NORMAL LIFE: Greetings from Chicago

Just two days after returning from Croatia (which included an eye-opening one day trip to some of neighbouring Bosnia's notable sites), I headed off on a business trip to Chicago. Check out my photo of the Chicago skyline, taken during a brief break (note the grey sky) in the oh-so-humid summer weather!

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