A Research Path Finder to Apple Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co. Introduction: A statement of purpose This pathfinder is a research guide to the case of Apple Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., 678 F.3d 1314 […]
It is contrast, not similarity, that defines how high we’ll go. I angled and took the picture, I think rendered near Seattle, before I decided on the words. I’m not yet sure if that is […]
Hi Mayor @LightfootForChi Regardless of/if a future Elected School Board, there is currently a Local School Council Advisory Board. What will you do to empower our LSCs in the larger discussion going forward? Thank you, […]
Do nothing without meaning. — I had to type this one on my phone many times first, which I do occasionally– mostly when I am uncertain of the grammar at hand, and when I contemplate […]
“When looking ahead looks like nothing above or below, Fly Straight.” Not that I know much, but I find that it makes sense that when the view becomes too much of one thing, you are […]
The peril may make the journey, but the destination makes the adventure. PS> You are not cleared for take off. PS> You are in the pilot seat.
My fiancé and I were taking a walk through our neighborhood when we realized we were walking along what represents our city the best. We were walking through one of the greatest parks in the […]
It was an absolute pleasure to visit the Local School Council of Lake View High School at their meeting last night. Thank you! I was given the opportunity to meet the dedicated members of the […]
Thank you, thank you, to all of the small (but mighty) donors who pooled together the small dollar funding to order campaign materials that represents our message, and presents that message in no better way […]
I have always chosen the path toward happiness, and I have always found it to be the more arduous one.
If you are an elected member of a Local School Council for a school listed here, then Yes, I would appreciate your vote! AMUNDSEN HS 02 NETWORK Northeast ISP ARMSTRONG, G 02 NETWORK Northeast 02 […]
With your permission, I asked a friend to translate this for me: Compañeros miembros del consejo, Si me regalan un minuto tengo un mensaje en el cual creo y quiero compartir: Juntos somos padres. Juntos […]
Money talks. People Vote. Ego always loses. As such is politics. #TypewriterThought
… understanding when to reaffirm and when to challenge are the lessons of listening, Incidentally, it is apparent I talk too much.
One written by her. One written by him. Not sure if it is still remembered. I assume the better one was hers.
When you have good advice to give, listen to it. — This one continues to elude me.
My Fellow Council-members, across so many schools, I am considering it: We are parents. We are teachers. We are neighbors. We have different skills but we all have one common cause: to provide to […]
A student best grows up when the community shows up! Please note the notice. Also note, LSCs (the elected members) meet as the oversight body of the individual school, voting on budget priorities and leadership […]
I have had the privilege of serving as a Community Representative on two schools’ Local School Councils. I have seen first hand the skills, talents, and care of those who serve and the amazingly dedicated […]
Stay warm. It is the most inviting farewell I have ever heard. Stay warm,
Facts are easy to remember when you make them up.
“Kleinman, a community representative on the Walt Disney Magnet Elementary LSC, said he would not favor eliminating the current system, but liked the idea of elected neighborhood council members collaborating across neighborhoods. Kleinman also advocates […]
The hardest pill to swallow for someone brought up with so much privilege is that of reality. A typewriter thought by Dan Kleinman.
A student best grows up when the community shows up; please Note the notice. Every local school council meeting provides for a time for constituents of the school’s public to share their concerns or suggest […]
The Snowfall This is a story of legend and myth; gods and glory. This is a story of the power to change and the inability to control; the desperation of survival but the hope that […]
Make your goal to see tomorrow’s dawn, for then you will always have a reason to rise.
Every local school council meeting provides for time for constituents of the school’s public to share their concerns or suggest solutions. If you have a thought or would like to express a concern, this meeting […]
I met and exchanged ideas with my Alderman this evening. I had been welcomed to attend a forum of Local School Council members who represent the schools of our ward, the 46th, hosted by our […]
Someday, looking back, we will be amazed that we got here.
