The Dreamweaver

Oct 3, 20212 min read

Seven Puppies* | The Dreamweaver

I was looking after seven puppies, one of which was a bit problematic, demanding and who insisted I took the entire litter outside to...

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 2, 20211 min read

Plane Crash* | The Dreamweaver

I was driving home and witnessed three passenger airplanes collide in the sky above me and crash behind some mid-rise apartments on...

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 2, 20211 min read

The Harbor* | The Dreamweaver

I was with a group of family members at a harbor in Los Angeles when my grandfather noticed a homely young woman wearing a necklace and...

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The Dreamweaver

Sep 28, 20211 min read

Tyler Chatwood* | The Dreamweaver

I had met Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Tyler Chatwood at a charity event and he was quite inebriated. Chatwood told me that the Cubs had...

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The Dreamweaver

Sep 20, 20211 min read

Johannesburg | The Dreamweaver

I was on a plane and couldn’t remember where I was going until I heard a man speaking with a South African accent. I was sitting in a row...

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The Dreamweaver

Sep 15, 20213 min read

Driveway/Getaway | The Dreamweaver

I was attending a family wedding at a posh hotel in Beverly Hills. I was sitting in the back seat of a car with my youngest daughter; the...

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The Dreamweaver

Sep 12, 20211 min read

El Cabanyal | The Dreamweaver

I saw my friend Marilda standing in front of some old houses in the Cabanyal neighborhood—Valencia's old maritime quarter—sketching the...

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The Dreamweaver

Sep 12, 20212 min read

High School Reunion | The Dreamweaver

My private jet arrived at O'Hare Airport on the evening of my 50th high school reunion in Chicago. I was picked up at the airport in a...

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The Dreamweaver

Sep 8, 20211 min read

"Z" Frank* | The Dreamweaver

I was back in Chicago and, seeing how I was going to be home for several months, I decided to buy a used car. I went to Western Avenue...

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The Dreamweaver

Sep 5, 20212 min read

The Spa | The Dreamweaver

I had returned to the hair salon where my barbershop was located after having been on an extended vacation. I immediately noticed that...

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The Dreamweaver

Sep 3, 20212 min read

Il Barbiere* | The Dreamweaver

I was overbooked and overwhelmed at my new barbershop on the grounds of an Italian villa I had recently purchased. My evening appointment...

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The Dreamweaver

Sep 3, 20213 min read

Madrid, Madrid | The Dreamweaver

I had recently moved back to Spain where I purchased a small but stately apartment above one of Madrid's finest Michelin-starred...

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The Dreamweaver

Aug 29, 20212 min read

Kosher Deli | The Dreamweaver

I had recently moved back to my old neighborhood in Chicago and decided to go to the kosher deli for lunch. When I got there, I was...

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The Dreamweaver

Aug 29, 20211 min read

Dr. Ben* | The Dreamweaver

I was talking to someone outside of the children's hospital in Chicago when a taxi pulled up and out jumped my childhood pediatrician,...

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The Dreamweaver

Aug 27, 20213 min read

The Break-In | The Dreamweaver

I had recently moved back to Chicago and rented an apartment in high rise building where I had just brought the last of my things over. I...

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The Dreamweaver

Aug 22, 20212 min read

Kow Kow* | The Dreamweaver

After closing their flagship restaurant in Chicago, the Moy family opened up a Chinese restaurant in Valencia, Spain. Going back there to...

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The Dreamweaver

Aug 20, 20212 min read

Cousin Christoper | The Dreamweaver

I was at a seaside resort in Mexico with my father’s family when my cousin Chris suddenly remembered it was his mother’s birthday. Chris...

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The Dreamweaver

Aug 20, 20211 min read

The Dry Cleaner* | The Dreamweaver

An old friend of mine, whose father had passed away ten years earlier, called and invited me to stay the night at his house in the...

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The Dreamweaver

Aug 16, 20211 min read

Incarcerated* | The Dreamweaver

I was incarcerated in an over-crowded, rat-infested prison in Latin America. I was alone in my cell, which was very nicely appointed with...

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The Dreamweaver

Aug 14, 20212 min read

Sting* | The Dreamweaver

I was playing baseball for the Chicago Cubs—picked up mid-season as a replacement player for one of their Triple-A teams—and during a...

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