More pics of more stuff

Dave showing off his tattoo at Party In the Park when I was up in Muskegon. It's Yoda coming out of a tree.

Megan organized a visit to WGN for work

WGN setup

A bee!

The bee from further away

M & M guys

A Piggy Food Bank

NEMO!

The Joker

Hoover Dam

A Chicago Dog and Beer

Obama

Ice Cream in hand

Gumball machine

France and Noah at the Lily Pond or something when we hung out last weekend

Big Bird

A view of Chicago from Lake Shore Drive

DePaul University has some of the strangest public art. This looks like a hand with children's heads as stubby fingers...

Finally, a sign of the times...

Gerald A. "Jerry" Kraus 1927-2009

Gerald A. "Jerry" Kraus

June 12th, 2009

Mr. Gerald A. “Jerry” Kraus, Sr., age 81, passed away early Friday morning, June 12, 2009, at Heartwood Lodge in Ferrysburg. He was born September 8, 1927 in Muskegon to Carl and Nora “Josephine” (Ferrier) Kraus and lived in the area his entire life. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Korean Conflict. On July 25, 1953, he married the former Marlyn M. Duff in Muskegon and she survives him. Jerry worked 25 years as a postal carrier for the U.S. Post Office and retired in 1988. He later worked in the garden and produce departments for Meijer, Inc. Jerry was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Spring Lake and the Knights of Columbus George J. McCarthy Council #2975 in Grand Haven. SURVIVORS include his wife, Marlyn; 6 children, Kenneth Kraus of Muskegon, Joseph Kraus of Muskegon, Jerry (Dorothy) Kraus, Jr., of Edwardsville, IL, Maureen Johnson of Hudsonville, MI, Sharon (John) Thomas of Ft. Collins, CO, Suzanne (Greg) Tallarico of Wheat Ridge, CO; 7 grandchildren, Sean (Lori) Turner, Nick (Kayt) Kraus, Mike Kraus, Lisa Kraus, Mallory Turner, McKenna Pullen and Conner Pullen; 2 great-grandchildren, Evan Turner and Ella Kraus; 1 brother, Don (Katherine) Kraus of Muskegon; 2 sisters, Mary Mierle of Phoenix, AZ, Cecelia Galarneau of Muskegon; numerous nieces, nephews and in-laws from the Duff Family. He was preceded in death by his parents and 1 brother, Raymond Kraus.

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL will be celebrated 11:00 AM Monday, June 15, 2009 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Spring Lake, with the Rev. Fr. Leonard A. Sudlik as celebrant.

VISITATION with Jerry’s family will be 2-4 and 6-8 PM Sunday at The Lee Chapel, Sytsema Funeral Homes, Inc., 6291 S. Harvey Street, (231) 798-1100. The Rosary will be prayed at 7:45 PM Sunday evening. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to Mass, 10-11 AM Monday at the church.

MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS may be directed to the American Cancer Society. Sign the guestbook on-line at www.sytsemafh.com

Memorials:

American Cancer Society

Radiothon and more Sox Baseball

In the Little Village neighborhood for La Que Buena Radiothon for work last weekend. And yes, that is the

Cook County Prison in the background

This is where I spent most of my time counting cash. Tons of cash. Piles and buckets of it everywhere.

Andrea (If I remember correctly), her boyfriend and my co-worker, TJ, and Mauricio

Just like last week, I got free tickets to a Sox game. This time, I was in the Sky Deck Club seats, which

feature such amenities as cushion seats, waiters from Levy's Restaurant, specialty food, and my favorite

private bathrooms. It's the first time I didn't have to wait in a line to pee in a stadium.

Mike Nummerdor

The hall connecting the skyboxes. It's like a hotel. A baseball hotel...

This is the food vendor? Gourmet cookies!

My seats from the opposite side of the stadium

Welcome to Navy Night

They graduated from the Navy college here and are being shipped to Iraq and Afghanistan.

So, I'm getting pretty spoiled these days. I'm going to be pretty grumpy the next time I buy my own

baseball tickets. "How much? I got better seats for free! And, I got a baseball, cushioned seats,

waiters, and was on the Jumbotron. What the hell?" Man oh man...