This is not how I wanted this to begin. He wrote that down and almost crossed it out. Instead, he left it. Likely, he will end up repeating it. The key to writing is to […]
The Council’s meeting on Monday, September 10, began at 5:30PM. The Agenda focused on budget allocations that accounted for new technology that will allow our school to continue to excel. These include amazing touch screens […]
A question not answered is still better than a question not asked. This is one of those sentences which may hold validity through what I believe is called a litotes– claiming a positive by emphasizing […]
The easiest way to be absolutely wrong Is to declare an absolute. Actually, in a way this makes me think of high school Latin, which makes me think of vodka. They’re related. In the most […]
Not everyone believes me when I say Apple is only half the genius that it once was, and maybe it is just me, but—— Observe this image of my current, the MacBook Pro late 13. […]
I read in a few studies that cats communicate using very sophisticated movements of their tails. If that is the case, I just have to wonder: does my cat Milo sing along to the music […]
No, I’m not talking about our Congresspeople, our State Senators or Representatives, or even our city Aldermen. I am talking to the most local elected official in the state: We, The Representatives of Local School […]
Colorblindness is to racism as Denial is to ignorance.
I slept in. When I woke up, the typewriter was still out from sometime before. So, for some reason, I wrote this: “If your answer does not provide a solution then you have asked the […]
You can only ignore what you already know.
There are so many memories that I have forgotten most. Shout out to old Yogi.
I have many more thoughts on this one, but sadly, only one typewriter. Why do we trust electionsmore easily than voters
The Council’s meeting today began at 7:30AM. The Agenda was focused on budget allocations for the coming school year. All budget items were approved by unanimous roll call vote. I was thrilled to join these […]
Through an email tally to ascertain quorum, the Local School Council is rescheduling our September evening meeting to occur instead at 7:30 AM tomorrow, August 7, 2018. We were first informed of the proposed date […]
As a kid, I used to build little rollercoasters with sticks and tubing and run marbles down them. This is infinitely easier to clean up.
No. I want a medium. In this large mug. The man, anywhere between a handsome sixty or a forty-something-who-smokes-pack-a-day, held out that damn mug that he always brings in with him. His mug and the […]
One day when I was younger, I read a book that said all that a good writer needs is a good typewriter with which to write. So one day when I was older, I bought […]
The only reason to look behind you is to see how far we have come.
The first step is the one you just took.
Photo by: me too Even the tiniest of rays is proof enough that the sun is really there.
Present tense is nothing but History healing
It takes gray clouds to make grass green. Stay dry out there Chi!
Something must end before you can start again.
It was a thrill to participate in tonight’s Walt Disney Magnet Elementary Local School Council Meeting, the first of the term! It is inspiring to meet parents, teachers, and community members who give their time […]
So I ask you, who in the millions are you? The rabble rousers or protesters? The business persons hustling everywhere? The parents with a family held together by love? The young adults holding onto hope […]
I mostly still agree: No one needs to be dealt an easier hand of cards just to guarantee that we are all playing from the same deck.
It took me all day; The only next step after the right step is repeat.
I am greatly looking forward to serving as a Community Representative on the Local School Council for the Walt Disney Magnet Elementary School located in Buena Park, Uptown. The area that outlines the district of […]
This is a story about, amazing. A girl once saw a boy walking by and that is how the story ends, for everything that happened after that moment was already written by a single word: […]
Hope is the expression of change possible. Hate is the denial of it.
So I made this! (Xplane, iPhone X, and John Williams)
Policy is to biased law as politics is to biased people.
Like other couples, My fiancèe and I share everything. We share our time to listen to each other, we share our responsibilities around the house, and we share our plates at restaurants when we can […]
Be what dreams are made of.
If you do not see all the reasons to be mad at the world today, you may not be alive; if you can not find a reason to smile despite all of that, you probably […]
The details you need to see are probably where you are not looking You can tell a lot about someone by how well they think they know you.
Wow, I am excited to officially be listed as a candidate for Community Representative at Disney Elementary School on the map of Local School Council candidates! You can view my campaign pages here: vote.dankleinman.org/officially-listed-in-map-of-candidates/
When people ask when my passion for activism began, the answer is always: Loyola University Chicago. 10 years ago, I posted a bunch of flyers around campus. What followed was an amazing experiential learning process: […]
It calculated that if Brandon and his campaign talked to those specific people, he could win with 50.3% of the vote. He did. And he won with 50.3% of the vote.
Sixteen days until the Illinois Primary. Voters tend to say things would be different if those who didn’t vote did; Perhaps things would be different if those who did vote voted differently.
I can not believe it has been nearly 2 years since I created a time tracking template to help track work in 6 minute, or 1/10 an hour, increments, helping meet standards for many paralegal […]
If you don’t think you can change it, you are right. It has already changed you.
