Archive for November, 2007

New England turkey time

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

I had the pleasure of traveling home this past week for the holiday. It is always special to be able to spend time with family and old friends. The week was packed with occasions. “Big Wednesday” was the first event. The bar scene on Wednesday night made it nearly impossible to […]

Ben Lee at the Double Door

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Just a walk away from our place in Chicago is this venue called the Double Door. It is a pretty classic urban concert hall with lots of un-mainstream music coming through it. Last night, I was introduced to a great Aussie singer/songwriter, Ben Lee. He was quite enjoyable to listen to. […]

Maps @ the Field Museum

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

Bri Gault and I were able to enjoy the mild fall temps and ride bikes from Bucktown Chicago, through downtown, to the edge of Grant Park. We went to the Field Museum, its between the aquarium and Soldier Field. The weekend before Justin and I had tried to make it to this exhibit […]

Build Green

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

The Greenbuild Expo is upon Chicago.  My dear friend Brian Gault is in town this week for this expo.  We enjoyed a few drinks last night with the likes of some architectural people.  There is certainly something to be said about the fact that people are now calling something that is “green” a business trip.