What’s that wristwatch doing in your junk drawer? You went rooting around for a nail clipper, and there was the watch, brand new, its minute hand sweeping in a circle…
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North Shorts: ‘Back to the Future’
There was a time when people on the North Shore saw movies at The Edens. A big, white building on Skokie Boulevard with a swoosh-shaped roof. Architecture of the future….
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North Short Musings: ‘Three words’
You’re alone on the driveway shooting hoops on a sunny afternoon. You grip the basketball’s pebbly surface and feel a zap of unspoken communication between your fingertips and the ball….
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North Shorts: Who’d have expected that?
Your new car conks out on Sheridan Road and stops cold. You roll to the curb, your engine eerily quiet. A message light warns against further driving. You press the…
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North Shorts: Musings by Mike Lubow
“Ordinary Day” Summer ends with Labor Day, starts with Memorial Day and in between there’s Independence Day. The calendar is full of such “Days”. Columbus Day, Pulaski Day, MLK Day,…
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North Shorts: Tobacco Road
You’re tooling along Green Bay Road when the smell of a burning cigarette teases your nose. Unexpected and hard to explain. You’re not smoking, and never have. You’re alone in…
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North Shorts: Treadmill Time
You’re on a treadmill. There are numbers on the dashboard in front of you as you hustle and sweat. Odometers, speedometers, pulse meters, calorie counters, chronometers. Moving, flashing numbers. And…
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North Shorts: Wake Up
Late summer on the North Shore is the season for house guests. Maybe it’s because camp is over and school hasn’t started. Maybe it’s when relatives travel and visit. Maybe…
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North Shorts: What’s that Smell?
What’s that smell on Lake-Cook Road? You’re driving east, passing Northbrook Court. Let’s see. It’s not entirely bad. Strong coffee maybe? No, that’s not it. Whoa, now it’s getting unpleasant,…
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North Shorts: A North Shore Story
The man teased, “You North Shore kids sure have a lot of high school reunions.” His wife smiled, “We’re not kids any more, but thanks.” They were enjoying dinner at…
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