Chicago Bike Ride / Plus Imminent Doom

Yesterday I took a bike ride down to Hyde Park to visit Becky. I rode south from my apartment on the edge of Humboldt Park/Ukranian Village through UIC, Pilsen, China Town, II and then down Martin Luther King Boulevard - one of "The Boulevards". It was good to get out and see some of the city, and get some exercise. I've decided I need to get a digital camera - lots of cool things along the way - the remains of an old stone church where the nave had been made into a sunken garden, old crumbly mansions lining the grand streets through the projects, iron bridges and factories. I saw Becky's new apartment and love it - a lot more than the last one. Had some really good Korean food at Seoul Corea. Went swimming off the rocks at Promintory Point ("The Prominent Nub"). Some of the granite rocks had carvinsg etched into them - one with two faces and the shallow inprint of a shield. Another "Here Lies Adolf. As Usual". I walked arond Hyde Park with Becky a bit. I always love it down there - it's so town-like. Easy going, full of trees and restaurants and parks. I didn't head back on my bike until after dark, so I took the Lake Shore Bike path up. It was beautiful driving towards the lit up skyline of the city - a different skyline than I usually see from the west side of the city.
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Tomorrow Katrina is supposed to hit New Orleans. A category 4 or 5, it's supposed to be a whopper. All highway lanes into New Orleans are now only out bound and evacuation is mandatory. They are expecting the worst, and I'm going to be nervous until tomorrow or later when the storm has passed. There are expecting a lot of flooding since the city is below sea level and thje storm surge may breach the levees. Here's hoping for the best. I hope all the voodoo prayers in Congo Square do their duty.
I'm going down there in mid-October, hope everything will be fine....