broken phone in a female hand
With all the excitement concerning the search for the Haymarket Time Capsule, it was decided we would bury a 2016 time capsule in Forest Park. Here is a partial list of the contents:
- A pair of black yoga pants that were never worn for yoga;
- An iPhone with a cracked screen;
- An Uber sticker;
- An Anti-Video Gambling yard sign;
- Petitions to put video gambling on the ballot;
- Two uncashed winning video gambling tickets;
- A DK “For Rent” sign;
- A bowl of gluten-free chili;
- A set of earbuds;
- A Bluetooth;
- An iPad with a screen shot of a newspaper;
- A foreclosure notice;
- A Cubs hat;
- A Make America Great Again hat;
- A baseball cap from Cleveland with a big red “C”;
- An Illinois Alarm sticker;
- A red light ticket;
- A Ventra card with no money left on it;
- An I-Pass device;
- A mint-condition Clincher softball;
- A case of Lemonheads;
- Some risotto;
- Some tofu;
- Some little blue pills;
- A bottle of Raspberry vinaigrette dressing;
- A bottle of anti-depressants;
- A Frozen DVD;
- 30,000 deleted emails dumped by WikiLeaks;
- An episode of Dancing with the Stars;
- A Facebook page;
- A Tweet;
- A case of craft beer called “Dog Breath”;
- A copy of The Ghost of Cleopatra, signed by the author;
- A Kindle with 50 Shades of Grey;
- A student loan bill;
- An updated quote from the Cigar Makers Union: “When generations to come dig up these records and read them, they will wonder that such barbarity was tolerated in the 21st century”;
- And finally, a GPS device, so we can find the darn thing.
John Rice is a columnist/private detective, who has seen his business and family thrive in Forest Park. He thoroughly enjoys life in the village and still gets a thrill smelling Red Hots, watching softball and strolling through cemeteries.
