07/04/celebratory-fireworks/2011-07-06T15:11:07+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/06/15/greens-greens-greens-my-first-csa-produce/2011-06-16T13:57:00+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/06/14/at-last-summer/2011-06-15T03:00:33+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/06/12/ready-for-demo-the-bathroom-project-finally-begins/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/vanity.jpgvanityI may swap out the hardware, but the color and Mission styling fit pretty well. And drawers!https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dscf1023.jpgDSCF1023Not visible: the rust stains on the "legs" of the monstrosity. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011-04-02_12-24-15_343-e1307936577506.jpg2011-04-02_12-24-15_343The color matched perfectly, and the "euro-style" sink would have let me get away with a skinnier vanity but a full-sized sink: ideal in a small roomhttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dscf1021.jpgSo much uglinessSo much ugliness2011-06-13T17:08:57+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/06/10/the-sweaty-fox-trot/2011-06-10T14:54:07+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/06/08/surfacing/2011-06-09T03:07:04+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/05/23/another-brick-in-the-wall/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/after.jpgAfter: Nice and even. Now I just need the grass to re-grow. After: Nice and even. Now I just need the grass to re-grow. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/before.jpgBefore: note the "missing teeth" and the general jumbledness. I should have taken a picture of the side view to really show the tilt. Before: note the "missing teeth" and the general jumbledness. I should have taken a picture of the side view to really show the tilt. 2011-05-24T21:42:05+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/05/15/a-speedway-and-some-bluster-a-tale-of-two-halves/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/chicagoland-half-5-15-11.jpgChicagoland half 5.15.11Definitely not a good hair day. Cowering in the parking garage afterwards, all smiles. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/2011-05-15_10-01-21_575.jpg2011-05-15_10-01-21_575Oh, the wind.... not a good hair day. 2011-05-15T19:28:18+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/05/14/motivating-numbers/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/yard-laps.pngyard lapsLooks like he missed a couple spots.2011-05-15T18:58:31+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/04/30/cruel-cruel-april/2011-04-30T21:49:22+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/04/27/the-stuff-of-nightmares/2011-04-27T15:00:44+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/04/26/who-still-uses-the-yellow-pages/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/transform-cartoon-resized-6001.pngA recent HubSpot cartoon captured this nicely.A recent HubSpot cartoon captured this nicely.https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/transform-cartoon-resized-600.pngTransform Cartoon-resized-6002011-04-26T22:34:18+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2009/01/19/fabulous-new-windows/2011-04-21T13:20:12+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/04/21/snug-as-a-bug/2011-04-21T18:53:02+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/04/19/scraps-of-the-day/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/cookie-dough.jpegcookie doughHow do you make the most of your cookie dough scraps of time?2011-04-20T12:30:19+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/04/13/5-years-at-home/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dscf0311.jpgThe first summerThe first summer2011-04-14T17:18:41+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2009/04/17/a-geyser-a-burn/2011-04-13T17:28:25+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/04/03/spring-ization/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2011-04-03_11-54-29_7151-e1301854712825.jpgClose, but not quite latchableClose, but not quite latchablehttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2011-04-03_11-54-29_715.jpg2011-04-03_11-54-29_715Close, but not quite latch-able. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2011-04-03_11-18-51_2121-e1301854263801.jpg2011-04-03_11-18-51_212The missing piece was finally found in the backyard once the snow melted. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2011-04-03_11-18-51_212.jpg2011-04-03_11-18-51_212The missing piece was finally found in the backyard once the snow melted. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2011-04-03_11-19-46_497.jpgTulips! And daffodils! Tulips! And daffodils! 2011-04-05T16:55:42+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/03/25/showing-up-a-sign-of-respect/2011-03-30T15:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/03/30/signs-of-spring/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/signs.jpgsignshttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/noland.jpgNolandhttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/farnham.jpgFarnham2011-04-03T05:43:31+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/03/23/happy-runniversary/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/survivor-huskie-5k-12-18-10-e1300856399883.jpgSurvivor Huskie 5k 12.18.10Finishing the Survivor Huskie 5k Trail Run in Decemberhttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/fox-trot.jpgFox TrotBefore my very first 5k, the Elgin Fox Trot, Memorial Day 20102011-03-25T14:03:51+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/03/21/piles/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/books.jpgbookshttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/winter-quarter.jpgWinter Quarterhttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/2011-03-19_19-39-33_832.jpg2011-03-19_19-39-33_8322011-03-30T16:28:32+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/03/18/working-at-home-avoiding-the-office-cuisinart/2011-03-18T23:26:51+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/03/10/maiden-voyage-whole-foods/2011-03-15T12:27:17+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/03/07/how-social-media-is-changing-everything/2011-03-07T23:20:29+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/03/02/the-pantry-project/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/pantry.jpgTwo shelves, packed full of stuff, comprise my pantry.Two shelves, packed full of stuff, comprise my pantry. The shoe box is full of coffee. 