You know, I have to laugh. I remember well a few years ago when the UK got what was officially recorded to be 2 inches of snow, there were people trapped on the M25 (road that circles London) in their … Continue reading
Here’s a video and a couple of photos from Sheila and I, featuring our trip to Lincoln Park Zoo yesterday. In the video you can see Red Wolves, Lions, Gorillas, Baboons and some Monkeys. It was a cold day (-6°f … Continue reading
I’ve figured out the Gang Violence in Cabrini Green…
10/9/2007. Listed in the Funny category. Leave a reply.So, we live in the new Condo’s just across the street from (what now remains) of the ‘under demolition’ Cabrini Green and today I got an insight into why the Gang Violence happened here… An Ice Cream truck was parked … Continue reading
Thousands of Maniacs Cycle through Chicago…
9/29/2007. Listed in the Politics category. Leave a reply.There’s the people who are there to protest, and there’s the people who are there to be seen to protest and to cause a little choas. Last night a few of the former and a whole lot of the latter … Continue reading
Chicago’s Lower Class & My Experience of Homelessness
9/16/2007. Listed in the Family category. Leave a reply.
Read about the homeless in the Chicago area. Continue reading
I am so glad I live in the City…
8/25/2007. Listed in the Damn Nature, You Scary!, Family category. Leave a reply.It’s hard to even explain to anyone who has never experienced a Mid-West USA storm, being from the UK I had never experienced them myself until last year… The storms we have out here are unbelievable, the other day I … Continue reading
Is Global Warming just a lot of badly recorded statistics?
8/19/2007. Listed in the Damn Science, You Scary!, Politics category. Leave a reply.I recently noticed that NASA corrected a Y2K bug, making 1998 no longer the warmest year in history. The warmest year on record is now 1934, 1998 is second and 1921 is third. While walking through Chicago yesterday I also … Continue reading
Billy, Chris and I went out in Chicago to “Howl at the Moon” last night, and my head still hurts 18 hours later. We were trying to give some friends who are in the US Military a decent send off, … Continue reading
WTTW11 here in Chicago showed the Live Aid concert from 1985 tonight after the Live Earth one. It was so cool seeing Phil Collins, Queen, Bowie – all the really great people who played at that concert – and what … Continue reading
