InSpired

Couple things...

• I read in the Tribune this morning that condos are going on sale today in the Chicago Spire, a drillbit of a skyscraper on the lakefront that started construction over the summer. At 2,000 feet (and 150 stories), it will be the tallest building in America when completed. Units expect to sell for $750K to $15 million, starting around $1400 per square foot. This got me thinking, if I wanted an apartment in this fancy new highrise of highrises, I could afford a new 6x12-inch rectangle of floor every month. It would take more than four-and-a-half years to buy enough space for my full-size bed. Good thing it won't be finished until 2011. (The Spire, that is. Not my bed.)
  

• I've been cooking breakfast sausage every few days lately. Not only is it delicious, but the odor lingers for several days in the apartment. It's nice to get home from work around 1am on a Wednesday and smell breakfast sausage.