Zoinks

Man, spring in Chicago is so darn beautiful.

March Moustache Madness

Adam Morrison. Does the name ring a bell? A few years ago, he was one of the two hottest players in the NCAA (the other being J.J. Reddick from Duke who now rides the bench for Orlando). Morrison plays for the Charlotte Bobcats now; well actually, he too rides the bench but only because he needs surgery. Anyhoo, this is not a sports blog, so enough about all that. Let's talk about his mustache! When we lived in Spokane we liked watching the Gonzaga Bulldogs play, and it was after about a year that we noticed that Morrison was getting really good -- and really ugly. He let his hair go shaggy...there's nothing wrong with that...unless of course, you add to it a patchy, post-pubescent, make-me-wanna-wet-the-corner-of-a-hankie-and-wipe-it-off kind of moustache. Don't believe me? I wish you would because you don't want to see these pictures.

And now for some pictures of the lake from a few weeks ago. (I remember when the weather was nicer. And, don't forget: happy first day of Spring!)

Green Water

You were probably asking yourself, just now, how one goes about changing the color of a river. I was too. The answer? Lots of food coloring. I remember filling a squirt gun up with red food coloring and water when I was little. Apparently, food coloring stains. So don't shoot someone wearing a white shirt (which is of course what I did). Anyhow, here's a video and some photos from yesterday's festivities. (And here's the official greenriver page.)

Reality Check

I hate to state the obvious. But McCain really
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I generally don't enter political discussions, so I won't discuss.
I'll just compare.

Google You

I've been online for something like 12 years now. I remember logging in on ancient library computers my junior and senior years of high school (using a 14.4 dial-up modem!). Since then, I've had a number of now defunct webpages and blogs, most of which are untraceable even by the Wayback Machine (look at Google way back when). I bring this up just to say it can be interesting to see what's out there in cyberspace about you. One thing I didn't realize, is that I was really good at football in high school! Also, someone mentioned a presentation I did last year on their blog...kinda surprising. Finally, I never knew I had any financial savvy or lived in Utah! (One of these links is not like the others...) Take a look, I bet there's something out there you didn't know about you!

Freezing Rain

Chicago gets cold this time of year. What a surprise, right? Truth be told, there have only been a few days when it was REALLY cold so far, but we haven't gotten much above 35 degrees in a while. The most miserable weather produced some fun pictures, though. These are taken in an around Loyola Park, which is nearby our apartment.

What's Your Score?

We are addicted. I'm not sure how often we actually play, but if the game kept a log we'd definitely be in the thousands. The first image is my high score from 2005. Not too bad right? Well, it lasted about two years until Rebecca's great score last month! 605 is the highest I'd heard of, but I went online to see how it stacked up next to scores worldwide. I'm not sure there is an official high score list online, but this one seemed pretty competitive. Rebecca's score puts her at ninth on this list. So now, she likes to say she's the ninth best Yahtzee player in the world. Don't worry, I'm playing way too much as it is; her score won't hold up for long!