The Bean

You can't go to Chicago without taking pictures at the Bean. No matter how many times I've been there, I always do it!

Security

From Greg Mortenson's book, "Stones into Schools."

' "I'm no military expert, and these figures might not be exactly right," I said. "But as best I can tell, we've launched 114 Tomahawk cruise missiles into Afghanistan so far. Now take the cost of one of those missiles, tipped with a Raytheon guidance system, which I think is about $840,000. For that much money, you could build dozens of schools that could provide tens of thousands of students with a balanced, nonextremist education over the course of a generation. Which do you think will make us more secure?" '

Also see this fantastic op-ed from the NY Times on the same subject.

The Burqa and the Butcher's Shop

The Kite Flyer

Afghan Girl