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Second City Pictures
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007For lack of a better post theme, here are some pics of the city. You can click on them to get the full size photos.
And finally, a picture taken using an iPhone:
Good news and bad news.
Monday, September 24th, 2007Today was an inauspicious day for two reasons and an auspicious one for two other reasons. First, the bad news.
Bad News #1: The Bears lost to the Dallas Cowboys, 34-10. I was watching this game with various loved ones, and I hate to admit that I said the “F” word in front […]
Mark and the giant “peach”
Monday, March 19th, 2007On the way back to DC from a wedding in Atlanta, I passed through Gaffney, South Carolina. There, I saw this:
Gaffney Peach Tower
I don’t think I need to explain any further. What I want to know is WHY the council approved this design. Why? Why?
(picture from Neubrainerinc.com)
Chicago and the 2016 Olympics
Thursday, March 15th, 2007Chicago just approved a $500 million backstop to its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. That is not an automatic $500 million outlay; it is more like half a billion dollars of collateral in case the private development funding comes up short. That’s still a lot of money, but the City Council […]