Lutheran Lucciola tagged me for the “Seven Things” meme, so here it is:
1) I have very flat feet. As a result, I am unable to wear high heels or stilettos. It was hard to find shoes that fit as a kid. I totally sympathize with Mike Royko’s complaint. Thank goodness that there are great products available for me.
2) Sir Winston Churchill was my patron saint. (At least in my childhood.) The Prediger and I are planning to visit England about several years from now and I’ll be visiting Churchill’s grave with a bouquet of flowers.
3) First meal I cooked for Preggie was spaghetti, using Dad’s recipe. He told me that last time he had great pasta like mine was over 45 years ago in Colorado. To this day, I make him his favorite dish often.
3.1) Yes, you have read correctly, 45 years ago. I would recreate the recipes and dishes Prediger remembered as a kid.
4) I wish that there is a Mike Royko reading club, in which his columns are recited and digested. I would cut out his columns and shared it with my teachers. My favorite column was when he recalled his days in which he was bullied. What changed all of that was that an alderman almost ran over him. The alderman gave Mike cash and cigars to shush him up, and Mike used that to bribe the neighborhood hooligan to pounce upon Mike’s bully. Major pwnage and hilarity ensued.
I believe that in order for a Royko column to be read aloud at its best, you need a firepit, chairs, lots of Chicago style dogs and pizza, and beer.
