Sensible Development ...

Someday, I'll be out on a walk and all of a sudden, hamburgers will start to rain down from heaven :-) :-) :-) ...

Relatively Cool Summer

So I gotta admit: this Summer ain't too bad -- really!

Routine normally is: leave the windows open overnight when it's relatively cool, close everything before sunrise thus holding inside the cool temp. This would work pretty much the whole day -- until evening when I'd repeat the process. Nice!

Note, I live relatively close to the lake -- that large body of water which has an effect on local weather.

Watched While Walking

Walking down the street, I noticed I was being watched by one of those feathered creatures up there !!! :-) :-) :-)

Ever Heard of 'Public Transportation'?

Oy, on the NPR program 'Here And Now', they were baffled by the question: 'Why teens aren't driving as much as they used to?' [link]

Um, maybe because they've got this alternative -- you know, something called 'public transportation' 🙂🙂🙂 -- LeofromLakeview

Surfside?

Surfside? Shouldn't that be something I'd be carrying? 🙃🙃🙃

Yippy, New Backpack! Finally :-)

Almost 2 years after original purchase (link): And of course it wasn't till this week that the 'older baby' finally fell apart (zipper -- totally busted). Happy to move everything over to the new baby!

DQTD (dumbest question of the day)

DQTD (dumbest question of the day): guy comes up to me on the street, shows me a ring (supposedly gold) and asks me where he can go to sell it. Um, right...

At Home with Friends

Grant Park Music Festival

Out at the Grant Park Music Festival Independence Day Salute -- walked all the way there {and walked all the way back).

Chi-town Summer Day

Yup, definitely a tee-shirt and shorts occasion. (At home, I got 'AC'). Can't wait till we hit August ... Update: Good news - looks like the home AC is working ...

Later in the day I checked out the concert at the Chicago Pride Fest:

Today's March Downtown

Heading down the street on our way downtown -- feeling happy.
[Location: Washington St. heading south to Daley Plaza]

'Get the App' (#FamousLastWords)

'Get the App' (#FamousLastWords)

-- From the same crowd that would've told you to get a new record player for each new record ...

Incredible Weekend

Amazing events happening in Chicago over the weekend:

• Ribfest Chicago (Fri., Sat. Sun)
• Chicago Blues Fest (Thurs., Fri., Sat. Sun)
• Old Town Art Fair (Sat., Sun.)
• House Music is Home at Navy Pier (Sun.)

Wow! (I'll be going to the Blues Fest on Sunday!)

Big Crowd Outside of Music Box Theatre

People waiting in line down the whole block at Music Box Theatre. Most of them had come from Wrigley Field after the Cubs game.

Gallery Bookstore Closing

Anyone walking down Belmont Ave will have seen the Gallery Bookstore (website). They're now closing unfortunately and apparently have reached the stage where they're giving away a portion of their inventory. Oh well. I picked up the following volumes (mostly U.S. history):

The books lay in shelves outside their store and there was quite a crowd going through the titles (see 2nd photo).

The Problem With #UICDental 🙁 ???

• The problem with #UICDental: They only do what interests them 🙁 ...
• All they want to do is remove your teeth and replace them with implants 🙁
• Wrong place if you need your teeth cleaned (for me 1st time in 5 years) fuhgeddaboudit 🙁

Update: I was told when I went over there this afternoon, that I could not enter the building. Um, this is what I'm paying for with my 'health insurance'?

Rent My Apartment at a Pretty High Rate

Wow, Redfin says I could rent out my place (2 bd) for up to $3k per month -- who knew!

Redfin: "[Your Apt Address] could be making you $2,916-$3,203/mo in rental income. List your home today"

Friend of Mine Likes Apples

Friend of mine chewing on an apple which I tossed to him ...

Chicago Pizza Is Real Pizza!

Oy, here we go again (link)...

Deepdish pizza (popular in Chicago & around the world) originally comes from the tradition of thick-crust pizza in Rome and elsewhere in Southern Italy. There they call it 'pizza rustica'.

The crust is so thick that they take a plain version (i.e. just the crust with no topping), they slice it in the middle and stick in things like eggs and bacon -- for breakfast!

Hai capito? :-)

Out on the parade...

Nice day, nice march (May Day March & Rally) ...