2011-03-02T15:25:58+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/03/01/hammering-with-habitat/2011-03-01T20:34:18+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/02/23/unplugged/2011-03-07T22:29:23+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/02/13/ritual-caffeine/2011-02-21T01:42:03+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/02/09/why-i-lift-heavy-things/2011-02-14T18:28:18+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/02/05/snowpocalypse-2011/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/bedroom-view.jpgThe viewI do love the view over the river. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dscf0989.jpgBackyardNo wonder my kitchen was so dark! That's a six-foot tall fencehttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dscf0987.jpgTrash cansLuckily, I had no pressing need to take out the trash.https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dscf1008.jpgMy tunnel, from house to streetMy tunnel, from house to streethttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dscf0988.jpgThe driveway: 4 ft drifts next to bare pavementThe driveway: 4 ft drifts next to bare pavement2011-02-06T17:40:02+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/01/30/my-fing-first-half/2011-02-03T14:34:50+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/01/24/2011-race-schedule/2011-01-27T01:36:53+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/01/22/daylight/2011-01-23T04:53:18+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/01/21/humility-thy-name-is-level/2011-01-21T21:07:08+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2011/01/11/cold-weather-excuses/2011-01-17T03:55:21+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/31/2011-ready-set-go/2011-01-01T04:42:22+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/31/gifts-of-time-and-self/2010-12-31T18:47:52+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/31/the-little-defining-moments/2010-12-31T06:23:19+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/30/10-tips-to-achieve-balance/2010-12-31T05:57:56+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/29/ordinary-joy/2010-12-29T17:49:41+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/29/feeding-the-soul/2010-12-30T23:08:39+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/26/pictures-of-2010/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/helping-hands-5k-8-28-10.jpgHelping Hands 5k 8.28.10https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/headshot-8-10.jpgHeadshot 8.102010-12-29T17:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/25/as-the-world-turns-so-do-i/2010-12-26T05:47:20+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/24/call-me-crysta/2012-02-20T17:05:00+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/22/hello-future-self-enjoy-the-ride/2010-12-22T23:10:51+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/22/have-passport-will-travel/2010-12-29T17:17:01+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/21/avoiding-regrets/2010-12-22T05:14:31+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/19/the-healer-within/2010-12-20T01:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/18/trying-to-do/2010-12-19T05:05:09+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/18/lesson-learned-one-more-block/2010-12-19T05:12:29+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/17/reverb10-friends/2010-12-19T02:39:21+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/15/just-5-minutes/2010-12-16T05:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/14/appreciating-the-questions/2010-12-16T05:25:17+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/13/lights-camera-action/2010-12-14T05:09:17+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/03/alive/2010-12-13T04:52:30+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/04/winter-wonderland/2010-12-13T04:51:53+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/05/letting-go-to-go-forward/2010-12-13T04:51:10+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/12/stretching-towards-cohesion/2010-12-14T04:16:56+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/11/11-things-i-dont-need-in-2011/2010-12-13T22:30:25+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/02/overcoming-meh-through-routine/2010-12-12T02:02:01+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/10/the-wisdom-of-yes/2010-12-11T04:56:41+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/10/party-time-with-a-scrabble-board/2010-12-10T23:48:08+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/08/over-the-river-and-through-the-muck/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/62104-323-006f.jpgCross Country ChallengeThose pants were black when I started the race.2010-12-11T05:19:40+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/08/beautifully-different-lenses/2010-12-11T05:21:38+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/07/communities-irl/2010-12-08T03:26:15+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/06/making-it/2010-12-07T21:29:12+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/12/01/reverb10-awake/2010-12-02T14:59:16+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/11/29/108-coats-of-paint/2010-11-30T16:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/11/25/a-new-tradition-trotting-for-turkey/2010-11-27T13:47:27+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/11/21/books-glorious-books/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bookcase-3.jpgBookcase 3The living room bookcase has a blend of British novels, photo albums, and the OED.https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bookcase-2.jpgBookcase 2This giant bookcase holds mostly fiction, with a smattering of yearbooks and random tall things on the bottom shelf. