+ a little photo blog I maintain, featuring (among other things) observations about the weather and a lot of pictures of trees and meals.

+ a project of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. I conduct literary research for CAR, edit Artist Stories, and manage site content.

+ a Chicago-centric web publication. I contribute to the "A/C" (arts and culture) section.

+ a commencement address, delivered by the late DFW, that altered my attitude about standing in line and sitting in traffic.

+ consider again that dot.