Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Last Weekend in Three Photos



On Friday evening, entering the mall to run errands, I noticed this sign.   I immediately read it as, "One world separates," and thought, sarcastically, "Partition--at a discount!"  I have been transcribing interviews with family members who experienced the 1947 Partition of India, so the Partition has been on my mind a lot.

Crossing the street in Chicago on Saturday afternoon to attend a performance of The Book of Mormon, I looked up and saw this huge sign (a 2011 piece by Kay Rosen).  After watching the musical about missionaries in Uganda, I thought again about the idea of "doing good" for others.  What do we intend?  And what actually happens?

On Sunday morning, I read the paper on the deck, a favorite weekend ritual.  When I got up to go in, I looked down at the table and saw this. 

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Looking up



I have been working on the patio of the neighborhood coffee shop, sitting in the sun to stay warm on this unusually cool August day. Just now, getting ready to pack my books and head to campus for a meeting, I happened to tilt my head back and look up. This is the sight I had nearly missed.