Visiting Starved Rock State Park
12/20/2011. Listed in the Damn Nature, You Scary!, Photography, Travel category. Leave a reply.
Starved Rock State Park is located just west of Ottawa, Illinois. It is home to some extremely interesting rock formations, some beautiful walking trails, some stunning waterfalls and in the winter, is the home for Eagles who feed on the fish of the Illinois River. Continue reading
Towards the end of 2010 my wife and I found out that we were expecting our first child in June, 2011. On a visit to the doctor we asked about my wife travelling on the plane to go see my … Continue reading
With a week of vacation between my old a new jobs we spontaneously decided to go on a little road trip. The target was Mount Rushmore, but I quickly added The Badlands to the plan and then a possibility of … Continue reading
My wife and I visited England in January, 2010. Stonehenge was somewhere I wanted to visit my whole life and it made me really happy to be able to take Sheila. The roads were (according to the radio, at least) … Continue reading
After a rough night of weather in the Chicago area my wife and I decided that we would get to the airport very early. The roads could be bad and we also wanted to make sure we were there early … Continue reading
1. They’re not really that impressive. If it’s a long way or if you don’t know Chicago, don’t bother. I’m told that the show at Oak Fest is better. 2. It’s way too hot. You are walking around in 85 … Continue reading
Why is it that Michigan Avenue (the main tourist location and also main shopping location in the entire city), smells like horse piss? I mean, I get it, the whole romantic thing, I get it, but why should the rest … Continue reading
On Saturday Sheila and I left my wallet in the LaSalle Street train station. This morning I went back there and someone had handed it into lost property. They took the $20 that was in it, but left both the … Continue reading
Does it matter? Invasion of privacy? Pah!
5/15/2007. Listed in the Politics, Travel category. Leave a reply.I really don’t understand why there is such worry over American security services asking for lots of information? It’s really very easy to support the invasion of privacy argument, but I personally don’t care – I’m not a terrorist. If … Continue reading
Miracle Whip is Salad Cream. A1 Steak Sauce is Daddies Brown Sauce. So, for those English people who can’t find these treasures abroad, now you know what to look for. ;)
