Chicago has the some of the finest museums, exceptional pizza, two baseball teams --one of whom I like, a football team, smart-people blogs like
Zenpundit, a big painting by Seurat, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright. In fact, this Saturday, Sebastian Junger will be at The Pritzker Military Library talking about his book WAR, and following will be a screening of Restrepo. It is also the where Jeffrey Courter hails from, the author of
Afghan Journal.
But best of all Chicago is the home from where Loach writes his blog,
Counterintuitivity.
I like the droll humor, the simple delivery, the way he parses his words. This is artful writing, and often very funny, but always insightful. Here's an example.
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Ahh, the way you list the positives for Chicago almost makes me blank out the negatives. Then Loach tiny snippet of life brings it all into focus. So much of Chicago I miss. So much of it keeps me from going back. Of course, that's true of most major metro areas in the US these days.
I was going over Loach's blog last night, and was laughing so hard. His humor is so droll, and he's a great observer about life in Chicago.
This is very kind of you to say. I am looking forward to the Junger presentation. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
I love the way you parse down the language. It's so artfully done, and effectively conveys the right mood for whatever you're writing.
I remember Chicago from when I was growing up in the Polish neighborhood. I went back several years ago for two days and one afternoon besides driving past every house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright I tried to find my old home on tree lined streets ... what I found was a filthy mess the cab driver didn't want to drive there. I hope that wasn't really my street from my childhood.
Love the blog and I too was laughing.
Thanks for bringing this log to my attention.
cheers, parsnip
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