Author: D.J.
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Fireworks!
I always remember the Wheaton 4th of July parade, but I did not remember that the fireworks happen on the 3rd. That may have changed in the last twenty-eight years, I don’t know. Thankfully, our neighbors clued us in. We live a very short walk from Graf Park, so after an evening hanging out with…
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Seen Outside The Mac
Our son is taking a class at College of DuPage. While he’s in class, I’m working out of the library there and strolling around campus. I forgot what a gorgeous place this is. Super clean and very modern. Today I saw this bench outside the McAninch Arts Center (“The Mac”). Isn’t it pretty?
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They weren’t kidding about the cicadas
All winter long, we’ve been hearing about Cicadageddon, the incoming onslaught of noisy locust-like bugs that will emerge from the ground and cover every surface with their bodies and shells. They weren’t kidding. If you live in Wheaton, you’ve already seen them. Go on a short walk and you’ll see them covering tree trunks, flopping…
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We’re Back!
In 1994, we left Germany and settled in the Chicago suburbs. D.J. had just been discharged from the U.S. Air Force, and we had to find jobs because we liked eating and sleeping under a roof. We found a place in Glendale Heights, but eventually we both started working in Wheaton at Carlson’s on Front…
