Category Archives: Places to Go

Claims to Fame

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Roger

What made it seem even stranger that Sac City didn’t promote itself as “The Home of the World’s Largest Popcorn Ball” is that almost every other town we drove through made some plea for distinction. Here are just a few, … Continue reading →

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The Vacation Begins

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Roger

Sunday morning, September 9 — the start of our vacation. Things got off to an exciting start. It had rained during the night and water had collected along the bottom of our garage door. I was putting the last bit … Continue reading →

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Ravinia

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Roger

Huey Lewis I knew about, and could even name several of his songs. Joe Cocker, not so much. For much of the past several months, from the time when we bought the tickets until just a few days before Friday’s … Continue reading →

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Bang Bang Pies

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Roger

Bang Bang was recently voted the best pie in Chicago. We had two choices — blueberry and lemon cream. We bought some of each and shared. Both were amazing. The owner was very friendly and gave us samples of some … Continue reading →

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90 Miles Cuban Cafe

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Roger

Lunch in Chicago with six friends from work. Our original destination was Kuma’s Corner, but it was in the middle of a construction zone and had a sign on the door that read “We hope to reopen around five pending … Continue reading →

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