Musings of a Chicagoan

So, the meme going around is 25 random things about yourself. Narcissistic? Yeah, but sometimes narcissism can be fun.
I’m related to Abraham Lincoln. My great10-grandfather was Lincoln’s great7-grandfather, Edward Gilman; his son was my ancestor, and his daughter married Tom Lincoln. President Lincoln was my seventh cousin, five times removed.I have [...]

First, a disclaimer. I’m not a pest control professional, a lawyer, an entomologist, or otherwise any sort of expert. Although to the best of my knowledge nothing below is untrue, I provide the information below “as is” without warranty of any kind, express or implied.
ARE THEY HERE?
How do I know if I [...]

Well, it has been a while since I’ve written an entry of a personal nature on this website, any sort of status update, and I suppose one is overdue. In short, the latter half of this year has been tough for me, but things have made some abrupt turnarounds for the better beginning at [...]

I have to admit, I am not feeling wonderful today. Or yesterday, for that fact. I thought it was simply because I did a great deal of work on the computer yesterday, and left the windows closed for much of the day due to the heavy rains, leading to a rather unhealthy combination [...]

Well, the latest news is that I have been fighting off a cold. I think it began to initially onset on Saturday, although, heck, I found a reference in a personal note last week that indicated I might’ve been feeling exceptionally tired as early as last Wednesday. The normal duration of a cold, [...]

At the suggestion of that same friend mentioned earlier, I made a few phone calls this morning, to the hotel where I had the sleep study done, and to the sleep center itself. The calls unnerved me a little bit. The sleep center said that the hotel does the housekeeping, but that they [...]

I was reminded this morning by a friend of two simple truths. First, I have handled this situation extremely well. I’ve done pretty much all I could to end bedbugs’ existence inside my apartment. And because of this, second, there’s no reason to think that I won’t handle the situation similarly well [...]

A friend of mine recently inquired of me about my reaction to the bedbugs. I wrote back to them a reply, and it occurred to me upon reading it that it might also make a good blog entry. I wrote:
I suppose the answer I have to give you is simply that the creation [...]

There are far, far, far worse things than bedbugs to have to deal with in your life.
BBC:
Biloxi resident Harvey Jackson said his wife, Tonette, was missing after surging waters hit their house.
“The house just split in half. We got up the roof and the water came and just opened up, divided,” still visibly shaken Mr. [...]

I find I really must say again, hopefully to comfort other sufferers of bedbug problems, that seemingly for a while you’re [read: I'm] going to be easily goosed up by nearly anything that causes your [my] skin to crawl.
I have been sleeping on an air mattress given to me by one of my bosses. [...]

As I write this, I’m making myself late for an appointment, but I think I’ll feel better if I get it out into writing: I’m slightly frustrated at the appearance of a live bedbug last night on my mattress, or possibly more if they don’t bite twice in different areas. (I’m aware of the [...]