Mike's Corner
Posts from June 2011
Father’s Day Road Rage
We drivers cannot presume that all bicyclists are responsible. Many don't wear helmets, and if we hit them, and they experience serious head injuries, we will bear the liability. Some who choose to ride at night - especially, it seems, those who ride to bars - avoid adequate reflective gear, or lights. Many don't believe in stopping at stop signs or stop lights or remaining on the right side of the road. And, very important: we must be extraordinarily careful each time we open our driver's side door, being sure no bikes are racing along in our path. This happens far too often, and the injuries that can result are often severe.More…
Carlos Zambrano and a High School Math Student’s Help in Understanding the Nation’s Budget Deficit
“If you took the entire playing surface of Wrigley Field – the entire infield and the outfield – and you were to drop one trillion one dollar bills onto it, how high would this pile rise, presuming there was a way to make the pile evenly proportioned?”More…
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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.
Mike Glasser
