All I'm Saying there's a joke in here somewhere

Greetings, people of the ether! I'm writing to you tonight from downtown Chicago, where I sit in my hotel high above Michigan Avenue and listen to the taxi drivers honk at each other like they were OCD sufferers checking to make sure the Easy Button was turned off. Seriously, if you do not turn wheels the instant the light changes to green, you're going to get your ass honked at by at least five people. What tickles me is that cars five and six spaces back honk at you, as though the first four people in line aren't going to honk at you fast enough or loud enough for you to get the message. What a town!

Matt, Freya and I came back to Wisconsin last week to attend Matt's brother's wedding, which was wonderful. We spent our first few days visiting the family and sunning our buns beside Potter's Lake, and then all migrated to Chicago yesterday for the wedding. I have stayed behind to attend a training for work, and Matt and Freya returned to the northlands this morning for a few days before they join me back down here.

In the meantime, I met up with a dear friend of mine--she is actually the general manager of this hotel, so I have a pimpin' suite to myself. The movie "Transformers 3" is filming literally right behind the hotel, so we've seen a couple of the sets and lots of the associated trailers, rental equipment, hired security shills, etc. No movie stars yet, but seriously, it's the third movie in what I don't think has been that successful a franchise, so I'm not holding out big hopes.

Anyway, tomorrow holds more training for me, and then I'm going to go exploring in Grant Park and also check out the old library building. If I can make it, I'll cross the river and check out the Magnificent Mile, as well. See you in the funny papers!