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Off-topic: My vacation road-trip, part 3
Part 1 is here and part 2 is here. Day 5. Driving only to and from the train station in Durango. We awoke early, as the train tickets claimed that boarding would end 30 minutes before departure. We planned on getting to our 9:00am train by 8:00am just to be safe, and because the first... »
Off-Topic: My vacation road-trip. Part 2
Part 1 is here. Day 3. Minimal miles driving in the area. We finally dragged ourselves out of bed with enough time to partake in the hotel’s continental breakfast. Ruth was up first, as usual. She headed down for breakfast while I helped Keith get up and get dressed. As we were heading down, Ruth... »
Off-Topic: My vacation road-trip. Part 1
Last week I returned from a week long road-trip to, and around, Colorado with my family. Here’s the story. Ten years ago my wife and I went to Colorado for our honeymoon. Our main destination then was Leadville, Colorado, home of the tallest mountain in the state, Mount Elbert (14,443 feet, which is also the... »
Totally off-topic, but made my day.
Riding on Chicago area Metra commuter train. They have upper and lower level seating. Upper levels hang over lower level on either side of aisle like balconies, allowing conductor (and boarding passengers) to see both levels at once. There is a 12″ high foot rail running the length of the upper lever floors, used... »
The obligitory look back at 2009
I tell myself that I’m not going to do one of these, and then remember that they are marginally useful. Here’s just a few of the stories we looked at in the last year. Learn past or repeat… Chicago started off 2009 with the loss of its free downtown trolleys. Tourists (especially those heading to... »
Tennessee waltz’n
I’m going south for the winter weekend. I’ll be in beautiful Greeneville, TN tomorrow through Sunday Tuesday–need to pay attention and pack more (I’ve never been there before, but it’s in Tennessee, so I assume it is beautiful). It’s a lovely 10 hour drive, with the exception of the painful 5+ hours going through... »
Off-Topic: With apologies to Sesame Street…
Cloudy day, keeping the sun away. Hard to play, when outside is damp and dark. It’s just another day, over here in Albany Park. . Cannot play, everything’s drab and gray. Cranky neighbors here pass dogs that bark, It’s a sad November day, over here in Albany Park. . It’s a matted carpet sky, The ground is wet, but... »
Travel challenge for Chicago tomorrow
Chicagoans: a journey to your theatre may be delayed by many feet. 90,000 of them, in motion. Tomorrow, Sunday, October 11th, is the Chicago Marathon, which winds it way from the Loop up on LaSalle, Sheridan and Cannon Drive just past Diversey on the north side, then back south on Broadway, Clark, and Wells back... »
“improper maintenance, operation, and ill-fitting parts”…
...add up to an eventual breakdown. The bigger the thing your theatre cheaps out on, the bigger the potential consequences. An accident at Russia’s largest hydroelectric power plant back in August killed 75 employees after part of an overstressed turbine broke off, flying into the air at high speed. The huge part careened through more... »
Off-Topic, Chicago: Neighborhood Nutrition Centers
Many of you may know Les Kniskern from his days as Associate Production Manager at the Goodman Theatre, from his Stage Manager work, or just from him being an all-around good guy. Now, Les is working on a new project designed to help bring healthier food into areas under-served by grocery stores, and frequently... »
Hudson & Gaines
