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This is why I love CA

2009-09-16T19:38:00.001-07:00

Sent from my handheld. Sorry about the typos.

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Some things were meant to go together

2009-09-03T17:17:00.000-07:00

like this:

May you rest in peace, Dear Sweet Lion of the Senate

2009-08-25T23:53:00.000-07:00

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." - Ted Kennedy

Senator Ted Kennedy one year ago tonight at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO. May you rest peacefully in heaven, and may we continue your good legacy. Thank you for all you have done.

Organizing for Healthcare, because we ALL need it

2009-08-20T09:18:00.000-07:00

You can watch President Obama's healthcare townhall live today starting at 2pm ET/ 11am PT. He'll be at the DNC in DC, but you can watch from the comfort of your office, house, favorite coffeeshop.

Last DC sunset for awhile, and it's a pretty one

2009-08-18T17:06:00.001-07:00

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Mom's house on a July evening

2009-07-14T19:55:00.001-07:00

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Sunset on the White House lawn and the Foo Fight

2009-07-04T19:41:00.001-07:00

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Me at the White House for the 4th of July. FTW!

2009-07-04T19:37:00.001-07:00

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Pretty flowers

2009-06-28T21:07:00.001-07:00

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When images move

2009-06-16T11:27:00.001-07:00

You have to open this image in a larger window to fully appreciate it. The facial expressions, but more so, the body language is all incredibly telling. (Thanks to G for sending it to me.)

Ah, love's a bitch

2009-06-12T20:21:00.000-07:00

But it's so much fun some times.

Her Morning Elegance

2009-06-12T00:31:00.000-07:00

I would love to sleep like this. Soon, very, very soon.

I Met in the Middle for Equality

2009-06-01T00:55:00.001-07:00

...and it was good. Here are the photos to prove it.

Prop 8 Upheld

2009-05-26T12:09:00.000-07:00

The California Supremem Court ruled to uphold Prop 8 banning gay marriage. While I'm not surprised, I'm disappointed and frustrated. Many wonderful families are being affected by this, with a literal see-saw of emotions. Yes, we will fight on and we cannot lose hope. But this back and forth process is all to emblematic of the need to change the process in California so that everyone's civil rights are protected and can't be overruled by a flawed political system.

This video was produced by my friends at the Courage Campaign. It makes me cry every time I watch it, and than I want to kick some ass.

What am I missing?

2009-05-14T21:24:00.000-07:00

I need your help, dear friends. I have a pile of books, hundreds of links from newspapers, journals and blogs, handwritten notes from personal conversations, a few archived twitter feeds from conferences, and random photographs on my Blackberry. But I feel like there's still something missing and I just can't put my finger on it.

Here are the key words and topics I'm thinking of and need your suggestions for good reads/links/videos/projects/etc:
California
politics and democracy
journalism
new media
CA-GOV 2010
participatory democracy / civic engagement

Feel free to comment here, email me at thestateofcalifornia@gmail.com or just pick up the phone and call me (if you have my phone number).

For the (partial) list of what I already have, keep reading.

Books:
Davis, Mike. (2006 edition). City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles. New York: Verso.

Didion, Joan. (2004). Where I Was From. New York: Vintage Books.

Janiskee, B.P., and Masugi, K. (2004). The California Republic: Institutions, Statesmanship, and Policies. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Lakoff, George. (2004). Don’t Think of An Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate. Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing.

Putnam, Robert D. (2000). Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.

Schrag, Peter. (1999). Paradise Lost: California’s Experience, America’s Future.Berkeley: University of California Press.

Shirky, Clay. (2008). Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations. New York: Penguin Press.

