It's a plane, it's a bird!

This past Sunday Kristen and I went to the lakefront to watch the annual air and water show. It was a good time - we saw a few jets and bi-planes do some tricks - that is, until the rains came. We had a blanket to sit on and we were watching from what I call the concrete beach... a section of tiered concrete ledges leading down into the lake. We had to use the blanket to cover up so we didn't get drenched. The rains broke a little bit, just in time for Jaime and Dan to come down to meet us. We couldn't quite get together since Belmont Harbor where we were supposed to meet has two ends that don't meet and you have to walk all the way around the harbor to get from one side to the other (roughly a mile walk).

Since the rain looked like it was looming back and the air show was going to be delayed, we all decided to leave our posts and high-tail it out of there and grab a bite to eat. We walked into Wrigleyville where the Cubs were in rain delay. Right as we got into the neighborhood it started raining really hard, so we took refuge under the el tracks, then proceeded to walk quickly to Yak-Zie's... a friendly Wrigleyville bar and grill that is cash-only. I had the Italian beef sandwich and it was delicious except the hot giardiniera bothered my stomach the rest of the evening.

We sat in there for a little while waiting for maybe the Cubs game to start - of course I didn't mind that it wasn't on because I was content watching the golf tournament (although Tiger would go on to blow his lead later that next day). Also, this postponement of the baseball game marked a 5 game lead in the NL Central for the Cardinals who won later that day. The subsequent late-inning implosion of the Cubs' bullpen (notably from closer Kevin Gregg) has, as of today, provided a 6-game lead for the Cardinals who appear to be cruising into the playoffs with a possible match against the NL West leading Dodgers who are 1-for-5 against our Birds this season.

Let the Hunt for a Red October begin!!!