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La Cazuela Mariscos
I took advantage of still having the rental car and ran lots of errands. Sam’s Club for ziploc bags and gum, the market for Diet Coke, the gourmet shop for some caramels Dani likes and some artisan bread. I went … Continue reading
Not All Restaurants in Little Italy Are Good
We dropped Linda at Midway for her flight home and then Dani and I went to Little Italy, hoping for an authentic pizza. sadly, Francesca’s was closed, and we ended up having a fairly terrible meal across the street at … Continue reading
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Moto
We went to Chicago for lunch, a play and dinner. Lunch was at Petterino’s, in the heart of the theatre district. It’s a lot like Sardi’s, right down to the decor. After lunch we walked across the street to see … Continue reading
Les Nomades
Today was the hottest day so far this summer, at 93. I guess Linda brought both the rain and the heat from Florida. For lunch we walked down to Davis Street Fishmarket, which has a wide range of non-fish items. … Continue reading
The Stained Glass
It was rainy today, and the fire alarm went off, so Linda and I fled up to Central Avenue and shopped at the Spice House and gourmet store. Then we went to Kansaku for a sushi lunch. The spicy tuna, … Continue reading
A Very Short Cruise with Linda
I rented a car. Because I wanted one with an audio jack (so I could use the TomTom nav program in the iPhone) I ended up with a Toyota Prius. It takes a bit of getting used to driving a … Continue reading
Bastardized Curry
I tried vacuuming this morning, but I don’t think much of Dani’s vacuum; it doesn’t suck. While her chemistry tutor was here I went out to the Unicorn Cafe for coffee. It’s funny how that place is always packed, since … Continue reading
Books by the Pound
The place that sells used books by the pound, Market Fresh Books, has opened a second location only two blocks from their original spot. The rents must be cheap on theses abandoned storefronts. I bought 12 ounces of book this … Continue reading
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Chef’s Station
We had a quiet day at home while Dani got caught up on her online chemistry study and prepped for her Monday lab. We walked over to the Celtic Knot for lunch, where I had a ploughman’s lunch, which is … Continue reading
The Doobie Brothers and Chicago
I walked up to Windy City Garden Center on Green Bay Road. It’s basically a fenced lot with some tables of flowers. My goal was to find some flowers to put into the two planters where the seeds I planted … Continue reading
The Library
Bonnie Wilson, our realtor, came over to see the condo today, and we went to lunch at a grill with an outside patio in the rear, down Sherman a few blocks. It’s called Prairie Moon. The blackened fish tacos were … Continue reading
Brussel Sprouts Are Edible. Who Knew?
I walked down to Jewel and bought their pesticide-laced bananas because they taste better than Whole Foods‘ organic ones. On the way back I spent an hour at Cafe Mozart sipping coffee and reading articles from Instapaper, including an interesting … Continue reading
What Part of the Pig is the “Nugget”?
I walked over to the west of the tracks, took some photos, and finally ate at Flat Top. There’s a new place next door that Dani recommended called Andy’s Frozen Custard, which sounded good at 195 calories per serving — … Continue reading
It’s Not Too Late For Curry Chicken
We hung out today, Dani did some chemistry reading and met her friend Kyra for coffee, and for dinner we fixed chicken curry and samosas. Then we played the piano for a bit, working out It’s Too Late, after being … Continue reading
Spiaggia
We took advantage of having a car and drove North to Wilmette, a rather tony suburb, where we had lunch at Hackney’s, an old fashioned restaurant that reminded me of the places we used to go when I was a … Continue reading
James Taylor and Carole King
Dani said that her final exam went well. It took all three hours for her to do it and check it. We rented a car and picked up the footstools I bought at World Market, which are very nice. It’s … Continue reading
Frontera Chili
Not too much to report today. I tried to duplicate Yellow Dog Eats tuna for lunch, with cranberries, almonds and allspice, but it really needs five spice, which I bought later at Whole Foods. While Dani was being tutored I … Continue reading
Roasted Salmon with Lots of Bother
I went to CVS to transfer my prescriptions and to Whole Foods to restock the kitchen. The plan for dinner was Roasted Salmon with Orange-Herb Sauce, which turned out to be more trouble than it was worth. Not bad, just … Continue reading
Let’s Celebrate By Blowing Stuff Up
A quiet 4th at the condo, particularly since the Comcast cable/telephone/Internet was out for seven hours. It hasn’t been quiet on the street, though, with sirens every 15 minutes or so. Lots of people busy blowing off their fingers, I … Continue reading
The Sins of Sor Juana
Dani and I went to see The Sins of Sor Juana at the Goodman Theatre. It’s a drama based upon the real life of a 17th century woman scholar and writer in Mexico. It was directed by the same person … Continue reading
You’re a Mediocre Musical, Charlie Brown
My diverticulosis has been acting up, this time on my left side, so I took it easy today. We walked up to the theatre to see a student production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. They did a good … Continue reading
Railings and Ribs
They’re replacing the wood railing tops on the building. In the morning they come and saw up the old railing, then in the evening they haul up a replacement and attach it. It’s a shame they’re just replacing the wood … Continue reading
Sturdy Chips
A quiet day today. I walked over to “That Little Mexican Cafe” on Davis for lunch. Decent fish tacos, sturdy chips, very mild salsa. In the afternoon I walked down to a wine shop called Vinica that’s just a block … Continue reading
Central Street
Today I went on a five mile walk, up through the Northwestern campus to North Beach and the lighthouse, then across Central to a charming area of shops. I stopped at Mustard’s Last Stand by the stadium for a hot … Continue reading
Main Street
Dani and I walked down to Main Street, about a mile south, and explored. We found an impressive rock shop, Dave’s Down to Earth Rock Shop, that had what must be a multi-million dollar fossil collection / museum in the … Continue reading
Toy Story 3
I fixed Dani’s network today by installing an Apple Time Capsule. Speed increased from 200kbps, to 20Mbps. Now video is usable. We saw Toy Story 3, which is the funniest and most moving of the Toy Story movies. A good … Continue reading
iPhone 4, Part 2
Today was iPhone 4 launch day. Dani’s and mine showed up in a box shipped from my office, because they came a day early but I couldn’t get them sent here. I must say the new display, at four times … Continue reading
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Burgers and Bolts
This morning started out rainy, but by noon it had cleared up enough for me to make a run to Whole Foods to pick up chicken breasts, corn on the cob and ground chuck to give us a choice for … Continue reading
Evanston Handyman
I spent most of the day waiting for UPS to deliver my box from Orlando and some things I ordered, then went to Whole Foods while Dani’s chemistry tutor was here. Of course, as soon as I left the boxes … Continue reading
Evanston Errands
A very busy day. After seeing Dani off to the first day of chemistry class, I rearranged the pantry and fixed some shelves in the laundry, knocked apart the old table on the porch and threw it in the dumpster. … Continue reading