Documentary and Politics

“Putting Candidates Under the Videoscope”, Brian Stelter, New York Times, February 11, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/business/media/11video.html?pagewanted=print

“When Images Galvanized the Nation” by Shaila Dewan, New York Times, June 20, 2008.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/us/20civil.html

“Released on Web, a Film Stays Fresh”, Brian Stelter, New York Times, March 22, 2009.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/23/movies/23gree.html

Past, Present and Future of Journalism and Politics

“Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable”, Clay Shirky, March 13, 2009.
http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2009/03/newspapers-and-thinking-the-unthinkable/

“Get Off the Bus: The future of pro-am journalism”, Amanda Michel. Columbia Journalism Review. March/April 2009.
http://www.cjr.org/feature/get_off_the_bus.php

“Who's Afraid of New Media?” Paul Waldman, The American Prospect, March 31, 2009
http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=whos_afraid_of_new_media
“Obama hasn't shied away from engaging with the new vanguard of media. And the only people who seem bothered by this choice? Old-media reporters.”

“New Media, Old Media and the Blogger in the Middle” by Jonathan Miller, New York Times, July 2. 2007.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/02/nyregion/02blog.html

“Blogger, Sans Pajamas, Rakes Muck and a Prize” by Noam Cohen, New York Times, February 25, 2008.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/business/media/25marshall.html?nl=pol&emc=pol

Revolution, Facebook-Style
By SAMANTHA M. SHAPIRO
Published: January 25, 2009
Can social networking turn disaffected young Egyptians into a force for democratic change?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/magazine/25bloggers-t.html

“@Future of Journalism: Jeff Jarvis on 10 questions we should be asking now”, Caitlin Fitzsimmons, Guardian.CO.UK, June 24, 2008.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2008/jun/24/futureofjournalismjeffjarv

“The Post-Chronicle Wiki: Imaging a New Media Frontier in San Francisco” Nicole Price Fasig. AppScout: Stalking the Killer App. February 27, 2009.
http://www.appscout.com/2009/02/the_post-chronicle_wiki_imaging_a_new_media_frontier_in_san_francisco.php

The San Francisco Post-Chronicle
The Post-Chronicle is a wiki that's building a model for the daily news organization of the future. It began as a response to the possible demise of the Hearst-owned San Francisco Chronicle. Our city by the bay might soon have no newspaper.
http://postchronicle.wetpaint.com/

“America’s Newest Profession: Bloggers for Hire” by Mark Penn, The Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2009.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124026415808636575.html#articleTabs%3Darticle

“State of the Blogosphere, 2008”
http://technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/

“Can the Internet Save Local News?” Day to Day, NPR. March 17, 2009.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102001001

“The 10 Most Endangered Newspapers in America” by 24/7 Wall St., Time.com, March 9, 2009.
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1883785,00.html?iid=perma_share

Journalism Schools

“J-Schools Play Catchup” Brian Stelter, New York Times, April 14, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/education/edlife/journ-t.html

“Columbia J-School’s Existential Crisis” New York Magazine, March 11, 2009.
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/03/columbia_j-schools_existential.html

“No, Fuck You.” Matthew Iglesias Think Progress, March 12, 2009.
http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/03/no_fuck_you_2.php

Communications and Technology
“BBC Ends English Shortwave Service in Europe” by Doreen Carvajal, New York Times, February 19, 2008.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/business/media/19beeb.html

“NYTimes Reader Shows Graceful Future of Online News” by Ryan Singel, Wired, May 11, 2009.

Social Networking and Shared Content

“Flickr Creates New License for White House Photos” by Ryan Singel, Wired, May 11, 2009.
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/05/flickr-creates-new-license-for-white-house-photos/

“The Wisdom of the Chaperones” by Chris Wilson, Slate, February 22, 2008.
http://www.slate.com/id/2184487/?from=rss

“The Future of Our Cities: Open, Crowdsourced, and Participatory” by John Geraci, O’Reilly Radar, April 9, 2009.
http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/04/the-future-of-our-cities-open.html

Slacker Be Gone!

2009-05-14T12:28:00.001-07:00

I swear, I have not been purposely neglecting you all. I've just been busy making my way through this stack of books, movies, docs, and playing with fun new media toys. This is kind of just a teaser list of what I've been up to, with lots more to come.

thinking too hard

2009-03-15T16:27:00.001-07:00

I'm thinking very hard, and there's a piece of me that knows all too well that I need to just let go and the ideas will come. I'm thinking too practically, too literally, too theoretically, when I need to just dream and see where my ideas take me.

