Daily Archives: 7/15/2004

Rock and Roll is dead

Dave Dribin and I took the time to take some pictures before it goes away forever. Oh yeah, and we ate lunch.
14:54 <@seano> first wesley willis dies
14:55 <@seano> then, rock n roll mcdonalds

Exurb

Reading the paper this morning, I also learned a new word (for me): exurb.
Exurbs are rural communities that, due to proximity, are becoming suburbs of a major urban area. Exurbs tend to be populated by people that work in the city and bring their capital home to spend on local services. Exurbs are commonly viewed [...]

Millennium Park and a sad comment

Today the Chicago Tribune had a special section on Millennium Park. Millennium Park officially opens Friday after many years of budget overruns and delays. (Where’s Daniel Burnham when we need him?)
On the front page was the article Chicago finds `bean’ meets taste test. This article was about the new sculpture named “Cloud [...]

Dinah’s name

Many people ask about how we came up with Dinah Aeryn for the name of our daughter. We get a lot of “Is Dinah a family name?” Strangely, no one really asks us about Aeryn. Must be because its a middle name. Anyway, I warn you, its a tale of monster [...]