Typewriter Thought that is Longer Than the Others
I am the Dream Master, for I can make them come true. But the real secret is that you are a Dream Master, too. And the true way to realize that we all care for […]
Author: Daniel Kleinman
Neighborhood First Next Steps: Because we are all the neighborhood.
To my neighbors near and far: Thank you. You have made this special. Let’s keep this going. Please email me with your thoughts, ideas, or questions as we all prepare to contribute to the next […]
For more than a few years: Education Equity Advocate
It was an honor to serve the Senn High School community in Edgewater and Andersonville as their representative on Senn’s Local School Council. Together, we implemented such dramatic student-enhancing programs, including promoting students to study […]
Phone Photo Thought A
Always strike a candid pose. I took this picture today on a walk through Chicago’s north lakefront prairie. I was actually looking at a different bird when the one with its wings extended flew into […]
That time I met Tom Hanks’
real life inspiration for his role in the movie Apollo 13. His name is Commander James A. Lovell, and he celebrated his 91st birthday last month. The last ship to be under Lovell’s command (who […]
Ancient Latin Typewriter Thought IVX
Numquam dicant semper. Quod. Unfortunately, while I still decline to name declensions, am never in the mood for the subjunctive, and have tension over tenses, a few words of ancient Latin remain in mind. Occasionally […]
When you won’t see something again
The things most worth memorizing are those you will only see once. The sunrise had me write that. Yes, I was too lazy to pull out the Remington or Royal, so I guess we’re stuck […]
Typewriter Thought Four Seventeen Sixteen
Meaning well and doing good do not always equal. The pens made sense to me. As did the grammar questionable. The slip of the “A” also didn’t bother me. Stuff like that just happens.
Writing Sample: Immigration USCIS Letter of Support Example
More than one recruiter has asked that I supply instead of the below copy, a copy of a document that I wrote myself, and not one written by an attorney in my support. While I […]
Apple Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co.: A Pathfinder Writing Sample
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 […]
X-plane Thought Four 6
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 […]
My Tweet to the Mayor-Elect Lori Lightfoot
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, […]
Typewriter Thought Four Three One Nine
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 […]
X-plane Thought Three 31
“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 […]
Flight Sim Thought Oh Three 28
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.
I have said it all along – Vintage Campaign Flyer!
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 […]
Voters at Lake View High School Show Support for a Greater Chicago Public Schools
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 […]
Small Donors chip in for Union Printed Materials for a Greater CPS Campaign
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 […]
Typewriter Thought five one seven one nine
I have always chosen the path toward happiness, and I have always found it to be the more arduous one.
Can you vote for me?
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 […]
Candidate Statement Form – LSCAB – Local School Council Advisory Board 2019
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 […]
Typewriter Thought Oh Two Twenty-Eight Nineteen
Money talks. People Vote. Ego always loses. As such is politics. #TypewriterThought
Typewriter Thought Two Eighteen Nineteen
… understanding when to reaffirm and when to challenge are the lessons of listening, Incidentally, it is apparent I talk too much.
Typewriter Thought Hers and His : Guess Which
One written by her. One written by him. Not sure if it is still remembered. I assume the better one was hers.
Typewriter Thought Two Fifteen Twenty Nineteen
When you have good advice to give, listen to it. — This one continues to elude me.
I am exploring a candidacy to serve on the Local School Council Advisory Board (LSCAB)
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 […]
Feb 12 Local School Council Meeting of Disney Magnet Elementary at 5:30PM
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 […]
Educators before Executives: A Bill
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 […]
Typewriter Thought OneTwentyEightNineteen : ChicagoCold
Stay warm. It is the most inviting farewell I have ever heard. Stay warm,
Typewriter Thought One Six One Nine
Facts are easy to remember when you make them up.
My Response to Daley CPS School Board Proposal Quoted in WBEZ
“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 […]
Typewriter Thought One Nine One Nine
The hardest pill to swallow for someone brought up with so much privilege is that of reality. A typewriter thought by Dan Kleinman.
January 8 Local School Council Meeting of Disney Magnet Elementary at 5:30PM
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 Snow Maker’s Revenge: A Winter’s Tale (Complete Edition)
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 […]
It was pretty again so I took a picture of it again,
Make your goal to see tomorrow’s dawn, for then you will always have a reason to rise.
December 11 Local School Council Meeting of Disney Magnet Elementary at 5:30PM
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 […]
When I met the Alderman this Evening
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 […]
Typewriter Thought Eleven Twenty Seven Eighteen
Someday, looking back, we will be amazed that we got here.
First 200 words: A story about, Amazing
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 […]
Monday’s Walt Disney Magnet Elementary Local School Council: Dan’s Notes
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 […]
Typewriter Thought Nine Ten Eighteen
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 […]
Typewriter Thought Nine Three Eighteen
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 […]
Apple— the genius now lacking was what made it worth while.
