Becoming Chicago’s mayor was his ultimate dream. Now that he’s achieved that, will it be his dream or our nightmare?! Only time will tell…
Posts Tagged ‘Chicago’
Rahmbo
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chicago, Rahm Emanuel on February 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What I have been doing today…
Posted in weather, tagged blizzard of 2011, Chicago on February 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dealing with this: Boy, shoveling that 4 1/2 foot blizzard snow drift has turned my arms into rubber. Luckily, I have another untouched snow drift on the side of the house to work on tomorrow. Sigh…
Time to see how tough we really are…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blizzard of 2011, blizzard of 67, Chicago, Streets and Sanitation on February 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
18+ inches. 24 inches. Now I just saw 34 inches (please let that one be wrong!) Chitown is going to get socked by a blizzard that actually might top the infamous one of 1967. I am not looking forward to this shovelthon that will not end until it’s 10 degrees on Thursday. I’m plotting strategy [...]
Playing Chicago tourist…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Brown Line, Chicago, Chicago tourism, Lake Shore Drive, Museum of Science and Industry, Shedd Aquarium on June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last week I got to play Chicago tourist for the fourth of my friend’s five kids. Each child gets to have a “mom and me” trip to Chicago when they are around 10 to see mom’s old haunts (and mine, since we grew up together.) Then we all do some Chicago stuff. The first kid [...]
Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Blackhawks, bravo, Chicago on June 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Very sweet! The finishing touch was Patrick Kane nailing the final overtime goal! Chicago wins don’t come often enough, so we all, north and south side and burbs, will be savoring this for a loooong time. Congratulations Hawks! Great run.
Chicago weatherpeople do it again…
Posted in weather, tagged Chicago, rant on April 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Or Last night: Tomorrow it will be 80. Result: I leave heat off. Today: 46 degrees and a freezing house. Now it’s climbed to a balmy 50. Last time I checked my math, 50 does not equal 80. Keep earning those big salaries…grumble…
Washington DC has earned its membership into the snow survivors club…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chicago, snow, Washington DC on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m sure they don’t want to be in it, but circumstances have put them in the club. Before, the thought of an inch or two of snow scared many of them. After seeing around 30 in one storm, plus 30 more before that, they can handle anything. They are learning the snow survivor skills that [...]
The Yule Log is coated in ice…
Posted in weather, tagged Chicago, Christmas Eve, ice, Yule log on December 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A “proper” Yule Log If they tried to light the Yule Log right now, there wouldn’t be one. Everything is loaded to the gills with ice. I put a ton of salt on all surfaces last night and there is now a thick sheet of ice covering it all up. I just put more on [...]
Dodging another bullet
Posted in weather, tagged Chicago, east coast snow, snow, snow preparation on December 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This time, the east coast is getting nailed with snow. Last time, it was Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan. Even the UK is getting a lot of snow again like last winter. I see all these reports and sigh in relief that all we’ve been getting is a few inches of snow on the system [...]
What you NOT talkin’ about, Willis?!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chicago, rant, Sears Tower, Urkel, Willis on July 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
From the Chicago Tribune: Sears Tower changes name to Willis tomorrow July 15, 2009 9:38 AM Known as the Sears Tower since it opened in 1973, the tallest building in the United States is set to change its name to Willis Tower. The London-based insurance brokerage Willis Group Holdings will make the name change official [...]
