I love Chicago, it's a great city! And if YOU are ever out here, let me know!!
The view from your house is unbelievable... wow! I don't know if you've driven through Truckee lately, but there are lots of signs posted that protest this big developer who came and bought up huge amounts of property and private homes one by one to make room for a golf course and big ski resort... so we can kiss cute little Truckee good-bye.
I sometimes wonder if there's something wrong with me because I think wilderness is often just better left wilderness!
Hope you are KEEPING WARM!