I'm trying to get riled up and constructive. I'm trying to take the old and put a new twist on it. I'm trying to innovate, while keeping it simple.

I'm listening to old and new music mixed together, in an attempt to remember the oldies but goodies, while falling in love with the newbies.

I'm falling in love more than I ever thought I could, and trying to cut/paste that energy into everything else I do. (So far, I think it's working.)

This is not what I've been writing on all day. But this is what I've been reading, and I'm just in love with it.

(Image: Federico Veronesi. African elephants in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.)

A little bit of inspiration

2009-02-05T23:51:00.000-08:00

Images from Franck Juery

Requiem

2009-01-29T18:58:00.000-08:00

It came to me the other day:
Were I to die, no one would say,
“Oh, what a shame! So young, so full
Of promise — depths unplumbable!”

Instead, a shrug and tearless eyes
Will greet my overdue demise;
The wide response will be, I know,
“I thought he died a while ago.”

For life’s a shabby subterfuge,
And death is real, and dark, and huge.
The shock of it will register
Nowhere but where it will occur.

— JOHN UPDIKE

Sunset with the pug

2009-01-29T17:47:00.001-08:00

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Lunch

2009-01-28T12:02:00.001-08:00

Bacon quiche, salad with tomato and avocado slices and dressing, and a very foamy latte. Yum!

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Books I'm looking (aka drueling) at

2009-01-25T13:55:00.001-08:00

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Dear Sir,

2009-01-16T11:49:00.000-08:00

I'm borrowing the idea for this post from my BFF, but in our usual division of love and labor, she focused on the writing and I focused on the images. In this case, I'm just loving the slide show of portraits of Obama made by students of the 826 Valencia program. You can check out the letters that they wrote to Obama here too - complete with a list of food one students thinks he should be eating to "fatten up".

Album Watch

2008-12-18T10:34:00.000-08:00

I can't wait for Neko Case's new album. Her voice is so soulful and haunting. So wonderful!

RootscampDC 2008

2008-12-13T07:34:00.001-08:00

Of course they started this opening session in a church. Over 800 people are here and there's a great energy.

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busy, busy bee

2008-12-01T22:58:00.000-08:00

It's been a crazy few weeks with the end of the quarter coming up fast and trying to finish up projects and grade papers. I have been finding some really great websites though, so I thought I'd share a few here.

Pumpkin Goodness

2008-11-20T14:00:00.001-08:00

That's a mountain of pumpkin chocolate goodness right there. Though I fear the ones on the bottom might be getting a little squished...

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Gear

2008-11-15T15:51:00.001-08:00

All of this, or just a digital audio recoder - awesome

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Public Media Camp

2008-11-15T11:08:00.001-08:00

I'm at Public Media Camp in Santa Cruz. It's very similar to my beloved Rootscamp, which is in DC on Dec 13-14. We're just setting up the schedule now, but it looks like there will be some great sessions happening today.

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Baroque Pugh

2008-11-14T09:18:00.000-08:00

My BFF sent this to me this morning. Which is all too appropriate because Lulu is not only an aficionado of Baroque style art and furniture, but she's been licking her paws obsessively and driving me nuts.

Drawing by Tilman Faelker

Chicago's Own

2008-11-13T20:14:00.000-08:00

G sent this to me today with the subject line "Bookend?" - which I think is quite appropriate for the "Somewhere Between..." Chicago project. It makes me want to go back even more now.

I Hear America Singing

2008-11-10T13:44:00.001-08:00

I Hear America Singing
by Walt Whitman

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear, Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong, The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work, The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck, The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands, The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown, The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing, Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else, The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly, Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

Thanks Chicago

2008-11-05T04:21:00.001-08:00

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Wednesday's Papers

2008-11-05T04:13:00.001-08:00

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Amazing

2008-11-04T20:53:00.001-08:00

Its hard to explaon what it's like here. Amazing work everyone.

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How this happened

2008-11-04T20:33:00.001-08:00

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Final sound checks

2008-11-04T20:25:00.001-08:00

...Before the next President of the United States...President Barack Obama. Chicago is prouid tonight!

