All posts in November 2021

Crap. I’m a mess. Watching the Mandalorian with rum ball and milk. This week I didn’t 1) Finish social security app 2) Finish book 3) Exterminate the flies 4) Get to Costco 5) Buy a van 6) Destroy a Death Star. I did 1) Coat the fly-infested kitchen in guava nector (the Ninja blender survived the guava dump anyway) 2) Destroy my basement table arrangement, capsize a table, break glassware, possibly kill laptop (It’s drying). Plusses: Got the blood out of my favorite pants and no serious injuries.

My tooth extraction area hurts tonight.

+ or -: I saw Dr. X who I suspect of being a poorly indoctrinated alien infiltrator. Or something. Not sure what.

Big plus: Sam was here for a day with Ricky. She and I made rum balls. I did finish an edublog post.

To readers: There aren’t usually flies here but for the second time in a quarter century, I was locked in the fly strip battle. I sought and again could not find the source. I suspect a critter in a crawl space. I suspect the cat.

It’s winter now. All is well. We have a van, I have been to Costco more than once, the art studio is restored, my knee is healed, and I am pleased to report the insect population has succumbed to the late-autumn midwestern temperatures. The laptop still works. No Death Stars have been destroyed but you can’t always finish the list.

To do:

I recommend rum balls. They are easier to make than you might think. Try Chocolate Rumballs – Jo Cooks or any of a number of online recipes. I recommend a triple chocolate cake mix. Maraschino cherries make a good filling for those allergic to nuts. If you are ducking alcohol, you can stop at the cake. Tired? Buy a good bottle of spray whip cream and just squirt.

Somehow one tends to get to the other side of tough times, reader. Hugs from the Blue Room. Jocelyn

From the Northbrook Police Blotter:

ARRESTS

SUSPENDED/REVOKED DRIVER’S LICENSE

(Random dude), 58, … accused of having a suspended driver’s license, an expired registration, no proof of insurance, and was arrested…. He was released after posting $2,500 bond and assigned a court date.

INCIDENTS

BATTERY

“An employee of a business … reported … they were slapped on the hand multiple times by a fellow employee and that this same employee has made vulgar comments and threats toward them in the past.”

CRIMINAL DEFACEMENT

• … new graffiti in various locations within a park in the 1700 block of Techny Road.
• An officer on a routine patrol found new graffiti … on the playground equipment at (another park).

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

• … two males entered the store and attempted to remove a bottle of liquor without paying. Complainant said that they would call the cops and subjects put the item back and left the business.
• A resident… reported “that in viewing their doorbell app, they observed an unknown male, wearing a blue surgical mask and carrying a clipboard, attempting to make contact with residents at their residence four times during the day. An officer will follow up with registered solicitors to see if the subject on video is registered as a solicitor with the village.”

FORGERY

(Three forged checks)

THEFT FROM VEHICLE

A resident reported “someone removed the catalytic convertor from their vehicle without permission.”

LOST PROPERTY

“A customer at Morton’s Steak House, 600 block of Skokie Boulevard, reported at 3:41 p.m. Oct. 23, they left the facility without taking their jacket with them.”

CIVIL DISPUTE

• (A customer was mad about his car repairs. The police told the person it was a civil matter.)
• (Disagreement over a cab fare.)

DISPUTE

(Verbal dispute over a face mask.)

BURGLARY TO VEHICLE

“A resident … reported … someone entered their unlocked vehicle and removed clothing items.”

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I am pretty sure that in the last decade they entered my open garage and stole an extension cord too! Maybe a folding chair or two as well, although it’s possible my brother-in-law put those up so high in the garage cupboard that I can’t reach them or see them.

This represents a mild week, of course. Sometimes they steal purses from the Neiman Marcus or Louis Vuitton at the mall. Catalytic converters seem to be a hot item right now. DUIs are regularly represented. But when we look at Joe Friday’s “just the facts, ma’am” from old Dragnet days, I’d have to say this: The schools are excellent and this is a pretty solid place to choose to raise kids.