As Far As I Can Tell

It’s ok to be cold

This morning the Chicago skyline presented itself humbly by becoming a silhouette and acting as a launch pad for the rising sun. Or maybe it was hoarding it, keeping all the warmth to itself while I wore gloves all the way until tolls were due. Either way, the light broke through just in time to illuminate both Hammond’s cloud makers and the morning mist coming off of the river.

Although the stretch of Indiana toll road to 94 is over 30 miles long, I like to think of it all as Gary. I love smoking, rusted, and decaying industrial spaces. I don’t want to stop, or live nearby, but I love to look. Train yards, iron factories, electrical plants. It’s like a strangely attractive facial scar.

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The computer upgrades with my Dad were successful, though took a long time to set up. My haircut is great, but really short. Visiting Dan was good, but I wish I would have had more time. Trips to Kalamazoo via Sturgis make for a good day, though too long.

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# January 16, 2003 12:34 AM


 

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haircut pictures?

Posted by: bil on January 16, 2003 10:18 AM

More and more I am loving the industrial look in parts of the city. I wish I could have been co-pilot with you on the drive out of the city. It sounds like it was beautiful. I have only seen a Chicago sunrise a handful of times. We should arrange for it to happen more often, I’m thinking Krispy Kremes, coffee, and watching the sun come up over the skyline.

Posted by: Meredith on January 16, 2003 10:31 AM

yep, there’s nothing quite as majestic as the sunrise in a great city. i still vividly remember the way the sun seemed to summersault over the nyc skyline, pushing shadows in a hurried escape across central park. beat that rocky mountains!

Posted by: miguel on January 16, 2003 12:22 PM

This is the most poetic entry you have written. I always wanted an attractive facial scar, I thought I may be more like a young Al Pacino. I may not have scars but these days I am similar to the rusting, decaying industrial spaces.

Posted by: ivo on January 16, 2003 1:18 PM

mmm…krispy kremes….

Posted by: jim on January 16, 2003 6:14 PM

mmm…facial scar….

Posted by: jake on January 18, 2003 3:54 PM

As far as who can tell?


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