Bundle up for the Cold Chicago Chill!

When Flat Stanlina arrived, she was very excited to explore Chicago, but she was not prepared for the cold weather! All she packed was a very pretty sundress! Great for southern California or Chicago in summertime, but not wintertime! Poor Flat Stanlina was shivering when she came out of her envelope.

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“Why is it so cold?” Well, Flat Stanlina, that is a question I ask myself almost every day around this time of year. Continue reading “Bundle up for the Cold Chicago Chill!”

Getting there is Half the Fun, Especially when Riding in a Mercedes Ess-You-Vee.

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I reached over the passenger seat to roll down the window in our two-door Chevy with the dubious crack in the windshield. Trying to cool off in the Oakland airport rental car parking lot, we waited for our mini-van. I pulled up my heavy hair in a tangled bundle on the headrest to cool off my neck. What is keeping Kevin and Sam so long?

A jet black Mercedes SUV pulled in to the parking spot next to us.  Continue reading “Getting there is Half the Fun, Especially when Riding in a Mercedes Ess-You-Vee.”