Who waits ’til six songs in to play a #1 single? Elton John, that’s who. Photos to follow tomorrow. Unlike the guy sitting two seats away from me, I had entirely too much coffee today and thus did not nap during the concert. Gotta catch up now.

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Sally Quinn at the Washington Post says a little bird told her that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel sees his current role as an “18-month job” and that he may be interested in replacing Richard J. Daley as mayor of Chicago. This could quite possibly be the BEST NEWS EVER. As we all [...]

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One of the funniest situations I witnessed in Vegas occurred while I was standing in line for some iced tea (*gasp* not coffee!) at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf at the Palazzo. I gathered from their conversation that the two young ladies behind me knew each other from working at the casino and that [...]

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Danielle (age eight-and-three-quarters) ran a special last night: “free” portraits for 25 cents apiece. Yes, clearly, we have to work on that third grade math. Portraiture: Jarrett, by Danielle. Portraiture: My dad, by Danielle. Everybody even gets a free sun in the corner – that is, until the yellow construction paper runs out. Get yours [...]

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It’s weird to write about something that happened last year, when we just flipped over into a new year . . . into a new decade, even. But I would be remiss if I didn’t write something about dining at Carnevino, Mario Batali’s new(ish) restaurant at the Palazzo. Carnevino is a winehouse as much as [...]

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First bummer of the new year: My Northwestern Wildcats lost to Auburn in the 2010 Outback Bowl. Sigh. Take what you want from everything that happened during the game, right through OT, but given how the first two possessions went, I’m proud of the ‘Cats for coming back, tying it up and making the Tigers [...]

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