Weekend Thoughts for 11/8/09

We spent part of this weekend in Chicago, and we were very pleasantly surprised at the weather. It was in the mid to high 60's all weekend. All-in-all, a very good weekend.

The car is fine (so says the insurance guy anyway), and slowly starting to smell less like deer.

• Every time that we go to Mia Francesca's in Chicago, the food is amazing. And always somehow better than the previous time. And this trip was no different. We HIGHLY recommend this restaurant if you are in the area.
• For all the problems that they run into with public transit, Chicago's CTA does a very good job of getting people from point A to point B. It is efficient, clean, and runs very often. We simply parked our car when we arrived, and left it there until we were ready to leave town.
• Emilio's Tapas was also excellent. We were a bit concerned when we walked by the place prior to dinner, because the place was deserted. But the food was excellent, and was very busy by the time we had finished dining.
• Ann Sather makes really, really good breakfast. We didn't really need lunch as a result.
• I found out on Friday that apparently McDonald's is the place to hang out in the morning if you are a senior citizen. There is bottomless coffee which appears to be attracting them there. It was a larger gathering than any in town we had seen to that point.

Working on another post with an announcement that will hopefully be up tomorrow...




Apparently I missed out on my big break this week.