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Bikes, wine glasses, and a pet fountain.

My new GT Gutterball singlespeed/fixie bike 53/16 gear ration and trimmed in blue.  The rest is stock

Running late for the weekend wrap-up.  Maybe because I have spent time riding my new bicycle! Saturday was shopping day for the apartment and the pantry.  With the special ability Angus has for knocking over glasses it was time to find some replacement wine glasses.  As it happened Bed Bath & Beyond had a suitable [...]

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Alinea, Magnificent Mile, Crobar, and a Billy Goat

Cheezeborger, no fries, cheeps, and a coke (well in my case BGT Dark draft)

It was nearly non-stop from boarding the plane in Tampa on Friday 2:00PM till stepping back off the plane Sunday at just before midnight. Arriving at O’Hare was fun and the ride on the CTA gave a chance to sink into Chicago in getting ready for the weekend.  Stepping off the CTA at the Red [...]

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Chicago

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Traveling to Chicago this weekend for food fun and shopping. The trip began with an episode of Top Chef and the concept of molecular gastronomy, the science of cooking.  Alinea is the top restaurant in the US with a molecular gastronomy focus.  Dinner tonight begins at 9:00 PM.   Saturday should be filled with exploring [...]

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Canon, Vodka, Shopping, & Farscape

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Wow its Tuesday and I’m actually getting the weekend wrap-up out the door. Friday a new camera arrived, Canon EOS Digital Rebel!!!!  whoo!!!!  it has been nearly 5 years since I’ve had a digital SLR..  I’ve already taken several hundred photos with it… but have yet to download any.  I also converted my photos from [...]