Chicago
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Paris Opera Ballet at the Park
After work today I picked up some munchies and headed to meet a few friends at the Jay Pritzker Pavillion in Millennium Park. This is becoming a Wednesday evening tradition as of late and I can’t be happier. Giselle, the ballet on show today was being aired live from Paris. I had a little trouble…
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Hello Linus!
I have an older sister with terrific taste in everything. I never had to work very hard to seem cool as a kid. I just wore her clothes, listened to her music, and pretty much stole her style and flaunted it as my own. There was one exception however which no matter how much I tried never seized…
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Professional Picnicking
Here’s a summer sport I’d like to put some effort into. Picnicking. Today, Dottie and I partook in the opening of Grant Park Orchestra’s 2012 season with a free concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. We had our modest blanket with some cheese, fruit, and wine in plastic cups. But a quick look around and we knew that…
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Kohlrabi
I hope I am not the last one to find out about kohlrabi. Am I? A few days ago I got to the farmers market a little too late. It reminded me of walking into a grocery store in Charlotte right after the weatherman had called for snow. In other words, everything was gone. In hindsight…
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Summer Picnics
I rode my bike along the Lakeshore trail today and was amazed at the many shades of blue shimmering in the water and the sky. This is the reason Chicagoans put up with the nasty winters. It’s as if our memories are erased at the first glimpse of a nice day. No wonder every winter seems…
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We Went to the Zoo.
Saturday, I went to the Lincoln Park Zoo with Agata and little Mati. Because of the less than ideal weather, we practically had the place to ourselves. It was soon to be clear that I was more entertained by the animals than Mati. Especially the giraff, I had forgotten how tall they really are. It’s also a…
The Antibland Chronicles 