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I spotted this strange (and apparently lost?) cat on our back deck.  Had never seen him/her before and haven't seen him/her since.  He came up to our screen door (which was open), looked in and then sniffed around before leaving.    Could he be the pumpkin bandit?

These signs are starting to appear in business windows around town.  2 questions.  Different answers.  If voters read this thing, I have to believe that this effort will succeed and the ban on holding two offices will pass.

Driving by what used to be a parking lot and office building on Addison Street in the Elmhurst City Center now is a big construction site. Are they moving forward with the massive new development with parking deck?   Here's a post outlining those options .

Look what we found at Michaels!  They have their LeMax display out already.  I picked up the brochure and will find out what's doin' with these guys this year.  Could there be new growth for Mantleburg?  I sure hope so.  The recession was particuarly tough on the town last year as no new buildings were added and the construction industry was devastated.  Will this year be better?

I saw this guy on the train coming home yesterday.  He was a young hipster-looking guy.  At first, I assumed it was a costume.  Then he walked by and this looked like his normal wardrobe.  Are these things coming back?  Or is this some sort of viral marketing for the upcoming Lincoln film ?

We went to Sonny Acres with both girls this week.  I can't believe how big The Babe looks these days.  

Took me almost a year, but I finally got my FIRST Detroit-style pizza pie out of the blue steel pan unscathed and in one piece.  I've been very gentle on the pans and have been building up a thick coating of seasoning - so it appears to be working.    With the cooler weather here, I'll be giving my Detroit-style pizza recipe a good workout which means the pans will (hopefully) only get better.