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Virginia is for...Obama

2008-11-04T20:22:00.001-08:00

A few moments before the election was called, the crowd went wild for Virginia.

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Yes. We. Did!

2008-11-04T20:19:00.001-08:00

The crowd goes wild!!!

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Helipcopters

2008-11-04T19:52:00.001-08:00

Helicopters are going over. Could Obama be close?

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From where I'm standing

2008-11-04T19:49:00.001-08:00

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Perspective

2008-11-04T19:39:00.001-08:00

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The Stage

2008-11-04T19:25:00.001-08:00

So exciting!

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We're through security

2008-11-04T19:09:00.001-08:00

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USA!

2008-11-04T19:03:00.001-08:00

Go Ohio and PA!!!

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We're here!

2008-11-04T18:59:00.001-08:00

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Meet Michelle

2008-11-04T17:12:00.001-08:00

Not Michelle Obama, but Michelle Hart from Hyde Park. She and her daughter, Ebonee, came up from Georgia for the rally in Grant Park. Thanks so much for talking with me this afternoon!

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Election Day Becomes Night

2008-11-04T15:15:00.001-08:00

An pre-evening update for y'all.

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John Hancock Building

2008-11-04T15:13:00.001-08:00

Is red white and blue. I'll try to get a better show when it's darker and we're in a better spot. Consider this a teaser.

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Backstage

2008-11-04T13:04:00.001-08:00

Now that's a big tent. (But I still love the one iin Denver best!)

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Backstage

2008-11-04T13:02:00.001-08:00

Media risers

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Backstage

2008-11-04T12:59:00.001-08:00

MSM press stands

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Nerding out

2008-11-04T12:58:00.001-08:00

Yup, that's the stage. Yup, I'm backstage. Freaking out on the inside, trying to be cool on the outside.

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Drinks anyone?

2008-11-04T12:27:00.001-08:00

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The End of the Line

2008-11-04T12:18:00.001-08:00

Cammie and I got goosebumps seeing people already lined up a mile away from Grant Park. We're walking there now to get a behind the scenes peak.

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Mali!

2008-11-04T11:52:00.001-08:00

No, not Kenya. But my sister's name is Mali so I had to snap this for her.

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Joshua the canvasser

2008-11-04T11:51:00.001-08:00

Joshua works for Save the Children and was canvassing outside of the Art Institute today. Originally from Birmingham, AL he"s lived in Chicago for the last 2 years. Watch the video to see how he got here.

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Media in full force

2008-11-04T11:02:00.001-08:00

For some reason people are really interested in watching this particular crew. But there are everywhere.

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Hello from Chicago

2008-11-04T10:45:00.001-08:00

Thought I'd check in with y'all.

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Patirck Skoff, the painter

2008-11-04T10:39:00.001-08:00

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2008-11-04T10:38:00.001-08:00

Patrick's video (don't think it loaded last time)

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Art, Chicago and Obama

2008-11-04T10:37:00.001-08:00

Patrick is great and has a website where you can learn about his "art hunts" through the city of Chicago. Just like his art scavenger hunts, the clue to find out more is hidden. (Hint; watch the video)

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Grandpa anyone?

2008-11-04T10:19:00.001-08:00

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Buttons for Sale

2008-11-04T10:13:00.001-08:00

Dearborn and Washington

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It Time

2008-11-04T09:51:00.001-08:00

Yup we're going.

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Happy Election Day!

2008-11-03T22:12:00.001-08:00

The day is here. Don't forget to vote, to tell everyone you know to vote and to report any problems or issues immediately.

More from the windy city tomorrow.

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Street Musician

2008-11-03T19:29:00.001-08:00

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Grading break

2008-11-03T18:16:00.001-08:00

I had to take a few hours off today to try to make a dent in the stack of midterms I have to grade by wednesday. Tomorrow is shaping up to be a busy day, so I want to be free to run around as much as possible.

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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

2008-11-03T17:57:00.001-08:00

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Say a prayer...

2008-11-03T14:06:00.001-08:00

Or whatever spiritual or personal message you believe in for the two losses the Obama campaign has faced today. First the Nevada Field Director who collapsed of a heart attack at age 44 today. And this afternoon, the passing of Barack's grandmother.