Dear Neighbors of Uptown, Buena Park, Sheridan Park, Lakeview, Edgewater and all my supportive friends and family: #IamConsideringIt http://vote.dankleinman.org/i-am-considering-it/
The weapon of the cynic is doubt; The tool of the idealist is hope.
A Special Shout Out to The Urban Landlady for providing motivation last summer to form Block Clubs! #LetsMakeNeighborhoodHappen www.chicagonow.com/urban-landlady/2017/06/grow-or-start-a-block-club-in-honor-of-summer/ And Check out the Manual! www.dankleinman.org/the-new-neighborhood-block-club-manual-2nd-edition/
#cpsboard Great resource for running for Local School Council (LSC). Live in Chicago? Consider running! https://t.co/ANckXbqS7i — RYHAction (@RYHAction) January 24, 2018 It is always thrilling to see neighbors across Chicago join in a shared […]
Simply put, I am honored to see that the New Neighborhood Block Club Manual is offered for use by Habitat for Humanity Chicago. Let’s keep this going! Looking forward, The New Neighborhood Block […]
There is no longer wait than waiting for yourself to change but action is without delay. Check out more #TypewriterThoughts! Here: Post Tag: Typewriter-Thought/
Always remember whom you are lest others may forget. …And the number five.
First Type Writer Thought of 2018: If life were a race, it would probably have finished by now.
No sign-up required. No donation ever needed. No referrals necessary. Only a three step request. Click. Download. Run. Starting now, the 2nd Release of the How To Run For Local School Council the How To Run […]
Dear Neighbors across Chicago, across the Country, and even those of us who are International: Thank you. We can all say that this past year has been one for the history books. While different for […]
The Battle They could not believe what they saw. Some of the wounded rubbed their eyes while others rubbed their torsos where they had felt their courage drop. It was this disbelief that began to […]
The Mission When the wounded awoke, the land was covered in shards of ice. They slowly climbed, scooted, and hobbled from underneath the cart. They peered at the cart’s wooden planks, now dented and nearly […]
The Snowfall This is a story of legend and myth; gods and glory. This is a story of the power to change and the inability to control; the desperation of survival but the hope that […]
I am thankful for all of you, and all the great that you are. Looking forward, Dan We become how great we can be when we realize how great we are.
When searching for what isn’t we can find appreciation for what is.
I’ve been asked to come, and I was asked to bring a camera and to invite a friend. Please, join me. I will be at the corner of Wilson and Marine tonight, around sunset till […]
It is thrilling to see the excitement that is already generating for next Spring’s Local School Council election. It is humbling to see how large of an effort this truly is. It is an honor […]
For a third time, with your generous support, I have met my personal fundraising goal for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. I am deeply moved by your donations, your messages, and your unwavering encouragement. […]
“But when Kleinman was hired eight months ago, he took a different tack. “Instead of trying to deter negative activity through fear and pressure, we’re trying to do it simply by filling that space with […]
Dear Neighbors, Community Members, and All that You Are: I love Uptown. The very fact that so many of us are contributing to this valuable conversation about making our neighborhood even stronger is just one […]
I was invited to a community board meeting down my block earlier this evening. The weather was nice, so the meeting was held under the setting sun. The meeting would have been held outdoors either […]
It was an often overlooked effect of the previous decade’s housing and foreclosure crisis: those renting the apartments of the buildings that fell into foreclosure were often victims of predatory practices. Certain banks, developers, and […]
I had a great time running into a few familiar faces this morning as I walked around a portion of my block club hoping to engage with neighbors to gather their community feedback for our […]
For too many reasons to count, I feel lucky to live in Uptown; but the biggest reason is simple: the people. I am thrilled to help begin an outreach effort for my local block club, […]
It is not easy to begin an organized group such as a block club, but it is easy to fall against the question: what’s next? How do we keep this going? The answer in the […]
It was only 2 months ago when I asked several of my neighbors in my apartment building in Uptown to help organize our community. It truly was an effort in Building Community. Then, 2 weeks […]
First Printed August 2013 A few months ago, I watched that movie staring Morgan Freeman as Joe Louis Clark, a former high school principal in New Jersey. You may remember it: Lean on Me. Principal […]