In search of the continuous road trip
Matt C. wrote in asking about our rig. Well, up until yesterday, Rocky was a pretty standard Toyota Sienna, but with the help of Lisa’s folks, we built our bed platform and created window screens for the side windows. Tonight will be the first sleepy test run. …
Fall is happening fast. The colors are a bit muted this year in the northeast. The most popular theory is that the heavy rains of Hurricane Irene put too much moisture into the system and the leaves are browning out and dropping fast in most …
(Fun fact: I’m writing this while Prohibition, the new PBS special, plays on the TV!) I first heard of Ancient Ancient Age after reading a review by David Wondrich in Esquire. He raved about Ancient Ancient Age 10 Star. Binny’s, Chicago’s booze superstore, sells Ancient …
Yesterday was our first big-miles day (420 miles, Rocky kicked ass). We don’t want to do too many of these, but we’ll have a bunch over the next couple weeks as we crisscross between New York and Wisconsin. It was odd passing through Chicago, but it …
Monday … that’s a work day, right? It hasn’t sunk in yet that it isn’t. This Monday, there will be no riding the Brown Line, no $2 coffee at the Merchandise Mart, no elevator rides, badge swiping, revolving doors … no commute. And no lunch …
We’re at about 2 hours to go before our departure from Chicago. Can’t believe it — we’ve lived here for nearly a decade. What started out as a crazy idea 20 months ago is now happening. We get to live in a van! It’s all …
We can’t keep this pace up. Since Saturday, we’ve been enjoying our last dinners in Chicago. My goodness. Saturday, we had our last* dinner with our friends Mark and Kathi. It was our last gelato-themed dinner with Gelato Vero. It was our last dinner at …
Some journeys start at the bottom — you play tee ball growing up, then graduate to baseball, maybe playing in college, then the minors before finally going pro and hitting the majors. Other times you start at the top. You hit your high-note early and …
Sure, Rahm’s got the big gig, but I’m gunning to be mayor of the Black Rock Pub on Foursquare. We’ll see. Probably need to go there tomorrow. And maybe the next day too. And if I could just stop quick today … Then I’ll extend my …
We leave October 1st. We can’t wait. First we say goodbye to Chicago and head to Wisconsin for the weekend to see our nephew. Then it’s off to Binghamton, New York for Lisa’s brother’s wedding. Then back to Wisconsin for my cousin’s wedding. It’s a …
I’m going to Black Rock Pub every night after work this week. Always wanted to have a bar to stop at on the way home. Now I have one. And I have an ulterior motive: Goose Island Green Line. It’s my favorite beer and you …
The last big domino just fell: the van. We bought one. We’ll introduce you shortly. We can now leave Chicago. The preparations feel nearly constant. We had to take a break this weekend after wrapping up the van sale and just sit on a couch …