  It doesn't get much better than this. Sunday morning. Big-band jazz on the surround sound. The smell of coffee. The Sunday Trib . Strawberries and toast and orange juice on the buffet. Conversation with my folks.
Ultimate hosting satisfaction. Yesterday we played big-city tourists: urlLink The Museum of Science and Industry , which could use some updating -- and a good scrubbing. People-watching from the sidewalk window of the Boystown urlLink Chipotle , which is hands-down the best fast food ever . Reckless Records, where I got a kick-ass recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis . urlLink DSW , my home away from home. Then a moonlit walk along the lakefront and home for small talk in my cool new urlLink club chairs . 
