Sunday, January 14, 2018

November Randomness 2017

Again, apparently not much going on - but I am now watching Leicester vs @@##$%%^ Chelsea and at the gate underneath the stadium where they wait to venture onto the field - there is an actual countdown!! Five, four three two one ("come on boys ... here we go now... etc) come from the teams as they enter onto the pitch from the bowels of the stadium.


Pleasant fall over - this game was in the midst of a deluge of epic proportions. The field was artificial and the drainage was particularly effective but not this day. Eventually, the water began to stand on the field resulting in stalled balls and the comique proceeding and the game was called. 


Emmerson absolutely loved it - she just loves to play. I think we will be doing a lot of backyard one v one or two v one in the future. 


Sometimes you take a picture that is so memorable that no notes at the time are necessary. Well, I am guessing such was the case with this photo. And unfortunately, I have no idea what this photo was all about. But it is Ada on the southside of the the Bloomers Chocolate Factory. 


Again, outside the Bloemers factory - truck load of liquid sugar pumping sweet goodness into the factory. I am not sure if Bloehmers (dont remember how to spell it) uses cane or corn sugar as its sweet base. Most in the US and any country which does business with the US will most likely use corn syrup or sugar as we produce ridiculous amounts of corn and sell all sorts of corn products to the world - most notably, corn syrup (and most noticeable in soda's and other sweetened soft drinks)


The homeless situation has definitely increased in the last decade or so. Not so much the number but the permanence as demonstrated by this little area a half block north of the Oglvie transport center. 



Ada pointing across the Chicago River to one of the largest buildings in the world, the Merchandise Mart.  I think the Merch might be second only to the Pentagon as far as size/square footage/massiveness are taken into consideration.


Not sure but looks kind of artsy.


Sure are good girls .... 


At Claires at the train station. This is a regular stop as we typically need to wait a bit for the train as it  is the weekend and not as many scheduled as the weekday. 


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