Good Bye Winter, Welcome Summer

The pleasures of summer are innumerable after the long cold spell. A very well written article on the numerous things one can do along the lake shore ..it is titled Lake Effect. Excerpts from the article about Lake Michigan,
Lake Michigan is 10,350 years old, 307 miles long and 118 miles wide; contains 1.3 trillion gallons of water; has a 1,638-mile shoreline and contains about 70 species of fish, including, of course, alewives.

Ironically, the term "Lake Effect" (as used in winter),adds to the miseries in winter making the cold seem all the more bitter than it already is! Anyways, now that summer is almost here, with temperatures soaring upto 90 deg, the Lake Shore is buzzing with activity - kids playing in the water, big cruises showing the spectacular view of the skyline from the lake, people sun bathing on the beaches and ofcourse the bikers and skaters along the trail. Waking up every morning to see the pristine blue waters is such a good feeling after having seen the frozen lake for months in a row.

In other news, my visit to the Printers Row book fair this Sunday was fine. There were too many people and very little space to move around. For the most part, only these categories of books were available (in the order of popularity) - classics/fiction, children, cooking/women and sports. Travel and Business/Non-Fiction Books consituted less than 1%.