Friday, July 24, 2009

Dolores and Keith The Gypsy Wanderers

I wonder if this would work. We sell our house and stay with my classmates for the next 20 years or so. So far we stayed 1 night with Ron Hauser and 1 night with Pat Rice Foss. We have a few nights lined up with Bill Fisher in March. If there are around 900 living classmates, deduct about 6 couples who were both in my class, deduct everyone in the Chicago area ( who wants to stay here), deduct the mean and nasty ones who don't like anyone, deduct David Silverstein in Kenya (Dolores doesn't like coups), deduct the classmates who never did like me, deduct my old girlfriends (again Dolores) and finally deduct the 250 people we just can't find. That leaves maybe 3 to 6 people. Divided by 365 days we will have to stay with you at least 2 months and maybe 4 months a year. I hope the 3 to 6 of you know who you are and we do prefer tempurpedic mattresses. If you need references please contact Ron and Pat, ( well maybe not Ron I didn't mean to drink all your beer). I'll leave a list at the bottom of this entry. Please hurry we are booking up fast.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

CHICAGO

Whatever you have heard about Chicago and it's colorful mayor is probably true but his tactics and the city council members make this beautiful city work. Sit down sometime with a group of people and try to agree on any issue. You know there will be several opinions and by the time the meeting is over nothing is done. I don't agree with the payoffs and kickbacks allegedly happening but without some lubricant to grease the wheel it grinds to a halt. You can be sure that the mayor has this city's interest squarely in his sites. I walk down the lakefront to Adler Planetarium or Shedd Aquarium every Saturday morning and enjoy every step entranced by the skyline views and sailboats floating in the harbors. For you that have moved away from this area plan on a return, in the summer or fall preferably, and see what I see.