In an recent interview, General Norman Schwarzkopf was asked if he thought there was room for forgiveness toward the people who have harbored and abetted the terrorists who perpetrated the 9/11 attacks on America.

His answer was classic Schwarzkopf.

The General said, “I believe that forgiving them is God’s function …. OUR job is to arrange the meeting.” (Thanks, Ron!)

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Listening to: Kiss – Strutter
via FoxyTunes

Happy Birthday, Connor!

Here is the link to all the photos I have from Taste of Chicago. It was really cool this year. Took the whole family. Lots of walking, but it was still cool! Here was the basic itinerary:

• July 3
  • Drove from our home to Princeton, IL, and got on the Illinois Zephyr to Chicago. The train left Princeton at 8:35am.
  • Arrived in Chicago at 10:45am. Walked from Union Station to our hotel, the Congress Plaza Hotel. We got to the hotel about noon; didn’t expect it but our suite was ready so we dropped our bags there.
  • Went to Taste of Chicago. Had LOTS of food and plenty of drink (water and Gatorade – no alcohol!)
  • At 3pm, got to see Steve Miller Band at Taste of Chicago – FREE! Wow! What a show!
  • Left the Taste and walked to Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) and went up to the SkyDeck. Awesome view from there!
  • Went back to the hotel, ate a late supper and crashed.
• July 4
  • Got up kind of late – it was nice to sleep in. The kids brought us breakfast from Dunkin’ Donuts.
  • The hotel agreed to watch our bags after checkout so we didn’t have to carry them. Great!
  • Walked to Navy Pier. Wow! Lots to see. We walked along the shore of Lake Michigan.
  • Walked all around Navy Pier. Ate lunch at one of the restaurants there.
  • Spent a lot of time walking around looking at the kiosks that had knick-knacks.
  • Took a water taxi to Shedd Aquarium, then walked back to the hotel from there.
  • Took a break in the hotel – air conditioning was welcome.
  • Walked to Union Station to catch our train, which left at 5:55pm.
  • Train to Princeton and drive home were uneventful.

Lots of sight-seeing, eating, laughing and good times. And a great time spent with family.