A few photos from our trip to Chicago, Illinois on Wednesday and Thursday:
Old Chicago Pumping Station.
Lake Michigan near Lake Shore Drive and Cedar Street.
Michigan Avenue Bridge and downtown Chicago.
Stones from around the world adorn Tribune Tower.
Lunar Sample display at Tribune Tower.
Nathan Hale statue at entrance to Tribune Tower.
King Tutankhamun sculpture outside of The LEGO Store.
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My wife had to travel to Mt. Ayr, Iowa, to take care of some professional matters, so I joined her on the day trip with our friend Al. He wanted to show us a cool 50’s-themed restaurant, but we arrived to find it closed for the day. Hopefully we’ll get a chance to go inside [...]
Here’s some photos from a trip to Bettendorf, Iowa where I attended an Education Technology Conference with my wife on June 21 and June 22.
We stayed at The Lodge, a European-styled hotel with lots of fantastic wood carvings, furniture, artwork, and architecture. I didn’t have a lot of time to take photos, but I was [...]
I’m in Iowa right now, home to the W.P. Kinsella-inspired film, Field of Dreams, but I haven’t seen any baseball-playing ghosts. However, on the way to Urbandale and Des Moines yesterday, my wife and I witnessed:
1 dead cow on the side of the road with a gaping wound across its chest (I think it was [...]
The Banff Centre – Professional Development Centre.
This past Easter long weekend, I participated in the Boarding: Stories & Snow Summit at the remarkable, artist-friendly Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta. An environment, that in agreement with the website statement, “acts as a catalyst for creative thought, lifelong learning, and the development of new work.”
Not only did [...]
