Friday, 11 July 2008
Saturday, 21 June 2008
soon to be trumped
Its still rising into the sky (click Trump Tower Chicago to see progress)....
Now, this will be a notable addition to the skyline and I am a fan.....but, in the coming years, it will be trumped (pun both intended and unintended) by another, more fascinating structure....The Chicago Spire...
Monday, 12 May 2008
Sunday, 20 April 2008
Saturday, 24 November 2007
Wednesday, 24 October 2007
Thursday, 19 July 2007
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Monday, 14 May 2007
more trump
More pictures of the Trump building as it reaches up into the sky.
Monday, 09 April 2007
progress
I have been making a point to take a picture of the growing Trump Tower from time to time as I walk by.
The site used to house the old Chicago Sun Times building, a drab 1950s building that oddly enough, I liked for some reason.
Here are my two most recent pics of the Trump building, taken about three weeks apart.
And below is one I took today...
Here is a time-elapsed webcam of the feat from the Chicago Tribune.
More info here....
QUOTABLE
- "That happens over and over again through my whole fuckin' life with all these bands. That's the reason I'm still here. Because as painful as it is to change -- and as ruthless as I may seem to be in what I have to do to keep going -- you gotta do what ya gotta do. Just like a fuckin' vampire. Heh heh heh." -- Neil Young
ERUPTIONS
defined
- FATUOUS1. Inanely foolish and unintelligent; stupid. 2. Illusory; delusive.
- EXISTENTIALISMA philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent universe, regards human existence as unexplainable, and stresses freedom of choice and responsibility for the consequences of one’s acts.
- DOGMAbelief or doctrine held by a religion or any kind of organization to be authoritative. Evidence, analysis, or established fact may or may not be adduced, depending upon usage.
- DIKTATAn authoritative or dogmatic statement or decree.
- SARDONICdisdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking
- AD HOCLatin for "this purpose." An ad hoc committee, for example, is created with a unique and specific purpose or task and once it has studied and reported on a matter, it is disbanded.
- ALLAYlessen the intensity of or calm
- PER SEa Latin phrase meaning "by itself," or innately.
- ICONOCLAST# a destroyer of images used in religious worship # someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions
- RED HERRINGA distractor that draws attention away from the real issue.
- SANCTIMONYhypocritical form of excessive piety
- NON SEQUITURit does not follow
- DRINK THE KOOL AIDTo become a firm believer in something; to accept an argument or philosophy wholeheartedly or blindly.
- CARTE BLANCHEcomplete freedom or authority to act
