There are nearly 7 billion people in the world. And I saw a girl from high school at my hotel in NYC. (We went to high school together in Illinois. I haven't seen her since.) This has happened to me once before. When I was visiting Seattle a few years ago, I saw some guys from college on the street downtown. Our college was in Illinois as well. I'm not sure I really understand exactly how coincidental these things are. Is stuff like that to be expected? How small is the world? Does it mean anything? Oh, this is supposed to be our NYC vs. Chicago conclusion? Well, I think I need to gain a better understanding of Chicago before I pass judgment. So, Kat and I are going to take a couple of trips downtown this Spring, and I'll keep you posted. But, Chicago's got some catching up to do. New York's just magical.

Our trip to New York City this past weekend was very last minute. So, we went without an itinerary or even a real list of things we might want to do. Once we got there, the World Trade Center came up as a possible visit point. But, after thinking about it for a minute, I realized I had absolutely no interest in going to see it. And I still feel partially guilty about that. So, I'm trying to figure out why it is that I have no interest in seeing it. Is it simply because there's nothing to see?