Mike's Corner
What Really (H)eats me about Air Conditioning
“Since moving into my apartment in Rogers Park last year, I’ve never installed my air conditioner. There is one sitting in my closet, but I resist installing it. I don’t need it. Living near the lake, I get a nice cross breeze.” Matt interrupted me. “So, when it is over 90 degrees and humid outside, you claim that you are comfortable in your apartment? Come on!”More…
Blogging (and Speculating) about Blago
I presume that one of President Clinton's advisers at the time that Congressman Blagoyovich rode on Air Force One was Rahm Emanuel, who, midway through Clinton's second term, had resigned and joined the private sector, where he quickly made a lot of money as an investment banker. I speculate that Rahm had further political ambitions, which, at the time was obtaining a Congressional seat. Problem: none were vacant. Rahm's home district at the time was the Illinois Fifth District, previously held by Dan Rostenkowski, later, by Rod. (Then by Rahm, and now, I'm glad to say, by Mike Quigley.) I speculate that President Clinton was mightily impressed with Rahm, and he thought that Rahm could be a vitally effective Congressman, and perhaps helpful to him and to his wife a few years down the road, potentially a vital ally when Hillary would seek the Presidency.More…
I’m Ghana Support these Guys
Naturally, being American, I will want our team to win. But I won’t shed any major tears if Ghana wins. In fact, if Ghana prevails, I will jump on their bandwagon.More…
Honor My Dog; Support a Great RP Cause
This year I intend to honor the splendid memory of my dog, Shorty, who, two years ago, accompanied me (along with my nephew Eric, then 19 years old), for the five mile walk. What differentiated Shorty from Eric was that - unlike Eric - Shorty did not complain once during the walk (though he later confessed to me that the walk was RUFF). He embraced the experience, peeing on just about every second tree that he found along the route, and, upon completion, he patiently waited his turn before lapping up his water. (This being a fundraising letter supporting a family oriented organization, I won't get into the peeing proclivity of my nephew Eric.)More…
Loss of “Fine Dining” Restaurants?
But what Rogers Park, and many neighborhoods and suburbs have lost are a special breed of restaurant – the type where families or groups used to go for a nice well rounded meals; restaurants sporting the moniker “Good Food.” I refer to restaurants where people like my German Jewish grandparents flocked before Temple on Friday nights or where local Irish families would go after mass on Sunday.More…
What Mary Jo Taught Me About Dating
Long term Executive Director of the Rogers Park West Ridge Historical Society, Mary Jo Doyle, a friend of mine who died two years ago, once taught me an important rule, one which people ought to follow their entire lives. Ask anyone who knows me: not only to do I consistently abide by this rule, but I constantly remind people who are important to me, i.e. my kids, or people on whom I rely, i.e. my office manager, my property managers, my bookie, to adhere to it. The rule (I can hear Mary Jo saying it right now): “Date everything!”More…
Super Betting, Illinois Style!
Of course, Super Bowl bets are made over many things: the final score, plus or minus the spread; whether the combined points scored is over or under a certain total, or whether the coin that the referee flips at the beginning of the game to decide who kicks off will end up being heads or tails. (The famous "Super Bowl Coin Toss Bet," with heads leading tails 22 - 21 since the inception of the game.) Those of us who follow Illinois news ought to come up with some new betting lines of our own. If there were a line of bookies who could lawfully arrange Illinois bets, consider what side you would take on the following issues.More…
About Voting for Judges - on the eve of this year’s primary
Many of us never even make our way down to the bottom of the ballot. All of these judicial circuits; all of these names - some obviously Irish; others seem to be African American; and several clearly Jewish. Every name sounding more ethnic than typical American names - on the sample ballot I see Allen Murphy, Edwin Reyes, even an Edmund Michalowski, but no Bob Smith - we realize that certain candidates might have been cherry picked to run in certain circuits in order to garner that ethnic support,More…
On “Near Misses”
Think about it. Isn't a “near miss” a “hit?”More…
Brushing Up on My New Years Resolution
rogerspark.com owner Mike Glasser describes his inability to stick with previous New Year's Resolutions, about his daughter's success honoring hers, and about an unanticipated New Years Resolution opportunity for 2010.More…
About the Author
Mike has a long term relationship with Rogers Park, having lived here at various times in his life, most recently returning to the neighborhood in August, 2009. While living here as a third year law student, he remembers drunken nights at Biddy Mulligan’s and hosting a couple of memorable parties that he, hypocritically, now forbids his own tenants from having. Years later, after completing his stint as a lawyer, Mike started investing in apartment buildings in Rogers Park (and elsewhere), and soon after, did what many newly divorced real estate investors do: he moved into one of his buildings. In 1992 Mike was one of the founding members of the Rogers Park Builders Group, an organization that he eventually headed for six years, until yielding those reigns three years ago. Around a decade ago, on a whim, he reserved the web site “Rogerspark.com,” which he has been developing ever since, and which co-hosts RP BizArts networking events. Mike is the proud father of three wonderful children, Amy, Mitch and Ella.
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