Valerie

Part of a stack of index cards found by the trash outside of Lamplighter Roasting Co.

The Saddest Dad

We found this hand-written note to a dad blowing in the wind in the middle of a frisbee golf course. 🙁

I Wish I Were Cool

I found this little doodle tucked between Beatles CDs at Amoeba Music on Sunset and Vine and started cracking up! It’s really only funny because he can’t even bring himself to say it  he’s pointing at a sign that says it. I gotta wonder if he drew the poor, sad little man himself. I’ve … Continued

I Hate Myself

I was at the Schaumburg Library looking up books, and I needed a sheet of paper to write call numbers on. As I reached into the paper tray, I found this drawing. I was tempted to write a message on it and leave it for someone else to find, but I couldn’t resist borrowing it … Continued

Quick Note to Self

My friend Dave found this little book on the street in Chicago. What appeared to be a pleasant little book was actually a pretty depressing diary.

Introspective Angst

Found on the road under our mailbox next to the Pearson Air Museum. It’s part of a note book. Many of the pages are dated. All are from 1990. I wonder where has this been for the last few decades? It was kept a long time, it must have meant something to someone.