Back in Chi-Town

We've dropped at least 50 dollars in tolls on turnpikes and bridges since the East Coast

And yet again we have entered the Windy City in the midst of a storm. Is this a sign? I'm pretty sure that it's not and yet it's uncanny how we've managed to enter the city twice, once from the west and now from the east, amidst heavy rain and severe thunderstorm warnings. And, not surprisingly, a fair amount of traffic coming up the Dan Ryan Expressway on a Saturday night:

Now that we're here, I'm hopping to post a few more excerpts from the book. S'long for now.