Pause and sit on a bench October 6, 2022 Five reasons to adopt this simple lifetime habit of sitting on a newly encountered bench.
My new gallery—a large flat stone in the Park District September 30, 2022 Thinking about what artwork I can leave on this rock
Googlie eyes over Paris September 26, 2022 Having fun with the Eiffel Tower webcam
Your age in circles drawn on a sheet of paper August 25, 2022 A fun exercise that takes less than one minute: Take your current age in years, and draw the same number of circles on a sheet of paper, without lifting your pencil/pen.
Can you mail a paper airplane with a regular stamp? May 26, 2022 Throwing a paper airplane into the mailbox slot is a lot of fun!
Making Xerox selfies at home with your inkjet printer May 11, 2022 Today I learned my inkjet has a copy feature—like a Xerox machine! Of course, the first thing that I do…
Abbey Road crossing live webcam April 18, 2022 View constant battles of pedestrian against car in the Abbey Road webcam.
eBay auctions related to your last name April 14, 2022 An eBay search for my last name comes up with some fun results.
X-men logos suddenly appear everywhere in a suburb April 6, 2022 Why is someone going around Glen Ellyn spray-painting X-Men logos on people's lawns?
Why “I Love Onions” is such a wonderfully quirky song April 4, 2022 What combines kazoos, scatting, muppet voices, a Billboard 100 appearance, and played on Captain Kangaroo? Answer: this song!
Word of the Day writing prompt March 23, 2022 Use the solution from Wordle as a writing prompt
Come defeat me in the March Madness March 15, 2022 I laughed at the thought of hosting my own March Madness group. So I made a group on all of the three big services. Come join! One of the groups has a CRAZY point structure.
Fun with pi on Twitter March 14, 2022 What if all the people who tweeted the first 280 digits of pi actually knew them by heart, and typed them in manually?
What’s in your pencil cup? February 15, 2022 Participate in #mypencilcup by photographing what's in your pencil cup.
14-year-old Shaun White gives 9 wise words February 8, 2022 A 2001 interview shows quite a bit of wisdom from the 14-year-old Shaun White. Points like respect for elders, being willing to admit what he doesn't know, and the importance of community.
The best Winter Olympics country ever: Norway February 4, 2022 When we think of Winter Olympics, the first country that should come to mind—NORWAY.
Staffordshire Pottery Houses in a major art museum January 24, 2022 If you ever wanted to own artwork from a major museum for just $51, here's your chance.
19th century chair as a Transformer January 10, 2022 I might have gone too far. I have come up with three different Transformer names for this 19th century armchair in the Art Institute’s collection.
Rough pigs by Charles Émile Jacque January 7, 2022 The roughness of how these pigs are drawn seems to be more accurate for how they are in real life.
That random piece of art history would make a great coloring page January 5, 2022 You can be the person who loves to color random artwork that was never meant to be colored.
How coins can inspire you January 3, 2022 A sand dune landscape invites you to be transported to another place.
How to throw the world’s best party in 1926 January 2, 2022 Were ghosts a regular part of New Year's?
Parsing what millions of something means in real life December 9, 2021 What would you do with 5-10 million expired coupons EVERY WEEK?
Sailing from a quiet to violent seascape December 8, 2021 So quiet. The exhaust from one tiny ship pulling a grand sailboat. The exhaust floats into the sky like the larger clouds. Then...
Japanese falling leaves December 2, 2021 Falling leaves like Japanese characters read downward vertically on a page.
Velvet giving illusion of depth November 29, 2021 Crawling up into the nooks and crannies of a fabric scrap.
Pressing leaves with stories November 19, 2021 Tips for capturing the moment when saving a leaf
Comparing the cost of an Art Institute of Chicago membership November 17, 2021 Let's get into the math of buying regular tickets at the ticket window versus getting an annual membership.
Finding more days to fly your American flag November 12, 2021 19 days to fly your flag; and an additional 46 days if you are really adventurous
Leprechaun vs Pataikos November 4, 2021 Hello little green person. You look like a leprechaun, but you come from Ancient Egypt.
Cat lovers will love the feline art from the Art Institute of Chicago’s collection November 3, 2021 Searching for 'feline' instead of cat yields more ancient results.
