{"id":904,"date":"2006-04-09T06:38:30","date_gmt":"2006-04-09T11:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/toddling-with-mr-3000\/"},"modified":"2006-04-09T06:39:19","modified_gmt":"2006-04-09T11:39:19","slug":"toddling-with-mr-3000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/toddling-with-mr-3000","title":{"rendered":"Toddling with Mr. 3000"},"content":{"rendered":"

Off to Chicago for the BIO Conference<\/a>. I’ll try to get Bernie Mac’s autograph at his plenary session<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m also hoping to get out and meander in the city for a bit. I was in Chicago in March 2000 for a small conference, but that was my only visit. I remember that the architecture in the core area (I forget what it’s called: the Loop or something?) was interesting because, while grand, it didn’t have the sheer vertical overwhelmingness of NYC’s major buildings. It felt more welcoming, in the way that the buildings seemed to sweep away and up<\/em>, rather than upupUP<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Anyway, if I take any good pix, you’ll be the first to know<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also, I just finished re-reading the Shakespeare’s Henriad (Richard II, Henry IV 1&2, and Henry V), and have decided to make my next couple of readings “books other people really like and told me to read.” So I’m taking along Geek Love<\/a> (my wife adores it) and Clockers<\/a> (my buddy Mark contends it’s like good Charles Dickens, with crack).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Off to Chicago for the BIO Conference. I’ll try to get Bernie Mac’s autograph at his plenary session. I’m also hoping to get out and meander in the city for a bit. I was in Chicago in March 2000 for a small conference, but that was my only visit. I remember that the architecture in … <\/p>\n

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