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<\/a><\/p>\nThen we sit around and do what Americans do best… watch T.V.!<\/p>\n
Then the fireworks, Ice Wine, and family revelry.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
Boy did I get it wrong last year.\u00c2\u00a0 I thought the worst was behind us then.\u00c2\u00a0 Or maybe I got it right; new opportunities abound that we wouldn’t have seen otherwise. \u00c2\u00a0 But, in the immortal words of Bullwinkle Moose, “This time, for sure!”\u00c2\u00a0 (Or, “Maybe I gotta get myself a new hat.”)\u00c2\u00a0 Here is wishing for a safe, healthy and prosperous 2010 for all of my readers.\u00c2\u00a0 Yeah, all three or four of you.\u00c2\u00a0 That means you, too, Warren.<\/p>\n
As usual, we snacked on meats and cheeses (“The Spread”) until midnight, then toasted the new year with Ice Wine and watched the famous Chicago Harbor fireworks in HD.\u00c2\u00a0 A boring night for some, sure… but a fun night for a family with kids.<\/p>\n
What the heck do I mean by The Spread?\u00c2\u00a0 We go to The Chalet, a cheese shop at Binney’s Beverage Depot.\u00c2\u00a0 Each day, they get a different load of imported cheeses and meats.\u00c2\u00a0 They let you taste them, then sell you whatever you want to take home.\u00c2\u00a0 So each of us picked one each, after tasting them, and took home five meats and five cheeses to eat with crackers.<\/p>\n
Then we sit around and do what Americans do best… watch T.V.!<\/p>\n Then the fireworks, Ice Wine, and family revelry.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n