Entries from November 25th, 2004

Sun-Times Demolition Continues

November 29th, 2004 · 6 Comments

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I can tell that major work is going on inside the Sun-Times Building, but I wish I could see it better! Most of the windows are covered with either wood or plastic except on the ground floor, where it looks like there’s still office furniture inside. Outside the hole on the north side of the building has grown just a little bit.. and for some reason on the west side of the building they’ve got oxygen tanks hooked up with tubing to the upper floors.

See also:
» Sun-Times Demolition, or Lack Thereof
» Sun-Times Building to Trump Tower Transformation
» Make Way for Chicago Trump Tower
» Sun-Times Building Empty, Employees May Strike

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Georgetown, Washington, DC

November 28th, 2004 · 7 Comments

Foggy Bottom Metro Stop, Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC
Foggy Bottom Metro Stop, Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC

Deja Blue Used Jeans, Georgetown, Washington, DC
Deja Blue Used Jeans, Georgetown, Washington, DC

Carolers, Georgetown, Washington, DC
Carolers, Georgetown, Washington, DC

South on Wisconsin Avenue, Georgetown, Washington, DC
South on Wisconsin Avenue, Georgetown, Washington, DC

United Colors of Benetton, Georgetown, Washington, DC
United Colors of Benetton, Georgetown, Washington, DC

Crossing M Street, Georgetown, Washington, DC
Crossing M Street, Georgetown, Washington, DC

East on M Street, Georgetown, Washington, DC
East on M Street, Georgetown, Washington, DC

Old Stone House, Georgetown, Washington, DC
The Old Stone House, Georgetown, Washington, DC

Sun Trust, Georgetown, Washington, DC
Sun Trust, Georgetown, Washington, DC

On Friday afternoon we shopped around Georgetown. We were going to eat at an Indian restaurant on M Street, but it wasn’t open yet at the time we were hungry, so we got Vietnamese at Miss Saigon, a restaurant Rosa had recommended to us the day before.

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Great Falls, VA

November 27th, 2004 · 6 Comments

Great Falls, VA
Great Falls, VA

Jeff & Kelly, Great Falls, VA
Jeff & Kelly, Great Falls, VA

Jeff, Great Falls, VA
Jeff, Great Falls, VA

Great Falls, VA
Great Falls, VA

Kelly & Rachelle, Great Falls, VA
Kelly & Rachelle, Great Falls, VA

While we’re not stuffing our faces with turkey, Kelly, Jeff, Sue and I usually try to get out and do some things in the Virginia/Washington DC area. This year we visited Great Falls Park in Virginia before heading off to Georgetown in DC for some shopping and dinner.

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Thanksgiving 2004

November 27th, 2004 · 4 Comments

Thanksgiving Turkey
Thanksgiving Turkey, Centreville, VA

This was the 3rd consecutive year that I spent Thanksgiving with Kelly, Jeff & Aunt Sue. This year thier friends Larry & Rosa joined us. Let me see if I can think of everything that we had for dinner: turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, mashed turnips, steamed squash, cranberries, coleslaw and Mexican pasta. I might have missed something, not sure. For dessert there was pumpkin pie, apple pie, gingerbread bars with lemon cream cheese icing, both chocolate chip and white chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies, and vanilla ice cream.

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» Thanksgiving 2003
» Thanksgiving 2001

(I know I have a ton of photos from Thanksgiving 2002, but I guess I never posted them online.)

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First Snow

November 25th, 2004 · 5 Comments

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River East, Chicago

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Hailing a Cab, Magnificent Mile, Chicago

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Near North, Chicago

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Lamp Post, The Loop, Chicago

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My Yard, East Ukrainian Village, Chicago

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Front Entry, East Ukrainian Village, Chicago

The first winter storm of the season is always brutal but yesterday’s seemed especially bad. It was BARELY above freezing outside and there were very strong winds. This meant that the snow was really wet and freezing cold and that at times it was hard to walk because of the powerful gusts. I came home soaking wet and left most everything I was wearing and carrying in the front entry.

I live on the blue line, the line that goes ot O’Hare, and on the way home the trains were filled with people with luggage. It will be interesting to see how my flight goes today!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

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