Author: Alan F. Xènos

je vous souhaite un très joyeux noël, rempli de tout l’amour du monde !

pointless midweek post

L’automne s’installe avec tout doucement, le froid, et des bonnes nouvelles !

dispatched from the paris bureau desk, le 13 septembre 2025 weekly observations department: We’ve spent the last week in Paris, and as of this writing, are on our way to London for Week 2. Unfortunately, we spent several days in Paris waylaid with what turned out to be severe sleep deprivation from jet lag –… Continue reading de paris avec amour

dispatched from the chicago bureau desk, le 27 aôut 2025 dispatched from the chicago bureau desk, le 27 aôut 2025 feature photo: weekly observations department: I have recently left Lake Zurich, after four wonderful years, for a new apartment in South Elgin. Much closer to work – going back to a 10 minute drive is… Continue reading of old friends and new beginnings

This is a copy of the Fool’s Errands page, originally posted by DragonQueen to her personal site. I am re-hosting it to avoid bit rot, as her site has fallen into disrepair and most modern browsers will either refuse to open it, or only open it after a massive amount of security warnings. All credit… Continue reading Fool's Errands

dispatched from the chicago bureau desk, le 14 juin 2025 dispatched from the chicago bureau desk, le 14 juin 2025 feature photo (to those who crap on my writing style): weekly observations department: I was driving up Sheridan, and other assorted little roads, this morning on a trip up to see my barber in Winthrop… Continue reading quelques réflexions lorsque l'on fait une tour le long de la côte

dispatched from the chicago bureau desk, le 5 juin 2025 dispatched from the chicago bureau desk, le 5 juin 2025 feature photo (writing after the fold): weekly observations department: My father Donald Fernando Xenos, 67, of Chicago, passed yesterday afternoon into the arms of the Lord, by the cause of an irreversible Multisystem Organ Failure,… Continue reading l'histoire que je voulais pas écrire

dispatched from the chicago bureau desk, le 16 mars 2025 dispatched from the chicago bureau desk, le 16 mars 2025 feature photo (writing after the fold) (yes, same as last time, I like it): weekly observations department: Ballbuster of a month. Family member has been diagnosed with cancer (not sharing too much out of privacy… Continue reading moi, je veux qu'ça s'arrête