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Last night, in the dense humidity, I strolled the Magnificent Mile with a friend. There are some cool things about the promenade — the wacky giant sculpture of the couple in American Gothic, the splendid, almost Venetian water tower, the flower beds, and, of course, the never ending display of humans. The strapping lad in ... ...read more.http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cropped-typekey-banner.png