The Chaiway Riders of Chicago is my club. Most of the riders are on the North Shore and with me located in the Loop it’s sometimes a bit of an ordeal to make the meetings and rides. Check out the site at http://www.chaiwayriders.com — it’s a WordPress site augmented by the wonderful group event application http://www.meetup.com for the Members Only section.
It is often said when two Jews meet, they usually wind up forming three temples.
The Lyric needs to stick to opera and not become a stage for musicals like the recent Showboat production. Yes, it was nice, but not appropriate, especially for us season ticket holders who bought our subscriptions to see opera. We have front row center seats and enjoy both seeing and hearing good operatic singers, yet yesterday’s amplified electronic voices were totally unintelligible despite knowing the songs and lyrics in English.
Please Lyric, if you must have these productions to stay viable, let’s break the subscriptions in two.
Like everyone else it seems, paying your taxes at the very last moment is the only way to do it. I’ve done it on-line and at Chase Bank, but those two methods result in a debit to your account almost immediately. Paying by mail gives a good amount of float, but standing in line to make sure you get a proof of mailing and cancellation date takes a while. The best way? Stand in the “line” at the County Treasurer’s office. I’ve never waited more than a minute and it’s good exercise for me to get out and walk. Just did it yesterday. And guess what? They won’t cash the check for almost a week if past history holds.
The Cycling Seniors sometimes do remote rides, i.e. rides that do not follow the Lakeshore path. We generally pick routes that allow participants to take public transportation to the start and finish locations — they aren’t always the same.
Here are a few such rides either from the past or at the suggestion of the group:
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The Senior Cyclers and Gourmet Club meet Thursday mornings at 10:30 am. When it’s bicycle weather we usually gather at the North Avenue Beach for a ride up or down the Lakefront path with a lunch before we turn around to head home. When the weather is not so nice we meet at a coffee shop near Millenium Park for a walk.
