...that people who call for others to take up arms and exercise the second amendment lose the right to be appalled when someone does it.
...that there is no one person to blame. It's our world. We live in it. We're responsible. Effective change begins with the person who is sitting in your underwear. Assuming it is you. And you didn't go commando today.

...that birds falling from the sky and fish washing up on shore en masse are canaries in a coal mine.
...that Chicago has a staggering amount of creative talent. We live in a performing arts paradise. If you're not getting out and seeing theater, sketch comedy, improv, stand-up or music at least once a week, you're missing the party. And your brain is probably shrinking.