"niner"? are you on a walkie talkie?

And we're back! Started off our first free afternoon in Chicago by trying to go to the Cubs game. I can't say the weather is up to normal awesome Chicago summer standards, but compared to VA where we were this past week it actually feels pleasant. Because although according to weather.com it is 89 and feels like 91, there is a breezy-ass breeze and that really does help.

We didn't get tickets because we are cheap and told ourselves before we left the house that we would pay no more than $22.50 per seat. That means we turned down $46 seats being sold for $30 right outside Wrigley just after the game started. Whatever, we stuck to our principles, and it means we got to eat at Uncommon Ground again. We consoled ourselves with naturally-raised chicken goodness: I had a delectable sandwich and disc0 had a breakfast burrito, complete with yummy organic protein. We might go back tonight because Thursday is $5 martini night, they are open late, and they serve a "TREEtini" made with organic vodka--for every TREEtini ordered, Uncommon Ground promises to plant a tree. You can't really beat that for value.

Tonight: The Brauhaus? Toro Sushi? These are places where we haven't made it all summer and that is basically a travesty. You'll be hearing about them soon, I hope. Tomorrow: Lollapalooza!