… when I turn my cellphone on after charging it and I have 15 new messages from friends.
— Liz Smolenski, Bartlett
… walking my mom’s dog near the Lincoln Park Zoo and unexpectedly hearing saxophone music from a lone musician sharing his talent.
— Karen Josephs, Chicago
… Chicago’s “finest,” and especially the wonderful officer who helped me get on the Stevenson at 18th Street during the traffic chaos caused by President Obama’s recent trip to visit Oprah.
— Jackie Bartolini, Midlothian
… that people no longer know how to applaud to show their appreciation but scream louder than the weather sirens. Especially when seated behind me.
— Dorothy Trahey, Orland Park
… that side effects are almost always bad things. Why can’t there be a good side effect?
— Gloria Kaplan Sulkin, Chicago
… letting a car into traffic only to find out that they are the world’s slowest driver.
— Christine Walker, Winnetka
EVEN IF YOU HATE CHANGE, you’ll love the new home for Love-Hate: Page 2 of the main News section. Look for it on Mondays, beginning this Monday. Send submissions to tribnation@tribune.com.
