Mr. McCarthy's/Chicago's b-day weekend

How fitting it is that Mr. McCarthy and Chicago share the same birthday weekend. I don't know if anyone else noticed but Mr. McCarthy exudes "Chicago". He is truly a Chicagoan. I feel that Mr. McCarthy has experienced what makes Chicago a great city. He seems to be very proud that he is from this city, especially from its south side. I, myself have rarely gone to the south side, and whenever Mr. McCarthy starts talking about "that one place" in the south side I always feel left out. It seems to me that the south side is filled with Chicago culture and that I am missing so much of it. It kind of feels that I've been shielded from this part of the city, and now that it has been introduced to me, I feel like I hardly know anything about it. It is such a large part of Chicago that I guess I won't know much about the city without knowing more of the south side. Anyway, enough about me...Mr. McCarthy seems so schooled in everything "Chicago". He astounded us with his knowledge of Chicago restaurants during our food unit and I am sure that he has more interesting facts that we have yet to hear.

Finally I would like to say.........Happy Birthday, Mr. McCarthy!!! Hopefully as your age grows so will your wisdom. Hope life is treating you well, but not too well. Tell the wife and kids I said hi. I hope they are doing well too.