Category Archives: Illinois

All The World’s a Stage

Posted on June 29, 2010 by steve

Today was pretty quiet, working at home. I walked up to the Theatre and Interpretation Center to exchange some tickets because Dani wants to go to a drama in Chicago this weekend. On the way home I dodged a troop … Continue reading →

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Central Street

Posted on June 28, 2010 by steve

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 →

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Herbs and Flowers

Posted on June 27, 2010 by steve

Another big thunderstorm this morning, but then it turned into a beautiful day. Our herbs, planted just a week ago, are doing well. The dill is in the lead, although the basil was the first to sprout. The sweet marjoram … Continue reading →

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Main Street

Posted on June 26, 2010 by steve

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 →

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Toy Story 3

Posted on June 25, 2010 by steve

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 →

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iPhone 4, Part 2

Posted on June 24, 2010 by steve

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

Posted on June 23, 2010 by steve

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 →

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Evanston Handyman

Posted on June 22, 2010 by steve

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 →

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Evanston Errands

Posted on June 21, 2010 by steve

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 →

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Father’s Day in Evanston

Posted on June 20, 2010 by steve

We headed to the airport this morning to fly (on Southwest Airlines) to Midway Airport. The flight was slightly delayed, but was very quick. In fact, because of some kind of traffic tie-up it took almost as long in the … Continue reading →

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