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  "title": "Chicago 2018 on Jamie Thingelstad",
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      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/07/chicago-bean.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Chicago Bean.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/8ebc99a42d.jpg\" alt=\"Cloud Gate sculpture in Millennium Park Chicago reflecting the skyline with tourists gathered around it on a cloudy day\">\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-07T01:00:00-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/07/chicago-bean.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Arts","Chicago 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/07/visited-the-michigan.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Visited the <a href=\"https://www.apple.com/retail/michiganavenue/\">Michigan Avenue Apple Store</a> when we were in Chicago. Amazing architecture. The building feels invisible.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/58c624c0db.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Michigan Avenue store on the Chicago Riverwalk, with the Chicago Tribune building and skyscrapers behind it.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-06T19:45:02-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/06/visited-the-michigan.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Arts","Chicago 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/06/193931.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>The view from the <a href=\"http://www.360chicago.com\">360 Chicago</a> deck on the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/875_North_Michigan_Avenue\">John Hancock Tower</a> was incredible.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/c0c664f566.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago skyline aerial view looking south from John Hancock Tower, with Willis Tower and Lake Michigan visible in the distance.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/1bd373a5b2.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view north along Chicago's lakefront showing Lake Shore Drive, sandy beaches, and dense downtown skyscrapers beside Lake Michigan\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" /></p>\n<p>Family selfie from the top of the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/875_North_Michigan_Avenue\">John Hancock Tower</a>.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/1e54db93d1.jpg\" alt=\"Family of four smiling for a selfie at 360 Chicago with the Chicago skyline visible through floor-to-ceiling windows behind them.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-06T19:39:31-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/06/193931.html",
        "tags": ["Family","Travel","Arts","Chicago 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/07/the-thorne-miniature.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>The <a href=\"http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/thorne\">Thorne Miniature Rooms</a> at the Art Institute of Chicago are incredible. You can find detail in each one over and over.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/7942125c64.jpg\" alt=\"Thorne Miniature Room depicting a French-style bedroom with a canopy bed, grandfather clock, fireplace, and terracotta tile floor\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/5ff11842bd.jpg\" alt=\"Thorne Miniature Room depicting an English Tudor bedchamber with carved oak paneling, ornate fireplace, four-poster bed with green curtains, and floral rug.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/77fcd01e25.jpg\" alt=\"Thorne Miniature Room showing an elegant Georgian drawing room with chandelier, bookcase, fireplace, and period furniture on a floral rug\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/ae7b3ffa34.jpg\" alt=\"Miniature colonial dining room with dark oval table, Chippendale chairs, corner cabinet, scenic wallpaper, and draped windows\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" /></p>\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-06T19:35:50-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/06/the-thorne-miniature.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Arts","Chicago 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/06/chicago-cloud-gate.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Chicago <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Gate\">Cloud Gate</a> sculpture.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/e07026bfcf.jpg\" alt=\"Cloud Gate sculpture in Millennium Park reflecting Chicago skyline and clouds, visitors walking around it on stone plaza\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" />\n<p>Inside the Chicago <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Gate\">Cloud Gate</a>.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/2debc7dc6e.jpg\" alt=\"View from beneath Cloud Gate in Chicago showing its curved mirrored steel surface reflecting distorted images of visitors walking below\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" />\n<p>Chicago <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Gate\">Cloud Gate</a>.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/2fba00047e.jpg\" alt=\"Cloud Gate bean sculpture in Millennium Park Chicago reflecting the city skyline with tourists gathered around it on a cloudy day\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-06T14:26:38-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/06/chicago-cloud-gate.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Arts","Chicago 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/05/chicago.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Chicago.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/955aa43dd4.jpg\" alt=\"Marina City twin corncob towers rising above the Chicago River on a cloudy day\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-04T20:53:04-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/04/chicago.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Arts","Chicago 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/04/time-for-hamilton.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Time for <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(musical)\">Hamilton</a>! 🎭🎶</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/ec61b64871.jpg\" alt=\"Family of four posing outside CIBC Theatre under the Hamilton musical marquee in Chicago\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-04T13:16:03-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/04/time-for-hamilton.html",
