I was driving on the Skyway today and suddenly traffic slowed to a crawl. Not terribly unusual, but generally the Skyway early on a Sunday doesn't slow down too much and this was a strange location for it anyway. Before too long I could see a cop driving slowly in the right hand lane sandwiched by two road construction trucks with flashing lights.
When I finally got up to where the cop was I realized what the problem was. On the right hand shoulder of the road was a family of ducks. Two adults and 4 ducklings. How and why they were on the skyway - I have no idea. And how and why the cops/construction workers knew they were there I have no idea.
But however/whyever it happened - it was one of the cutest things I've ever seen. I wish I had been able to get a picture.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Sunday, April 22, 2007
My brush with fame
Today I went to a Cubs game for one of my friends birthday's (absolutely gorgeous day for it!) and afterwards we went to a local bar where we randomly saw an actor from the new hit TV series October Road.
He was talking to a waitress and my friend, Beth, leans over to me and says, "Do you watch October Road?" After conferring for awhile we decided he looked way too much like the guy to not be him so we beckoned him over to us. He is indeed "Eddie" from October Road (aka Geoff Stults.) He was also in Wedding Crashers and on 7th Heaven, I think.
He was actually really nice and maybe even a bit shy. At any rate it was a fun chance encounter!
He was talking to a waitress and my friend, Beth, leans over to me and says, "Do you watch October Road?" After conferring for awhile we decided he looked way too much like the guy to not be him so we beckoned him over to us. He is indeed "Eddie" from October Road (aka Geoff Stults.) He was also in Wedding Crashers and on 7th Heaven, I think.
He was actually really nice and maybe even a bit shy. At any rate it was a fun chance encounter!
Waking up to silverware
Recently Irie has taken to roaming around in the night and bringing random objects back to bed with her (and me.)
Most of these items have been fairly typical - chew toys, balls, the occasional book or towel or something to that effect. But yesterday, I woke up with a butter knife next to me.
Granted, it was just a butter knife, but there's just something a little creepy about that. And why she determined it was something worth playing with I have no idea.
But regardless, nothing quite like rolling over in bed to find silverware.
Her other favorite early morning activity is also a little freaky. Usually she curls up in a ball to sleep, but often in the morning she'll stretch out on her side, laying her head on my pillow. So inevitably I'll wake up and be completely parallel to her eyes and nose. If she thinks she can get away with it, she'll even inch closer to me so that our noses touch. It's sweet, but also just a little strange.
She certainly keeps me entertained. :-)
Most of these items have been fairly typical - chew toys, balls, the occasional book or towel or something to that effect. But yesterday, I woke up with a butter knife next to me.
Granted, it was just a butter knife, but there's just something a little creepy about that. And why she determined it was something worth playing with I have no idea.
But regardless, nothing quite like rolling over in bed to find silverware.
Her other favorite early morning activity is also a little freaky. Usually she curls up in a ball to sleep, but often in the morning she'll stretch out on her side, laying her head on my pillow. So inevitably I'll wake up and be completely parallel to her eyes and nose. If she thinks she can get away with it, she'll even inch closer to me so that our noses touch. It's sweet, but also just a little strange.
She certainly keeps me entertained. :-)
Friday, April 20, 2007
Scary moves for a one year old
First she comes out of a cabinet and then the moves.... I just couldn't believe this one!
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Watch where you're walking
So, as I was walking to my car yesterday after work at about 4pm, I witnessed a random event. To get proper effect for the story though, I need to set the stage a little.
It's shortly after 4pm. A nice sunny day. I'm walking west on Chicago Ave - immediately past the busy intersection of Orleans and Chicago. There's a nicely dressed guy walking about 15 feet in front of me, probably in his mid thirties.
Then suddenly, with no warning, I notice he's peeing as he walks. He turns and continues to pee on a bush.
Now, this is not the first time I've seen someone pee in public, especially in Chicago, but I can say I've never seen a seemingly stable person do this in broad daylight, as they're walking, on a busy street.
A bit assuming, I know, but it caught me off guard. One of those, how am I supposed to respond to this things? Pretend like I didn't see him? Keep walking? Who knows, but that's what I did. (And hurried home to tell all of you, of course!)
It's shortly after 4pm. A nice sunny day. I'm walking west on Chicago Ave - immediately past the busy intersection of Orleans and Chicago. There's a nicely dressed guy walking about 15 feet in front of me, probably in his mid thirties.
Then suddenly, with no warning, I notice he's peeing as he walks. He turns and continues to pee on a bush.
Now, this is not the first time I've seen someone pee in public, especially in Chicago, but I can say I've never seen a seemingly stable person do this in broad daylight, as they're walking, on a busy street.
A bit assuming, I know, but it caught me off guard. One of those, how am I supposed to respond to this things? Pretend like I didn't see him? Keep walking? Who knows, but that's what I did. (And hurried home to tell all of you, of course!)
Monday, April 16, 2007
Tuff pup
Check out those teeth...
You're not that big.
Irie's loving the warmer weather and our even more frequent trips to the dog park.Monday, April 09, 2007
Almost lost her
Today just seems to be all about Irie. She woke up this morning full of spunk. I know, she's always spunky, but more so than usual these days she's been barking at people, lunging, running around and around and around....
In maybe not the smartest move, I decided to take her to work with me today - just so she'd have a little bit more of a chance to burn off some energy.
It was all going just fine until I took her out for a quick bathroom break. As we were riding the elevator back upstairs I bent down to loosen her harness slightly because she's grown a little since the last time she wore it. As I was doing this, the elevator door opened and out Irie went. Now, generally I almost always take her leash off in the elevator and she always runs over to the office door and waits for me. But for whatever reason today, she instead decided to take off down the stairs. I of course took off after her but was no match for her speed. Up and down the stairs I went - no sign of Irie. I was still pretty confident that everything was going to be OK, but I was starting to run out of breath, had no idea where she was and she didn't have her collar on.
Finally I ran into one of my co-workers on our office floor landing with Irie. Apparently she had gotten on the elevator on one of the floors and taken it down. He happened to be coming back inside and decided he better take her back to the office. He said it was one of the funniest things to see this little dog just sitting in the elevator when it opened up. I can imagine.
Funny, yes, but also a little heart-stopping. Needless to say Irie will not be allowed off her leash in the elevator again for awhile.
Whew.
In maybe not the smartest move, I decided to take her to work with me today - just so she'd have a little bit more of a chance to burn off some energy.
It was all going just fine until I took her out for a quick bathroom break. As we were riding the elevator back upstairs I bent down to loosen her harness slightly because she's grown a little since the last time she wore it. As I was doing this, the elevator door opened and out Irie went. Now, generally I almost always take her leash off in the elevator and she always runs over to the office door and waits for me. But for whatever reason today, she instead decided to take off down the stairs. I of course took off after her but was no match for her speed. Up and down the stairs I went - no sign of Irie. I was still pretty confident that everything was going to be OK, but I was starting to run out of breath, had no idea where she was and she didn't have her collar on.
Finally I ran into one of my co-workers on our office floor landing with Irie. Apparently she had gotten on the elevator on one of the floors and taken it down. He happened to be coming back inside and decided he better take her back to the office. He said it was one of the funniest things to see this little dog just sitting in the elevator when it opened up. I can imagine.
Funny, yes, but also a little heart-stopping. Needless to say Irie will not be allowed off her leash in the elevator again for awhile.
Whew.
Waggly tail
I absolutely love Irie's little waggly stump tail. Finally got around to capturing it on video.
Sunday, April 01, 2007
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