Chicago Marathon

What an event. 45,000 runners plus spectators, fans and volunteers. More amazing was the supplies of food and water for the runners and volunteers. You can see by a few of my pics how much food was available. Much of the food- including bananas, apples, whole wheat bagels and fruit bars- was donated by Whole [...]

It's Official- NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley

Announced just recently, the Blackhawks will indeed play the Red Wings at Wrigley Field on New Years Day 2009. This is so awesome. Tickets will likely be ungettable, but where theres a will theres a way. Click the photo to get some more info on the game and more pics of the Hawks at Wrigley.

Taste of Chicago

My girlfriend and I went to the Taste of Chicago yesterday and for the first time I didn’t catch fire. It was a very nice day, temps in the low 80′s and a decent breeze. Perfect eating weather! This year we attempted to stay away from the classics and try the somewhat bizarre and exotic. [...]