A tour of the UW-Madison campus showed off some of the nicer old buildings, beautiful lakeside views and the sort. I took some time to wander around the Communication Arts building a bit — two radio stations, a PBS affiliate and staff offices boasting "Rhetoric." Frankly, a dream come true disguised as a seven-story concrete building.
The campus was inviting, especially the lakeside Memorial Union and the great location near the hip little downtown business district and the government district. I imagined sitting by the lake, reading classic speeches, Ellyn stopping by in between some sort of important government meeting. It would work.
After grabbing a bite at a Greek place downtown, I headed out to take care of some "living on the road" business. Basically, that translates to laundry. Woot!
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I find that I get a bit antsy staying in the same place two nights in a row. It gets to be about now, 11 p.m. or so, and I just want to get in Pam and drive away to the next stop.
That next stop is undecided as yet. I'd like to see Chicago, but nothing there specifically draws me to it, and the traffic and toll roads are a deterrent. However, what is a huge draw is just down the road in Springfield. There, the Lincoln Presidential Library. More presidential rhetoric to geek out on.
Either way, I'm happy to be moving on.
What you should do in Chicago is have Ferris Bueller’s day off. Thats the way to spend a day in Chicago.