Last month my family slept under a Tesla Coil, and we lived to tell the tale!Although I haven't run my family through a Geiger counter recently, I'm pretty sure that there will be no radiation burns.We spent the night at the annual Camp-In of one of the best museums in the country, Chicago's own Museum of Science and Industry. This was our first time doing so, and I don't think it will be our last.But first, a little backstory. This is one of our favorite museums and had been even before we moved to Chicago. Once a year, we'd make a pilgrimage from New York to Chicago to the … [Read more...]
It is the Chicago Flag’s birthday
The Chicago flag is celebrating its 100th anniversary today. Its iconic design is rich in meaning and is one of the few things almost all Chicagoans agree upon. The flag is one of the most recognized symbols for a municipality in the United States. It is a simple design that begins with a white background separated into three sections by two broad horizontal blue stripes. In the center section there are four six-pointed stars. The whole flag is rich with meaning representing the geography and many of the city's important historical events.The flag was … [Read more...]
