Thanks to the good folks over at Chicagoist, I am now aware that there is a Parkour following here in the Windy City.
While I am to old, muscle (and yes, fat) bound, as well as uncoordinated to participate - I do so love watching these guys.
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Cloud’s Sampler from Ryan Cousins on Vimeo.

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I had the pleasure of attending a lecture by Dr. Michelle VanNatta, Director of Criminology at Dominican University this past Friday night.
Dr. VanNatta had a very limited time to discuss two of her subjects; prison abolition and domestic violence. Despite the limitations of time, she presented some very interesting points. She believes in prison abolition, […]

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While I may not be the radical I once was, I appreciate the sentiment in some of the causes.
I also have a deep interest and fascination with cartography.
Regine over at Worldchanging.com has reviewed a book that combines the two. I may just add the book to my wish list.
Check out the book review HERE

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I’m also checking out the new TripIt service. TripIt is a web application that takes all of your travel data and assembles it into one cohesive itinerary with additional information from useful website like Google Maps. As many of you noticed, I didn’t post in March because I was traveling. Travel is a big hassle […]

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Testing my new Jott service. So, people keep telling me about the Jott service and I figured I would test it’s automated blog posting capabilities. It’s pretty darn cool.
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