"I Always Dreamed of Having a Bar-Be-Que Wedding!"

What kind of outfit could Megan possibly be looking at?


Yet another sign of a society gone mad...


Either the Chicago River has bubblers in it or the industrial pollution is really churning these waters. Happy Earth Day!


One of my favorite weird Lincoln Park sculptures is broken. Not sure what happened. It looks like a crime scene now. When you walk past it, it's surrounded by yellow tape.


so very weird


GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!


What is in the tree?


A little angel of course...


Holy Name Cathedral in downtown Chicago. I'll let you have a million guesses of why I was here and you'd never guess. Never...


The Chicago Police Department's new hot wheels


Which one ate your baby?


Which one at your garbage can?







That's about it. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SME! Good luck with Tennessee!

You can't do that on a Tuesday!

It reads: "ATTENTION! Dan the dog walker will eat your dog! Don't be another victim, you have been warned!!!" I don't know who "Dan the dog walker" is, but he seems to have a bad reputation. I don't think he really ate anyone's dog because something like that would have ended up the on WGN morning show for sure...


Best couple in town




A look at the rocks under the water in Lake Michigan








Just hanging out at the zoo like the rest of us.


Look at the size of this lady's canvas. About 5' x 7'. It's a rather ambitious plein aire painting.


Another weird Lincoln Park sculpture. I should really make a book because they have the strangest stuff in this neighborhood. My favorite thing about this sculpture though is the security. Notice the sign to the top right. They have a huge camera mounted on the house as well. The front of the house is half sculpture garden, half prison. I kind of want to just sit on it and that's probably why they have the camera in the first place...


Not sure what this is either. It's just a few house down from the one above. It appears to be a lady whose head is the rear hood of an old Volkswagen Beetle. As for the rest, your guess is as good as mine...


Restoration work on the South Pond of Lincoln Park. They drained the pond and have been putting in walkways and all sorts of stuff. There's a half circle wooden tunnel in the rear of the picture. Not sure what that's for. Should look good when they fill it with water again.


Like the Robins in spring, you know it's summer when Kermit and Barbie return from their vacation home and take up residence in my backyard.

Jumping the Shark

It's 80. It's 40. It's 80. It's 40. Welcome to Spring in the Midwest. Look at all these unemployed/underemployed people enjoying the nice weather on a weekday...


View of downtown from Lincoln Park


As much as I talk about hating public art in America, every so often I find a gem that I kind of like. This is near the zoo in Lincoln Park and Lake Shore Drive






Ol' St. Mike's. I have to practice taking architecture pictures before the honeymoon


The fella I'm named after (The guy standing, not the one being stood on).




How close to a Robin can I get before he flies away. About 2 1/2 feet...




What a weird thing to do to a home. This is a facade-ectomy. They preserved the original home on the site (good). Reused it with new construction (understandable). But, there's a huge gap between the original front and the new house which appears to be a patio or something (strange).


City horses






Aqua building


These signs are getting more and more elaborate and militant.


If I ever have a home, you can expect to be welcomed by something like this when you visit...


Oh accountant humor. Marylin's last day is tomorrow and she's making everyone jealous...

Stupid Smiles

What do I love about winter in Chicago?  After the hibernation, a nice day happens and everyone walks around the city with these stupid smiles on their faces.  It's great.  Plus, I get to look at a bunch of buildings I've neglected over the previous few months


Speaking of stupid smiles...


The most accusatory "please help me" sign ever...


My car from high school, except green.  Best car ever.  $5 in Diesel gas every couple of weeks and when it broke down, you opened the hood and could see what the problem was and fix it.  Only thing better is a bike


Megan and I observed Earth Hour by playing Life by candlelight.  How romantic...


Looks more like a Ouija Board...


Our little wedding sweatshop operation


More invites than our printer thought possible.  Or is that more Kraft American Singles than he thought possible?








Nothing like a game of 20 on 20 soccer...


YO!

Hope everyone has a good Easter.