Chicagoan in Montreal

Yesterday marked the three year anniversary of the day we arrived in Montreal. So what are my thoughts regarding each city and why did we m...

Taken from the Trocadero at dusk in 1991 or 1992.

Forty is a number of cleansing and renewal. Hence the references of rain for forty days and forty nights. Or that guy wandering in the deser...

Taken from the IBM building by Mies van Der Rohe. When I was a teenager and young adult I was really interested in all the skyscrapers and ...

It all began in 1983. The company that my father worked for had sponsored a car in the Indy 500. They organized a bus tour for some employee...

This is the Apollo Basin in the Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles . It is a fountain representing the sun god Apollo rising out of the se...

Soon after arriving here, I went to a building construction meeting. I was blown away. The conversation at the table toggled between French ...

The lilacs are in bloom and the scent is flowing through the whole neighborhood. Lilacs are very popular here and it seems there are several...

I have to admit I have a chip on my shoulder when it comes to the Catholic Church. It's not a major part of my life, but it does stand i...

Nathalie was born in Quebec to a francophone family. She had earned the nickname "grasshopper" for her unstoppable energy. The onl...

Designated Car Dumping Pier Suburban Kenmare Here are a couple photos of Ireland. It was at the end of my first stint abroard. We had a mont...

Today was supposed to be our first softball game of the season. Unfortunately the park district has not prepared the field yet, so the game ...