Archive for December, 2007

The Second City: Between Barack and a Hard Place

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

The Second City in Chicago has been a staple for comedy. Second City comedians have emerged to become major figures on all shapes of screens, Movies, TVs, and Computers. Second City alums include John Candy, Norm, Mike Meyers, Steve Carell, The Ladies Man, Chris Farley, Steve Colbert, and Brother Bluto. It was […]

Vietnam Climbing: Slo Pony Adventures

Monday, December 10th, 2007

An old friend was tracked down. It seems that he has been in Asia for the past couple of years making things happen for the climbing scene. Most people from Fairfield, CT. turn into their parents, Ferjentsik took a different route. Climbing has brought him to a beautiful place, Ha Long Bay. […]

overdue post: B Gault’s visit

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Bri Gault came into town a few weeks ago for the Greenbuild expo. We had a great week playing on the streets of Chicago. We were able to hit up the Field Museum after a long bike ride there and back. And we did the typical tourist jaunt, an Architecture tour via boat. […]

overdue post: Justin’s visit

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

My great friend Justin made his way to Chicago to check out the scene and see what the midwest has to offer. We had a Ferris Bueller Day off without the Ferrari. We went to the top of the Sears tower and walked around the city. Then we went to a Blues […]

da Bears

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Now and again, I catch someone with a deep Chicago accent. I want to start talkin back to them the way that anyone from the SNL skit would (hurricane Ditka). And then I realize that I actually live in Chicago and more people sound like that then where I am from. Its […]