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. […]
Is my cat singing along?
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 […]
Elected Officials Must Speak Up
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 […]
Typewriter Thought Oh Eight Two Eight One Eight
Colorblindness is to racism as Denial is to ignorance.
Typewriter Thoughts : Oh Eight Eight Two Five Two Oh One Eight
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 […]
Typewriter Thought Eight Twenty Eighteen
You can only ignore what you already know.
Typewriter Thought four seventeen sixteen
There are so many memories that I have forgotten most. Shout out to old Yogi.
Typewriter Thought Eight Nine One Eight
I have many more thoughts on this one, but sadly, only one typewriter. Why do we trust electionsmore easily than voters
This Morning’s Walt Disney Magnet Elementary Local School Council: Dan’s Notes
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 […]
Time/Date Change: Walt Disney Magnet Elementary Local School Council
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 […]
If I Could Design a Roller Coaster,
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.
Per Sinfonietta, Allegro: Etude 1, The man with the mug… (An Interlude of This is a Story about, Amazing)
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 […]
This is Where Things Begin to Begin. (Part 1 of the end Chapter 2 of This is a Story About, Amazing)
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 […]
#TypewriterThought edition seven twenty nine eighteen
The only reason to look behind you is to see how far we have come.
Type writer thoughts, entry twenty seven seven one eight
The first step is the one you just took.
type writer thought zero seven twenty six eighteen
Photo by: me too Even the tiniest of rays is proof enough that the sun is really there.
#TypewriterThought Zero Seven Twenty Two Twenty Eighteen
Present tense is nothing but History healing
#TypeWriterThought Oh Seven two two two oh one eight
It takes gray clouds to make grass green. Stay dry out there Chi!
#TypewriterThought Oh Seven Two One One Eight
Something must end before you can start again.
Tonight’s Walt Disney Magnet Elementary Local School Council: Dan’s Notes
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 […]
I found a note I wrote on my birthday in 2015
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 […]
Type Writer Thought Four Twenty Two Twenty Ten
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.
Type Writer Thought Oh Six Twenty Four Eighteen
It took me all day; The only next step after the right step is repeat.
My term begins in two weeks at Walt Disney Magnet,
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. (Opening of Chapter 3)
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: […]
Type writer thought five twenty nine eighteen
Hope is the expression of change possible. Hate is the denial of it.
Flight Simulator, iPhone; was bored…
So I made this! (Xplane, iPhone X, and John Williams)
Typewriter Thought Five Twenty One Twenty Eighteen
Policy is to biased law as politics is to biased people.
Chicago-ing While Black
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 […]
#TypewriterThought Nine Twenty-one Sixteen
Be what dreams are made of.
#TypewriterThought Four Two Nine One Eight
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 […]
2 #TypeWriterThoughts Four-Four-Twenty-Eighteen
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.
Vote Dan: Officially Listed in Map of Candidates!
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/
#RambleOn (10 Years Ago at Loyola University Chicago)
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 was a privilege to use Activate:. to help Brandon Johnson win election
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.
Typewriter Thought Three Four Eighteen
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.
New Time Sheet template! for Paralegals and more!
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 […]
Typewriter Thought Two Twelve Seventeen
If you don’t think you can change it, you are right. It has already changed you.
vote.dankleinman.org
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/
Typewriter Thought Two Four Eighteen
The weapon of the cynic is doubt; The tool of the idealist is hope.
Ask The Urban Landlady of ChicagoNow! Start today!
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/
Thanks to the Community, like Raise Your Hand Action! Run For LSC!
#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 […]
Let’s Keep This Going: Block Clubs encouraged by Habitat for Humanity – Chicago
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 […]
#TypewriterThought Eighteen One Twelve
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/
#TypewriterThought Eighteen One Ten
Always remember whom you are lest others may forget. …And the number five.
#TypewriterThought Eighteen One Six
First Type Writer Thought of 2018: If life were a race, it would probably have finished by now.
Chicago! Our New Year’s Resolution: Let’s Run for Local School Council!
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 you 1,000 Neighbors: Thank you for this gift,
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 Snow Maker’s Revenge: Part 3
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 Snow Maker’s Revenge: Part 2
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 Snow Maker’s Revenge: Part 1
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 you,
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.
#TypewriterThought Eleven Oh Two Seventeen
When searching for what isn’t we can find appreciation for what is.
Please join me, Tonight
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 […]
Local School Council Manual Receives Acknowledgement from IL Raise Your Hand!
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 […]
A Statement on Mental Illness #TeamWeMadeIt #ThankYou
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. […]