Clear skies, bright sunshine, and a gentle breeze. If it were June, it would be gorgeous outside. But alas, here we are less than 2 weeks away from Xmas and that trio of weather conditions means cold, cold, cold. The dashboard thermometer was reading 11F when I was leaving for lunch just a few moments ago, […]
Continue Reading →Full Winter Mode
Well, now that we have our tree up and there is snow on the ground (finally), I think it’s safe to say we’re officially in full winter mode now. Here’s a few other indications, just in case you’re not convinced (or accepting it). The parking lot at the Post Office was packed today, people buying […]
Continue Reading →Putting up the Tree
As Cindy mentioned in her post yesterday, we put up our Christmas tree as we do every year. Well, sort of like we do every year. Usually, I just take it out of the box (yes, it’s artificial, and pre-lit, bonus), plug it in and fluff it out. Cindy takes over from there and trims […]
Continue Reading →Returning to the Ice
During the pre-game at the United Center for the Hawks and Sharks this past Sunday, they ran an NHL ad on the scoreboard from their “Is this the year?” campaign. I’m paraphrasing from memory, but it went like this: Hockey never left Chicago… But Hockey in Chicago has returned. The ad is related to the […]
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