Author: DXO
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All Hail Our County’s Catholic Sherriff, Making Life Harder for Pimps
Those of us who live in Chicago, which is wholly nestled in the great county of Cook in the oblong state of Illinois, have an amazing person working for us. Here’s Paul Krugman, this morning, in the New York Times:
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Bowling!
Went to an American-style bowling alley up above Kensington Gardens. But first: frisbee.
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Animated Tour Guides Delights with Arms Outstretched; Crouching
Went to Borough Market for lunch.
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Allen Park Wonder Day
Today was a wonder day. We went to the park and a farm. Here’s the complete personal documentary of the day:
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Trellick Tower, A Brutalist Wonder Caught from a Passing Train
We were on a train from Slough this afternoon and I spotted this: A Brutalist bookend-er of a building. I did a Street View search and found the name of it, and then the Wikipedia page for Trellick Tower. Stuff: There is an entry once every two floors is because each flat is a duplex It…