Mike's Corner
Posts from July 2011
Reflections of a Beginning Yoga Student
If you are a relative beginner, try to claim a space in the far back of the room. Our innate need to avoid looking like a fool necessitates we grab a spot in the last row, similar to what we did when we were unprepared for school and you did not want the teacher to call on you. If you are concerned that your mishaps on a yoga floor might lead to the amusement of others, go to the rear of the room.More…
Congratulations, Lost Boys
With a sense of urgency, nearly all of the young men became engaged in their new lives, combining school (many attending Truman College), work (many worked at area hotels and at the airports), and attending church. The men carefully monitored the status of the wretched conditions in the South of Sudan, not to mention the events in western Sudan region of Darfur. Later, I learned how a couple of the men were able to reestablish connection with family members, joyously reuniting with sisters, parents, aunts and uncles over the phone.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
