The Charitable Life

The Eric and Kathy 101.9 The Mix Radiothon benefiting Children's Memorial Hospital was a success because of all of you out there in radio-land. We raised lots of money for the kids and had a great time in the process. Here's Eric and Kathy on the air

Some of the many volunteers answering the phones

Outback Steakhouse feeding steak to the volunteers

Foundation staff hard at work

Now for something completely different. What's going on? Is this a lobster tail coming out of a computer?

The New Lincoln Park Zoo Nature Boardwalk just opened and Megan and I just went to the event there tonight at Cafe Brauer











The People's Gas Education Pavilion









Cafe Brauer at the Lincoln Park Zoo.

Inside Cafe Brauer



Well, that about it now. Please check my previous post if you are interested in some furniture, books, or other things (not including a gong we are going to keep because of a Facebook campaign not seen since Betty White).

Children's Memorial Hospital and 101.9 The Mix Plus BETTER DEALS!

It's that time of year again. Children's Memorial Hospital and 101.9 The Mix are doing the annual radiothon, which I will be working on this weekend. So donate early and often! http://www.wtmx.com/microfeatures/radiothon.php

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

MIKE'S BARGAIN BIN OF GOODS!

Look at this beautiful floral patterned couch. Wonderful for any apartment. $75

Did I mention that it comes with a FREE slip cover?!?!

A stylish, comfy chair with matching ottoman. From the Pearson Co. $50

-->

Hand painted Nightstand for only $15!

FREE! A random assortment of junk. Take one; take all! We have books like In Cold Blood, Sin In the Second City, and The Quran. There are some movies on VHS and DVD. Do you love candles? How about a gong? Maybe an angel figurine without a face? Let me know and it could be yours for FREE!

Again, please support the Eric & Kathy 101.9 The Mix radiothon benefiting Children's Memorial Hospital! http://www.wtmx.com/microfeatures/radiothon.php

Mike's Bargain Bin of Goods!

It's that time of year again. Children's Memorial Hospital and 101.9 The Mix are doing the annual radiothon, which I will be working on this weekend. So donate early and often! http://www.wtmx.com/microfeatures/radiothon.php

So, we went with a few friends to Wormhole Coffee and they have a DeLorean from Back To the Future in the window. I'm not much of a coffee drinker, but this got me in the shop...

Mr. Fusion. Your "home energy reactor."

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

MIKE'S BARGAIN BIN OF GOODS!

Look at this beautiful floral patterned couch. Wonderful for any apartment. $100

Did I mention that it comes with a FREE slip cover?!?!

A stylish, comfy chair with matching ottoman. From the Pearson Co. $50

FREE! A random assortment of junk. Take one; take all! We have books like In Cold Blood, Sin In the Second City, and The Quran. There are some movies on VHS and DVD. Do you love candles? How about a gong? Maybe an angel figurine without a face? Let me know and it could be yours for FREE!

We're out of practice with our camera stick. The Chicago skyline was suppose to be behind us...

Again, please support the Eric & Kathy 101.9 The Mix radiothon benefiting Children's Memorial Hospital! http://www.wtmx.com/microfeatures/radiothon.php

Rose In a Box

Rose Dandan. Featured artist in the window at Uncle Fun's on Belmont on August 28th. Please be her friend on Facebook at:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-IL/One-of-a-kind-Artwork-by-Rose-Dandan/103068436405451?ref=ts

or purchase at Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DandanArt

Uncle Fun's at 1338 W. Belmont in Chicago for those who have no idea what they are missing!

MEGAN CAN'T BELIEVE HOW GREAT ROSE'S ARTWORK IS! Again, please join Rose's Facebook at:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-IL/One-of-a-kind-Artwork-by-Rose-Dandan/103068436405451?ref=ts

or purchase at Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DandanArt

Children's Memorial Hospital employee picnic. Can you believe I resigned from this place? Tons of food and fun all the time? And, during the worse economic calamity since the Great Depression? What an idiot...

Balloon animals. Nice

Bucktown Art Festival at the worst named park ever. Senior Citizen Memorial Park. Really? It's a park to memorialize dead old people in general?

A really nice art fair in general though

Frank's N Dawg at 1863 N. Clybourn in Chicago.

Megan had the Lamb Keema hot dog with lamb, English peas, cucumber salad, pearl onions and socca. Very good

The Southerner! It was great and for a great cause. Some of the proceeds go to Children's Memorial Hospital when purchased. This is not your typical hot dog stand. It's very gourmet and the prices reflect that. It's about $8-9 per dog. But, the many of the sausages are homemade and the toppings and bun are incredible. Check out their website at: http://www.franksndawgs.com/

That's about it. Megan got the ol' moving truck ordered and stuff like window ac unit, couch, rug, nightstand, bookshelves are going on Craigslist. There's also a bunch of books, clothes, more candles than you can imagine, and other items up for grabs. Let me know if you are looking for something and I'll send a photo or whatever.