If you own a house in Chicago and don’t have a pool or an indoor water park: GET A METER. I am very grateful my coworker happened to mention MeterSave to me (thanks, Curt!), so now I am mentioning it here. If you don’t own a house in Chicago, tell your friends and loved ones [...]
Tis the season of grotesque consumerism and year-end best-of lists! I thought it’d be fun to combine the two and bring you: My Top 10 Favorite Purchases of 2015. Instead of ranking them, I’ve sorted them by purchase price in descending order. #10. Our House Price: $340,000. I've experienced only minor amounts of I've Made a [...]
Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm We have been customers of Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm for two years now and I can't say enough good things about this community-supported agriculture (CSA) situation. For $570 a year we receive bimonthly packages of high-quality, locally-raised chicken, pork, beef and eggs. The shares are delivered conveniently and reliably to Provenance in Lincoln Square. [...]
(Preach! will be an occasional Sunday feature with personal endorsements of products, stores and services. I plan to do one Chicago recommendation and one anywhere-in-the-world recommendation.) Pinzon Flannel Sheets Persuaded by their near-flawless rating, I ordered these sheets from Amazon at the beginning of winter. They're perfect. Our bedroom is the coldest room in the apartment [...]
Project Palermo 