Category Archives: Chicago

Chicago…a poem

Posted on May 2, 2019 by

sometimes I have a waking dream where I see Chicago with vines and trees growing out of skyscrapers birds nesting in the offices buildings crashing to the ground rusting dying as the never ending rain falls and turns into snow … Continue reading →

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This is an interesting and excellent TED Talk…

Posted on March 20, 2019 by
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Chicago…

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

I found this photo on Pixabay and I love it.  The iconic Chicago Theater and the flash of movement is great.  That’s what the city is…movement.  It’s electric, vibrant and alive.  Come and visit, just not in the winter.  

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Winter magic…Chicago style

Posted on December 14, 2018 by

keep your majestic mountains you open plains of grain your breezy swaying palm trees small towns tucked into Maine just give me city snowscapes huge lions dressed in wreaths a million lights like diamonds glistening through the sleet the magic … Continue reading →

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1,400 flights cancelled at O’Hare…

Posted on November 26, 2018 by

I guess some people are without electricity.  The storm is over, now it’s just cleaning up and getting things running again.  My driveway has been plowed.  I seriously don’t know what we would do without plow service.  The street plows … Continue reading →

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4 pictures of why you never want to live in Chicago…

Posted on November 26, 2018 by
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Chicago…

Posted on October 12, 2018 by

In 1981 Dan “Spider” Goodwin climbed the Sears Tower and The Hancock building.  It took him 7 hours to climb the Sears Tower.  Once down, he was arrested for trespassing and had to pay a fine to get out of … Continue reading →

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