Just Notes

Notes jotted after trip to Chicago with friends, last weekend:

Autobiographical, weekend in Chicago: arrived Friday and left Sunday. The weather was non-rainy, mildly cold and pleasant. Notable meals were consumed at Gibson's (I had a steak) and Harry Caray's (I had the rotini with Eye-talian sausage); the meals were complete unadulterated food porn. I highly recommend riding the underground train in Chi. It was very clean, which surprised me. Shopped. Went to the Inca exhibit at the Field Museum. Had drinks Saturday night at the Signature Room, 96 floors above bum level. Ignored the bums rattling change cups and pathetic hand lettered beg-boards. Noted that well off people in Chi have a certain, very discernible, look. Am exhausted. Feet hurt from all the walking. Had a nice welcome when we got back: the dog's tail indicated he was happy to be reacquainted with us.


Topics discussed at Stein Night last evening: Consistently Quoting Thoreau; The World's Greatest Pink Floyd Tribute Band EVER; You're A Lucky Bum If You're The Bum I Love; How The Bum Stole Ted's Innocence And Five Bucks; Nate: Customer Service Bier God; Tonight's Waitress, Master Of The Arm-Touch; A New Phrase: 'She's Looks A Little Roadie'; The Left's Myth Of Fraud; John Kerry's Doggie Tricks (Roll Over); Evil Chicago Land Developers Defeated; Sports Chitchat; Movie Review: Alexander, Not As Crappy As We Were Led To Believe; Team America Sing Along; The Error Of Allying Oneself With Stalin (I Voice Disagreement); List Shows; Marsha Brady: Hot Then Not; Other Waitress Goes Nuts In Front Of Generic Guy, Flips, Twirls And Flourishes Hair For Minutes; Who Owns A Firestick?; The Utter Suckiness Of Putting Your Dog Down; If I Voted Republican, Am I A Republican?; The Election: Mild Gloating Seems Appropriate; Irrational And Emotional Co-Worker Reactions To The Election Are Noted And Disapproved Of; Red Dave's Tangled Interpersonal Stein Web; German Dave's Roman Hike, Train Trip And Ear Plug Needing Hostel Stay; Rumors Of My Pregnancy; Kwanzfeshaunamas; Rumsfeld Kicked In The Crotch By His Own Guys; It Is Agreed, Once Trust Is Gone, So Should The Guy Be; An Illustrative Tale Of How The German And French Don't Mix Well; Overnight Train Trips; Alternative Venues For Stein Night Are Discussed; Hippy Chicks; Airwolf Poetry; The Guy Whose Name Is A Lisp: Seth; Lisa's Shotgun And Bird-Perch; It's Not Christmas Without The Big Round Table (Thanks To Jim).