Random thoughts on Chicago through the digi-lens... A little magic... Coffee and conversation... Societal yin-yang... Taking turns waiting... Grant Park Triffid... Taking it all in.
Category: Travels
When Right is Wrong and Left Isn’t Much Better
One of the interesting aspects of traveling is the opportunity to bushwhack, or the art of finding one's way without a bloody clue where you are. Some fine moments of serendipitous discovery have surfaced from these fearless jaunts into parts unknown, no doubt enhanced by the fact I'm a guy who adheres to the Guy's… Continue reading When Right is Wrong and Left Isn’t Much Better
Blogging from Chicago
Blogging from Chicago...or more exactly, the Apple Store on Michigan Ave. Trying out the Macs with an eye towards getting one...assuming I can still run Windows (you can) to support old projects. Tried out the iPhone, almost bought it on the basis of what it does WITHOUT the phone part! Amazing. This place, the Apple… Continue reading Blogging from Chicago
Loop the Loop
Tomorrow I take off on a four-day R&R trip to Chicago, the Windy City. Plan to do a lot of walking and wandering, with hopes of taking in a few museums: Museum of Science and Industry (my last visit there was when I was 17), and the Museum of Contemporary Photography (never been there). So… Continue reading Loop the Loop
The Falls
On our annual bud trip, my boys and I drove up into Canada to visit Niagara Falls from the Canadian side, plus a day trip to Toronto. In our usual pre-trip conversations about where we'd like to go, I offered to take them to New York City, or San Fransisco, thinking I would expose them… Continue reading The Falls