ryssee's world

So, there's a new runway at Logan. It opened a couple months ago. It was fought by the folks in East Boston for years, but of course, it was finally approved and built. I didn't think anything of it. We always had air traffic circling around our house several times a week. But now, all of a sudden, every flight departing from Boston seems to be flying right over our house. 'Til 11pm or later. And then it starts at 6am each day. Last night, lying in bed with the windows open, I wondered aloud, "so, how long DOES it take 'til you don't hear it anymore?? Then again, I didn't even really notice it until we started sitting out on the deck every night. :-)

Very fun trip! Nice hot sunny weather. We had a great time. I still love this city! Thurs Checked into the Hilton. Wandered over to Grant Park for hot dogs & soda by Buckingham Fountain Walked around the Loop. Met up with Randy's friend Marshall Dinner at Shaw's Crabhouse Friday Lincoln Park Zoo Wrigley Field-Cubs vs Padres (Cubs Win! 4-1!) Awesome seats, 12th row (THANK YOU, RANDY!) Cross the street to the Cubbie Bear bar Cab to hotel. Zzzzzzzzzzzz. Dinner at a deep dish pizzeria. Long walk through downtown Buddy Guy's Legends for some blues Saturday Walk through Millenium Park Walk across Wacker Drive Architecture Boat Tour Navy Pier Art Institute of Chicago Cab to hotel. Dinner at an Italian steakhouse Kingston Mines for some blues Buy a round of drinks? Happy drunk tourists Sunday Long breakfast at cafe on Michigan Long cab ride to airport I saw Jamie Lee Curtis in the security line. Home! Click title of this post for more pics! Mostly from this trip, but some at

Yay, 4-day mini vacation to Chicago starts tomorrow! Yay, I love Chicago! Weather should be 85 and sunny each day. Randy got us great tix to Friday's game for Cubs vs Padres. Great seats by the visitor's dugout about 11 rows back. Should see Big Fat F'n David Wells pitch (ha for those of you that know me, ya know that even though he came to the Red Sox I still gotta call him that from his Yankees days) for the Padres and Ted Lilly for the Cubbies if all works out well. So glad to get outta work for two days too, it's been busy and brutal.

So, Saturday, it was gorgeous. Red Sox in town, taking on the evil empire. So, we decided, we're not doing anything, let's go down to Fenway and watch the 4pm game from the bars! So we got a cab and went to Fenway. Always a good time. Started out at Copperfield's, worked our way to Game On, went over to Bar that Shall Remain Nameless. Bar that Shall Remain Nameless has access from both the street and from Fenway Park/Yawkey Way. It filled up during the rain delay. When we got Really Hungry. So, we dodge the last of the raindrops and get pizza on Yawkey Way, right where the gates are set up so you can't go in. So, I'm eating my first slice of pizza, we see a couple people leave. I'm like, "How can they leave in the sixth vs the Yankees?"....and then we look at each other, like, hm......Bar.....entry to Fenway?..... Well, these two guys were leaving the game as we had this revelation. 6th inning. I'm munching on my second slice of pizza