On our recent trip to Chicago, I forgot to bring a hat. So, we went to the shopping mall next to our hotel to buy one.  There we found a whole store that sold nothing but hats.

At first, I thought that I would just buy a Cubs.  But then I got to thinking that a Cubs hat might not be appreciated in some areas of Chicago much like wearing a University of Michigan hat in East Lansing.

When the clerk asked me it I needed assistance, I told her that I needed a hat that I could wear anywhere in Chicago without fear of being shot. She gave me a puzzled look.

Next, I eyed a Chicago Bull hat.  It was red with a big bulls head on it.  It was a nice looking hat and should be safe any where in Chicago.  But then I decided that with out the team jersey and a pair of baggy shorts, the hat would look out of place.  After expanding that thought, I decided to avoid ANY hats with team logos.

I spotted a very nice looking hat with the Nike logo on it.  Simple and nondescript, the hat shouldn’t attract any attention.  But, it was $35.  The last time that I paid that much for a hat, it came with a 1/2 gallon of whiskey.

Finally, I found a hat in the LLBean store.  $20.  Sold.

Quail eggs are so small, I wonder it they are used by Cracker Barrel?

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These are magnetic trivets.  They stick to the bottom of your pot. I am not sure why you would want one?

Well, not only does IKEA have an escalator for people, they also have an escalator for shopping carts.  I wonder if you have to take your children out of the cart?

We went to an IKEA.  They sell Swedish Meatballs.  Go figure.

Need high end facial treatment?  No problem.  You can buy it from a machine! At least, I think it is facial treatment.  It could be yoghourt.

A sign on the door of the art museum in Chicago announced that guns were not allowed inside.  Well, since Chicago has had some of the most restrictive gun laws in the country, the signs must be for all of those people who carry guns illegally.  And, I am sure that they will obey the sign.

While in Chicago, we decided to visit the Museum of Contemporary Art.  Since we have visited other contemporary art museums, we were looking forward to seeing sculptures and paintings.  But instead, we saw a room full of tables covered with dirt, carved sheets of particle board with racist comments and furniture covered with concrete.

Originally we thought that we would spend two to three hours there but we were finished after only half an hour.  And, since we had put two hours into the parking meter, we walked down to the lake for some people watching.

Oh, the museum gift store was more interesting that the museum and, unlike the museum, it was free.

The sign is nice but I couldn’t find the box that it references.  I guess it got recycled.