Well, that’s it. The Big Dig is over. It came in a little over budget, sure, but you need to keep things in perspective.
Last week Brette and I went to Chicago. Had a great time visiting with her sister and brother-in-law and trow. We went and saw a show at Second City and ate our way through town. When it was seriously cold we visited Andrew in Byron.
I had been once before during a school trip in high school, but the only thing I remember about it was the long ass bus ride and Ed Debevic’s. So this trip was more of a real experience.
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[...] Joe Shaw, Crooked Timber, and the rest of the political world are noting that the grossly, outrageously expensive Big Dig cost about as much as two months of the Iraq war. Some people will say this is a sign that the Iraq war is the real waste of money here, but let’s look at the efficiency here. [...]