Tuesday, August 24. 2010
These three women, from Conservation Corps (http://www.conservationcorps.org), are installing one of 100 rain gardens in the neighborhood in an effort to improve water quality in Powderhorn Lake. Also, click the "photo pool" at right to see pictures of a car fire on 14th Avenue about 12:45am Wednesday. The car was completely gutted by fire in the middle of the street, and an ambulance was seen leaving the scene, but no witnesses came forward when the fire investigator asked if anyone had seen how it started.
Estas tres mujeres, de Conservation Corps, están instalando uno de los 100 jardines de la lluvia ("rain gardens") en el barrio, en un esfuerzo para mejorar la calidad del agua en el Lago Powderhorn. (http://www.conservationcorps.org). También, haga clic en el "photo pool' a la derecha para ver fotos de un fuego en un auto en la avenida 14 alrededor de las 12:45 am del miércoles. El auto fue completamente destruido por un incendio en el centro de la calle, y una ambulancia fue visto saliendo de la escena, pero ningún testigo se presentó cuando el investigador de incendios preguntó si alguien había visto cómo comenzó.
Tuesday, August 17. 2010
Steven, foreman of the sewer upgrade project at 35th and Chicago, kindly explained it to me. In short, it's one of the last projects to replace the city's aging sewers such that waste goes to the treatment plant rather than directly into the river. Another worker gave us the names of the track backhoe and the tractor backhoe, two machines which greatly fascinated my toddler "assistant." See more photos of the jobsite in the "Powderhorn 365 Pool" at right.
Steven, capataz del proyecto de mejorar el alcantarillado en el 35 y Chicago, tuvo la amabilidad de explicarmelo. En resumen, es uno de los últimos proyectos para mejorar el sistema de alcantarillado de tal manera que el envejecimiento de los residuos va a la planta de tratamiento en lugar de hacerlo directamente en el río. Otro trabajador nos dio los nombres de los diferente tipos de los retroexcavadoras, las máquinas que en gran medida fascinaron mi pequeño "asistente". Haga clic en "Powderhorn 365 Pool" a la derecha para ver mas fotos del sitio del trabajo.
Tuesday, July 27. 2010
Andrew (left) said he is facing the loss of his home due to recently having lost the job he has worked for 20 years and owing many thousands of dollars to the city in fines levied by the inspection division. He worries about where he will go, not wanting to take his three children to a shelter.
Andrew (izquierda) dice que se enfrenta a la pérdida de su casa a causa de haber perdido recientemente el trabajo que ha trabajado por 20 años y que le debe muchos miles de dólares a la ciudad de multas impuestas por la división de inspección. Él se preocupa por donde irá porque no quiere traer a sus tres hijos a un refugio.
Tuesday, July 20. 2010
On Chicago and 38th, people wait
They wait for the gas tank to top off,
for the bus to rumble up, doors opening swish hiss,
for the light to change along with their luck.
They wait to cross the street, as if the other side is any different,
and for the call to lay down their prayer rugs and face
a city a world away from this Midwestern town.
They wait for customers to step through the door,
for lost souls to find their way
to the right side of the theological debate.
They wait for the check to come,
for the numbers on the lottery ticket
to finally line up in the right order.
They wait for the food shelf to open,
for hair to be braided, buzzed, snipped, and clipped,
for the latest fashions to hit the racks.
They wait for Prince Charming,
for an easy score,
for something other to do than wait.
They wait for the rain to stop,
the snow to be shoveled,
the day's heat to give way to evening's cool grace.
They wait to be grown up, adolescents
jangly with hormones and glimpses of the future,
and for this tired life to finally peter out.
They wait to lay their head on the table, foreclosure notice in hand,
for the shiny proud key to their first apartment,
for a shelter from every kind of storm.
They wait to break a heart, to seal a deal,
to damage property, to repair
a wrecked car, to be served a meal.
On the corner of Chicago and 38th, the people wait.
Perdóname por no tener ni tiempo ni capacidad para traducir este poema al español, pero en resumen se trata de todos los que esperaban, ambos por cosas literales y ideas metaforicas, en la esquina de Chicago y la calle 38.
Tuesday, July 13. 2010
I found these five young men building their watercraft for the Aquatennial milk carton boat race this Sunday on Lake Calhoun (aquatennial.org/events.php?mode=detailEvent&EventID=408). Their boat's theme this year is Shrek (you can see the outline of his head behind them). Good luck and hope you bring back a win for Powderhorn like last year!
Encontré estos cinco jóvenes construyendo su barco para la carrera de barcos hecho de cartones de leche, que se celebra este domingo en el lago Calhoun y es un parte del festival Aquatennial (aquatennial.org/events.php?mode=detailEvent&EventID=408). La tema de su barco este año es Shrek (se puede ver el contorno de la cabeza detrás de ellos). Buena suerte y espero que ganan una victoria para Powderhorn como el año pasado!
Tuesday, July 6. 2010
I'll wish for color like this come winter...
Voy a desear al color como esto en el invierno ...
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