Entries from August 20th, 2005

River North Sunsets

August 26th, 2005 · 2 Comments

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Here’s a couple photos of sunsets I took over the past week or so while walking from work to the Clark/Lake station. In both cases I felt like I could get a better shot but my batteries died. Gotta remember to charge them up!

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One Sign That the World has Gone Mad

August 25th, 2005 · 12 Comments

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Jewel, River North, Chicago

They now sell ice cream just for dogs.

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Trump Tower Supports

August 24th, 2005 · 10 Comments

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If I have this right, the green supports go up, then wood, then they pour concrete in?

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The Change Jar Update

August 22nd, 2005 · 16 Comments

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Coinstar, Wicker Park, Chicago

Nancy came down on Saturday morning. We spent most of the day on Michigan Avenue shopping (I got my first birthday gift! and a few other things I needed) but before we went downtown I made Nancy drive me like 5 blocks to Jewel with the big container of change.

Mom and Edwin had the closest guesses.

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Amtrak

August 20th, 2005 · 10 Comments

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Amtrak Seating, Chicago

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Between Chicago & Milwaukee

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Between Chicago & Milwaukee

Riding on Amtrak reminds me of flying on a plane. The tickets are the same, the seats recline, there’s a tray table.. except you can get there like 2 minutes before the train leaves and not an hour or two. One thing I really liked about the Amtrak, though, is that each seat has an outlet. I charged my camera batteries and my phone on my trip to Milwaukee.

The bottom photos are typical views on the ride from Chicago to Milwaukee.

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