3.02.2007

Heigh-ho, the Wind and the Rain

A line from Feste, right, in Twelfth Night? I ought to remember that.

I keep thinking it because DAMN it is windy here in the Chicagoland area today. The nickname "the Windy City" comes not from any meteorological phenomenon, though we do get a wicked gale here from time to time. Chicago actually earned the title because of boastful late-19th century politicians and city fathers. They were eager to attract businesses and World's Fairs to Chicago after the devastating fire of 1871 and the extraordinary rehabilitation that ensued quickly afterward. Chicago was back and better than ever, and they bragged about their town incessantly.

But today it is actually windy, gusting up to 45 miles per hour. It feels like a coastal storm out there, and the windows are rattling.

I'm feeling sort of *blah* today. Not much more to say.

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