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About Me

Thanks for asking. Writer, father, grandfather, brother, boyfriend to Teresa. Make my living in communications: media relations, government relations, community affairs, crisis management, fund-raising, advocacy. Employers and clients include DePaul University, the University of Chicago, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, Northwestern University, Chicago Public Radio, WYCC-TV, Link TV, National-Louis University. I play music. I write songs and play guitar, bass guitar, drums and sloppy trumpet.Check out Cowboy Yoga apparel, with logos designed by renowned graphic artist Michael David Weiss at www.cafepress.com/cowboyyogaPeace.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Gloria Carreras, Teresa's late mother.

My Blog

theperseverater.blogspot.com

I am pleased to announce my new blog destination; The Perseveraterwww.theperseverater.blogspot.com
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:46:00 GMT

Laughing Yogi

At first it seems silly, but if this doesn't lift your spirits, I don't know what will. More proof that happiness is the way, not the destination. This is why I love yoga, in all its crazy solemn an...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:42:00 GMT

Bad Karma In the Bush League

I try to be compassionate looking at our poor overwhelmed, outthought, underperforming President. Most of what motivates conservatives is fear. Not evil, though it looks that way oft times.  ...
Posted by on Tue, 01 May 2007 09:05:00 GMT

New Doc in Town

There's my musical partner in crime Doc Riggs, master mandolinist with big and keen ears, and now, check out Doc Huckster, one of my newer friends here.  He's been working the blog like crazy, se...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:14:00 GMT

Welcome Haley Bonar! Check Her Out

Check out my new MySpace friend Haley Bonar, out of Minnesota...beautiful tunes in the Sam Phillips soundspace. I feel like she's whispering in my melancholy ear. Worth a listen, or many listens.I ho...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:28:00 GMT

Welcome Mr. D and the Honky-Tonks

Hey everyobody, check out Mr. D. and th Honky-Tonks in my Friends section. Something in his music just kills me. It's so beautiful, an immaculate, updated reincarnation of Gram Parsons but there's m...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:15:00 GMT

Bush Valentine's Day Lies and other random notes

Driving to work, I listened to President Bush's press conference on the radio.  I prefer audio generally because the president's perpetual smirk (the mark of the wise ass who is in WAY OVER ...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:20:00 GMT