All in all, it was a perfect day here in Suburbia Nervosa. I had friends who were going to be at the Pirate Fest in Port Washington, WI, so my husband David and I had decided to drive up for a few hours. Since getting an early start wasn’t all that necessary, we lolled around drinking coffee, listening to the Saturday lineup on WBEZ (naturally, we listened to WWDTM) and eventually gathered a few odds and ends that included cameras, hats, sunscreen… and books. One of my friends is a writer and would be signing copies of his latest book…
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Okay, this makes total sense to me. Last time David came back from an out of town trip, I did this very thing on my own by parking out at the “Kiss N’ Fly” place, which is a turnaround right by the north exit of the ground transportation rail link to remote parking. There were a few spots right there within site of the door that were 30 minute wait, so I stumbled upon the idea all on my own. No more driving in circles at airports | Chicago Tribune “This is something that is desperately needed at O’Hare and…
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I rarely, rarely listen to the radio of an evening anymore, but for reasons that’ll become evident in the next post, I’m listening to WBEZ tonight. At the moment, the show that’s on is called Sound Opinions. The two hosts discuss rock music and pop and usually have guests on where they talk about music, play a few songs, and give a lot of in depth background on today’s best new and veteran artists. Tonight’s program is about the genre of “Rock En Espanol,” and the guest was mentioning various bands, including one from Argentina that he thought was one…
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I hadn’t heard about this before, but apparently the FAA has been blocking the development of new wind farms in the Midwest. This came about because of a Congressional amendment requiring an inquiry into whether wind farms interfere with military radar. So, several Democratic senators (including both of my senators, Durbin and Obama, and the redoubtable Russ Feingold of Wisconsin) are calling for the ban to be removed. Revive wind farms, senators ask | Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six Democratic U.S. senators are urging federal officials to quickly resolve a dispute that has blocked construction of more than a…