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bookcase-1.jpgThe tallest case has mostly non-fiction, including a ton of history and politics. And the Cubs Snoopy. The tallest case has mostly non-fiction, including a ton of history and politics. And the Cubs Snoopy. 2010-11-22T17:06:07+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/11/17/hall-passes-for-grown-ups/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/train-delay-note1.jpgtrain delay noteA grown-up golden tickethttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/train-delay-note.jpgtrain delay noteA grown-up hall pass? 2010-11-17T17:42:29+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/11/16/gardening-fail/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/tiny-pepper1.jpgtiny pepperhttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/tiny-pepper.jpgtiny pepperAnything that got much bigger than this got eaten by the local wildlifehttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/tomato.jpgtomatoSo sad... no capresehttps://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/carrots.jpgCarrots2010-12-02T05:19:55+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/11/13/must-everything-go/2010-11-14T00:46:23+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/11/10/night-owls-riding-the-late-train/2010-11-10T23:09:51+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/11/09/cold-morning-for-hot-chocolate/2010-11-23T19:36:15+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/11/04/tastes-like-fall/2010-11-04T13:37:51+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/11/03/race-report-sycamore-pumpkin-run/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/watch.jpgwatchI really hoped I hit "stop" at the right instant. https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dmers.jpgBeth, Crysta and Michael, all Daily MilersBeth, Crysta and Michael, all Daily Milers2010-11-03T19:00:23+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2008/09/10/commuter-shoes-revisited/2010-10-23T17:32:29+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/10/23/tingly-toes-or-goodbye-heels/2010-10-28T14:26:49+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/10/03/doing-the-hilly-hustle-7k/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/harvesthustle-10-2-10.jpgHarvestHustle 10.2.102010-10-22T17:37:19+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/09/29/squelching-the-lizard-brain/2010-09-30T14:21:05+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/09/27/hoodie-weather/2010-09-27T13:40:00+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/09/25/finding-community/2014-12-22T03:10:23+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/09/24/rest/2010-09-25T04:41:09+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/09/14/running-goals/2010-09-15T22:16:35+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/09/01/chilly-willy-the-commuter/2010-09-02T03:59:16+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/08/30/theres-a-mouse-in-my-air-conditioning/2010-08-30T21:43:10+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/08/29/all-uphill-from-here/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/helping-hands-5k-8-28-10-2.jpgHelping Hands 5k 8.28.10-22010-08-30T15:14:34+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/08/27/faster-please/2010-08-28T03:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/08/20/in-the-kitchen/2010-08-29T04:46:25+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/08/19/a-softer-light/2010-08-20T15:34:19+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/08/11/a-bounty-of-acorns-and-a-lack-of-sleep/2010-08-19T17:06:50+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/08/07/multi-hued-windows/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/window.jpgwindowSo many layers of paint...2010-08-08T03:22:12+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/08/05/urban-farming/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/garden-8-5-10.jpgGarden 8.5.10https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/eggplant.jpgEggplantIt may only be a baby, but gee willickers, that's an eggplant!2010-08-06T04:09:23+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/08/02/why-run/2010-08-02T17:13:49+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/07/27/a-slightly-faster-5k-founders-days/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/founders.jpgFoundersSo close!2010-07-27T18:37:32+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/07/19/mundane-weekend-projects-and-homemade-soft-serve/2010-07-20T03:42:20+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/07/17/my-city-in-the-suburbs/2012-03-14T04:21:43+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/07/13/doing/2010-07-17T14:03:38+00:00monthlyhttps://elginista.com/2010/07/08/the-magazine-pile/https://elginista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/magazines.jpgmagazinesI brought together all the smaller piles from around the house. 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