I haven't been on here in awhile. A half dozen random thoughts from the day, while sitting eating Ritz crackers for lunch -- pay day is Friday.
#1: I've decided I want a Jeep. It's the perfect vehicle -- top down and doors off in the summer, four-wheel drive when the freakin' snow piles up in the winter. If you would like to purchase me one, I prefer blue.
#2: Me and little man Matty bought the same shoes at Target this weekend -- Converse one-star high tops, black and white. He calls them "Chuck shoes" after the TV show, which we watch together because we're "Chuck buddies." He looks adorable in them. I probably look like a dork. But they are comfortable.
#3: I obliterated a bird the other day while driving. I haven't hit wildlife of any kind with the car for years. It was an explosion of feathers. And it freaked me out a little bit.
#4: My new wish is to acquire enough capital to buy some land and open a drive-in movie. We took the kids to one down in Gibson City, Illinois a couple of weekends ago -- shout out to the Harvest Moon Drive In (www.harvestmoondrivein.com )-- about 70 miles from our house. And it was a fantastic time. Reminded me how much I loved the drive in when I was a kid. The owners/operators of the place seem to have a great time running it and do a wonderful job. It's such a bummer that there aren't any more around the Chicago area anymore. The Sheridan in Bridgeview, the Starlite in Chicago Ridge, the Double up on Archer Ave, the I-80 in Tinley Park, they're all gone. But some still exist. You just have to do a little digging, and a little driving, but they're worth it. Check out www.drive-ins.com. They have a searchable database for drive in theaters nationwide. Anyhow, we're going back on Friday night, you're all welcome to follow us down!
#5: The entire town of Westchester is under water. I realize the rainfall totals were unprecedented, but c'mon. The whole town? Something is seriously wrong with your drainage system guys.
#6: I cannot wait for the Blago trial to end. Please Rod, just go away.
BONUS: Lastly, training camp starts in TWO DAYS. Baseball, once again, has been a trainwreck. Bring on the Bears!!