        "tags": ["Music","Family","Travel","Arts","Chicago 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/04/willis-towerhttpsenwikipediaorgwikiwillistower.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Tower\">Willis Tower</a>.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/57024ca698.jpg\" alt=\"Willis Tower skyscraper shot from below looking up, black and white, bundled tube facade rising into a cloudy sky\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-04T11:52:53-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/04/willis-towerhttpsenwikipediaorgwikiwillistower.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Arts","Chicago 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/04/million-three-different.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>$1 million three different ways ($1, $20, and $100 bills) at Chicago Fed <a href=\"https://www.chicagofed.org/education/money-museum/index\">Money Museum</a>.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/e606a2c7fd.jpg\" alt=\"Tilted metal-framed cube packed with bundled US dollar bills on display at the Chicago Fed Money Museum\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/70d8ee708b.jpg\" alt=\"One million dollars in banded stacks of $20 bills arranged in a circular display under a glass dome at the Chicago Fed Money Museum.\" width=\"600\" height=\"599\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/42f20e547d.jpg\" alt=\"Uncut sheet of $100 bills displayed under glass in an open aluminum briefcase at the Chicago Fed Money Museum\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" /></p>\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-04T10:58:26-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/04/million-three-different.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Arts","Chicago 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/04/delicious-espresso-at.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Delicious espresso at <a href=\"https://caffeumbria.com\">Caffe Umbria</a> this morning.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/e08f264940.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Strada espresso machine branded Caffe Umbria with colorful ceramic cups stacked on top, to-go cups and coffee bags on counter nearby.\" width=\"600\" height=\"599\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-04T09:38:18-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/04/delicious-espresso-at.html",
        "tags": ["Coffee","Travel","Chicago 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/04/array-of-d.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Array of 3D printers at <a href=\"https://www.msichicago.org\">Museum of Science &amp; Industry</a>.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/a6cdb45c8a.jpg\" alt=\"Numbered red and black 3D printers stacked on metal shelving racks in a darkened room at the Museum of Science and Industry\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-03T20:34:21-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/03/array-of-d.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Technology","Arts","Chicago 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/04/i-love-watching.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>I love watching the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_coil\">Tesla coil</a> at the Chicago <a href=\"https://www.msichicago.org\">Museum of Science &amp; Industry</a>. ⚡️⚡️⚡️</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/8c9571a3d0.jpg\" alt=\"Tesla coil at the Museum of Science and Industry firing bright lightning bolts, viewed from below through large circular resonator rings.\" width=\"600\" height=\"599\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/0484d983d4.jpg\" alt=\"Tesla coil firing bright lightning bolts from a central toroid, surrounded by two large metal rings, viewed from below in a dark room.\" width=\"600\" height=\"599\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/25a80b19d8.jpg\" alt=\"Tesla coil at Chicago Museum of Science and Industry shooting electric arcs outward, viewed from below in black and white\" width=\"600\" height=\"599\" /><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/7a5d66ba16.jpg\" alt=\"Tesla coil firing bright lightning bolts outward from a central toroid, surrounded by two large circular conductor rings, viewed from below.\" width=\"600\" height=\"599\" /></p>\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-03T20:32:37-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/03/i-love-watching.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Arts","Chicago 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/02/forty-minute-wait.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Forty minute wait for deep dish at <a href=\"https://www.loumalnatis.com\">Lou Malnati&rsquo;s</a>? Sure.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/5e1e9b09ca.jpg\" alt=\"Lou Malnatis Pizzeria storefront on a downtown Chicago sidewalk with a red vertical sign and red awning.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-02T18:49:00-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/02/forty-minute-wait.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Restaurants","Chicago 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/02/ready-for-sharks.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Ready for Sharks 4D movie at <a href=\"https://www.sheddaquarium.org\">Shedd Aquarium</a>!</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/a6df517d65.jpg\" alt=\"Family of four wearing matching red 3D glasses at Shedd Aquarium, smiling and posing for a selfie before a 4D movie.\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-02T16:24:22-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/02/ready-for-sharks.html",
        "tags": ["Family","Travel","Arts","Chicago 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/02/delicious-unfiltered-foiken.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Delicious unfiltered Foiken Haze New England IPA at <a href=\"http://www.erischicago.com\">ERIS Brewery and Cider House</a>. 🍻</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/9e765f8044.jpg\" alt=\"Pint glass of hazy unfiltered New England IPA with a thick white foam head on a branded brewery coaster at a restaurant table\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-02T13:04:56-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/02/delicious-unfiltered-foiken.html",
        "tags": ["Travel","Drinks","Chicago 2018"]
      },
      {
        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/02/011107.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>We had a blast at <a href=\"https://www.wizardquest.com\">Wizard Quest</a> today and completed our challenge with a ⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating! This was a really fun time for everyone.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/8cbcdbcb7b.jpg\" alt=\"Family of four smiling together inside Wizard Quest, a fantasy-themed room with stone walls and shelves of old books.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-01T20:11:07-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/01/011107.html",
        "tags": ["Family","Travel","Escape Room","Chicago 2018"]
      },
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        "id": "http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2018/04/02/we-won-the.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>We won “The Circus” room at <a href=\"https://www.doaroomescape.com/the-rooms/\">D.O.A. Room Escape</a> today with a few minutes to spare! It was fun to do a room where the kids led the way! 👍🏻 <a href=\"https://www.thingelstad.com/lists/escape-rooms/\">Room 12</a>!</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2018/7e716ea29b.jpg\" alt=\"Man wearing oversized orange glasses and two kids posing with circus sideshow cutout boards at an escape room\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" />\n",
        "date_published": "2018-04-01T20:07:31-05:00",
        "url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2018/04/01/we-won-the.html",
        "tags": ["Family","Travel","Escape Room","Chicago 2018"]
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