One day in Chicago

On Wednesday morning, I caught a 6:00 a.m. flight to Chicago for the 4:00 p.m. GR talk at UIC. I can sleep anywhere, but I think I got my best sleep ever on this flight. Having a baby at home will do that to you.


At the UIC campus, we saw friends. In the left is Wendy's old college friend Erika, who happened to be in town from NYC and just happened to see flyers for the talk. On the right is my sister's college roommate, Jane, who teaches in the Windy City. Eric is shooting the shit with Tim in the background.


The talk was a good one. Here's Eric talking to half of the room. I took the other side. No, just kidding. It wasn't divide and conquer or tag teaming the room--just a a lot of semi-organized talking with a responsive crowd. No pics of Sharpies or after-talk eating since Eric posted all that. Corinne and company did a great job setting up the program, and I hope we are invited back.


Here's another view of Tim, who's got to be one of the best hosts ever. Not only doe she put us up, but he makes time to take us around, too. I wish Tim could be cloned and placed in every city that I ever visit.


Here's Eric checking email at Tim, Sue Anne, and Chewie's place. (Unfortunately, the cat's name escapes me.) Andersonville isn't one of the trendier parts of town, but it's one of my favorite spots because of the hospitality.