Jewl Of The Lotus

the sound that strengthens compassion in all enlightened beings. om mani padme hum.

 

Spring Awakening Music Festival in Chicago

Wow! What an utterly crazy fun weekend! Without even seeing any numbers, I think it’s safe to say that the first ever Spring Awakening Music Festival (SAMF) in Chicago was a HUGE success. I didn’t hear anything negative about the festival while I was there (except maybe re: the high price of water) and...

 

Weekend Genealogy: Headstone Hunting in Chicagoland

If you’ve been following my blog / twitter / facebook, then you probably know that I recently bought a new car. Well this weekend, I travelled back to the land of Illinois to acquire said car. While there, I took the opportunity to seek out a few ancestors who I knew were in the...