my NATO perspective

we called it "natopocolypse." we didn't know what to expect. I feared traffic. that's all. and it wasn't bad at all! companies urged their employees to work from home friday 5/18 and monday 5/21 so traffic in the city was VERY light. I took the train on friday. no street traffic. saturday I rode my bike. still no street traffic. hmmm. they said over 100 MOTORCADES! I never saw one. (and I DO know what ONE motorcade can cause...) besides the constant buzz of helicopters galore and the distant wane of sirens, you'd NEVER know 50 dignitaries were in town! and if you watched the news, you'd know by the protesters. only one impromptu protest passed our house. they were protesting the arrest of 3 for molotov cocktails that were targeted to mayor rahm emanuel's house, police headquarters, and obama's campaign office. and to just protest. hippies. I did talk to one protester, Amy. (she stopped to pet rufus and LOVED that he's a rescue.) she has a master degree and is a professor at a university in California. I asked her WHERE she taught and her response was: I'M FULL TIME OCCUPY RIGHT NOW. oh. and I'll just stick to voting. thanks. 

amy in the halter top with her friend justin, who wore a bandana over his face

rolling road block

dan ryan/kennedy CLOSED