May you rest in peace and find joy looking down on us tomorrow. Your work and dedication will not go unnoticed.

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Lyric Opera House

2008-11-03T12:35:00.001-08:00

Look Mom, Lulu is playing at the opera house!

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Addendum

2008-11-03T11:54:00.001-08:00

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Why Chicago?

2008-11-03T10:44:00.001-08:00

Apparently I'm not the only one running around Chicago asking about why it's so great.

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Momi and President Carter

2008-11-03T09:30:00.001-08:00

It's easy to forget what some people go through for life. If it weren't for her struggle and belief, I wouldn't be here. I think she would be very excited about this election, and would probably join me in Grant Park tomorrow night of she was still here. Thanks Momi.

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My Armenian Family

2008-11-03T09:06:00.001-08:00

My great-grandmother Momi used to say that I would be the US's first woman president. Well, it could still happen. (She's the on in the pic with Jimmy Carter at the end.)

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Jonathan the cab driver

2008-11-02T14:40:00.001-08:00

We just got out of a cab with one of the greatest cabbies, and Chicagoans ever. We even rode an extra 20 minutes just to keep talking with him. Part of the audio file should be up in just a minute.

"If you can't make it in Chicago, you can't make it anywhere. " - jonathan

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2008-11-02T14:35:00.001-08:00

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Ice Cream Man

2008-11-02T14:01:00.001-08:00

I met him selling ice cream outside of the Museum of Science and Industry. The last time he was insoie was before the renovation, in the 8th grade. Audio interview to follow.

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Hyde Park mural

2008-11-02T13:40:00.001-08:00

I've got a great video of the whole mural, but alas, it is too big to email. Here are some stills until I can get the video up later.

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Election coverage

2008-11-02T13:27:00.001-08:00

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On This Spot

2008-11-02T12:29:00.001-08:00

On Dec 2, 1942 the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction occured here, under what was a football stadium.

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Dueling Neighbors

2008-11-02T12:21:00.001-08:00

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Shotgun Houses

2008-11-02T12:15:00.001-08:00

Corner of 55th and Woodlawn, Hyde Park

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Nichols Park

2008-11-02T11:52:00.001-08:00

We're in one of the local neighborhood parks in Hyde Park. It's a gorgeous, sleepy Sunday. Excellent day for a stroll.

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Hyde Park Polling Place

2008-11-02T11:28:00.001-08:00

Complete with a list of registered voters taped to the door.

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Tent City

2008-11-02T11:19:00.001-08:00

Aka Grant Park. We'll try to get closer when we swing back up later. Heading down to Hyde Park in the meantime.

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Don't mess with Lou

2008-11-02T10:04:00.003-08:00

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Lou's

2008-11-02T10:04:00.001-08:00

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Lou Mitchells

2008-11-02T09:57:00.001-08:00

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Well worn stairs

2008-11-02T09:49:00.001-08:00

Union Station

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New sun times

2008-11-02T09:41:00.001-08:00

And just down river, the new CST building.

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Tall

2008-11-02T09:33:00.001-08:00

(I will admit, I almost waslked right by without looking up.)

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The old and new

2008-11-02T09:32:00.001-08:00

That's the new Trump tower on the spot of the old Chicago Sun Times building (which still existed when I lived here 5 years ago).

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Quincy stop, brown line

2008-11-02T09:27:00.001-08:00

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Open for Business

2008-11-02T09:09:00.001-08:00

Yes, it's only a little before 11 but this neighborhood bar is open and serving.

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Sunday morning

2008-11-02T09:04:00.001-08:00

It could not be a more beautiful fall morning here in Chicago. We're heading out now to jump on a train south and will catch up in a few.

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Love on a train

2008-11-01T16:09:00.001-07:00

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Belmont

2008-11-01T16:06:00.001-07:00

My old neighborhood!

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Clark and Division

2008-11-01T16:02:00.001-07:00

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City Garden

2008-11-01T14:41:00.001-07:00

At Division and Clybourn.

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