Somehow, I don’t think that this is going to be a big seller in Lowell.

The change to win a snow blower at the mall has been replaced with a chance to win a riding mower.  I guess it must be spring.

When we attended a theatrical event in Chicago, there were signs all over the place stating that there were “no guns allowed”.  In fact, we even went through an airport style weapons check.  I find this ironic since guns have been illegal in Chicago for many many years.  I guess that they were after those with illegal guns.

For some extra money, you can buy an “express pass” for the art museum.  When we visited, there was no one in line so we walked right in.  I am not even sure how much an “express pass” costs.  Some how,  I can’t imagine a long wait at the art museum.

A new survey report that 3 out of 4 citizens in the US represent 3/4 of the population.

More and more stores are closing because they claim that they can’t compete with online sales.  While I understand their reasons, I believe that they are really closing because they have made too many bad business decisions.

The ad for our hotel noted that they had premium linen.  Well OK, I will add that to my “must have” list along with a private bathroom.

Some of the new cars have lane change warning alarms.  Essentially, if you start to change lanes without using your turn signal, an alarm goes off just in case you are unintentionally changing lanes.  Well, I could be wrong but I suspect that this feature will annoy a large segment of the population.

The TV ad said that their product was assembled in America.  But assembled in America is very different than made in America.

Parking in Chicago is outrageous. One ramp that we pulled into wanted $48 for 4 hours.  Needless to say, we moved to a different ramp.