Occludine 2, 27.

CONCEPT

COMMENTS
- Happy Presidents Day. Let's not be bitter. Let's remember George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry, Truman, John F. Kennedy, give a breath for Bill Clinton, and keep faith for all the great presidents we might see in the future.
- Well, it's official. This has become this, and will eventually become this. I've come to hate the Trump International Tower and Hotel at a level on par with Flint's Genesee Towers, though for vastly different reasons, and this has been the subject of numerous conversations with Skylar. Specifically, I hate the building for what it's going to do to the riverbed, hate it for its disruption to the skyline, but most of all, I hate it for sleek arrogance and callousness. The Trump tower rises against the Tribune Tower, the Wrigley Building, and the IBM building which each (even the latter), in their stoic restraint and solidity are a testament to the power and weight of institutions. Yes, institutions can be tools of good or evil, but in it's steel sheen and glass, northern curves and southern planes, Trump will seem to be a testament to money. Institutions toward money. It seems regressive to me. Chicago's skyline is more formica and drama queen each year.
- My weeks off to a good but busy start. Hopefully, I maintain both balance and momentum. How are you today?

COUNTRY OF THE DAY
Mauritania.

WORD OF THE DAY
Ghost.

NEWS OF THE DAY
BBC News: Second step in Aceh rebel talks

PICTURE OF THE DAY
Chicago 2035. jntolva. From the movie I, Robot.

QUESTION OF THE DAY
Rocky or Bullwinkle?