some CHIcago observations

• Chicago is very windy... from WIND. Forget everything you hear about politicians or the World's Fair. It's plainly very windy here, and that is why it's a deserved moniker.
  
• I have seen many small dead birds on the sidewalk. I've come to realize that this is much less jarring than seeing dead pigeons. So, I'm ok with this.
• There are a lot of visibly homeless, begging for change. New York City seems to win this battle.