Tag: Snow

[Update: Apple has explained they do have a heated roof. Blair Kamin of the Chicago Tribune reports: “The roof has a warming system that’s built into it,” Apple spokesman Nick Leahy said. “It needed some fine-tuning and it got re-programmed…

Magic covers the ground with the first snow of the year. Everyone is an artist with boots acting like printing plates on the fresh white sheet. Creating prints in the ground, we look back to admire our work. Start a…

Some artists sculpt in marble. Others in clay. Me? I work in snowballs. And Jack Brickhouse was my canvas.

I started a new pinboard of artwork I own. One of the first things I pinned on this board is a wonderful piece by Todd Webb (one of my top five favorite artists from 2010). Todd writes and draws one…

When I see something like this that’s so cool, it makes me want to do it too. But then since it’s already done, i’m happy that someone saved me the work of producing the video. (via wooster collective) I’ve thought…

Comic books that take place in the snow are so cool. I love arctic adventures. Two G.I. Joe comic books take place in Antarctica. One from 1989 (G.I. Joe Special Missions #20), the other from 2006 (G.I. Joe Special Missions…

(Photo courtesy lahp) What if garden hoses sprayed snow instead of water? During summertime, you can quickly cool off. But then the snow melts. The real value of the snowhose is during the winter. Missing the snow? Spray some on…

Photos from Chicago’s third largest snow storm ever. I walked around Lincoln Square the day the blizzard ended and took these photographs of the neighborhood.

Here’s my favorite 20 tweets from May 2010 tweeted from spudart, mattmaldre, and fourspudart. How I miss the AIMbot, SmarterChildThu May 27 21:17:09   Just learned toilet paper is called bathroom tissue (@ Family Dollar) http://4sq.com/ajCj3kMon May 31 23:09:21  …

My top five favorite tweets I made in August 2009 with @spudart: Wanna see something really exciting? Put an Airborne tablet into near-boiling water. August 27 RT @jburno “The sin of self-preservation is keeping us from intimacy in our families…

OH HOW I LOVE WALKING IN THE SNOW! The cashier at Walgreens doesn’t think so, “All that cold makes me wanna die, y’know?” I encouraged her, “you need some good boots to go. They empower you to be oh so…

Clear logic says that the further north you go, the closer you get to the sun. But then why does it get colder up north? Maybe this whole “the sun is hot” thing is all wrong. The sun is actually…

Winter winter winter hanging around for much too long people grow tired people grow weary too much snow too much cold Winter winter winter it hangs around waiting for a hug waiting for some love.

During the winter, it would be fun to leave snowballs at famous places and take photos. What would someone think when encountering a snowball on the Tribune Tower? Is someone gearing up for a snowball fight? Did someone just have…

Too embarrassed to throw a snowball at some famous buildings or artwork? It’s almost just as much fun to make snowballs and just leave them at a landmark or building. Oh wait a minute! This is kinda like making a…

Who says you have to be a kid to enjoy playing in the snow? Channel your inner child and have some fun by aiming snowballs at famous public art pieces in Chicago!

Stuck waiting while standing in slushy snow? Now you can pass the time creating rainbows! Just take either your left or right shoe (either will work fine), and stand that one foot on the edge of the sole, so your…

What we normally know as snow that falls from the sky are actually aliens invading the Earth. Imagie each snowflake is an alien. That would make for billions–jazillions of aliens! They say each snowflake is unique, making each alien a…

There should be one location every year where Chicago has good old fashioned snowball fight. Probably in Grant Park somewhere. Whaddya think? More snow posts on spudart: ‚Ä¢ Fun in the snow: Leave snowballs at famous places ‚Ä¢ Fun in…

My snowball fort. Just try to break through it!

Goal: In the winter put snowballs in my freezer for the summer. Done! This is so much fun, everyone in Chicago should do this while we still have the last of our snow left. It’s really cool to be kneeling…

At first I felt kinda bad for city trees when they would shovel snow off the sidewalks and up against the tree. “Oh no! The trees are being buried!” But actually this must help the trees. The water underneath would…

It’s summertime and temperatures in Chicago are getting around 100 degrees. It would be so much fun to have a snowball to throw at someone right now. So next winter, I want to pack like six snowballs and keep them…

1) Snow transforms our landscape. A whole new visual world great for for photographing. 2) Observing evidence of action. Where animals/humans have been. What areas are warmer than others (where snow melts one side of the street, but not the…

Then at like 4:00pm yesterday, there a bunch of protestors outside the Tribune building. Once or twice a month, we get protestors outside protesting one thing or another. I work up on the 14th floor facing the Pioneer court where…

I miss the snow. It’s fun to take pictures in the snow.

Illustration for General Electric’s Icicle String Outdoor Set. This appeared on buttons, brochure, and a six foot tall sign.