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Window Washing . . . in Winter(!)

“Our First Appointment Isn’t Until Mid-December” I think it’s safe to say that there are two schools of thought when it comes to window washing this (dark) time of year:  1) it doesn’t really matter, because the days are so short; 2) because natural light is in such scare supply this time of year ....
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(Not So) Balmy Chicago

“Don’t Worry, They’re From Minnesota” If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? –Shakespeare, “Merchant of Venice” What recalls the quote above is Chicagoans’ assumptions — OK, my relatives’ — about how Minnesotan fare in very cold weather. While...
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