- 24-hour Walgreens with drugs you can by brand rather than underlying chemical compound - and a dozen different versions of Tylenol or Advil at that
- Tivo - with many back episodes of Entourage, The Office, and Flight of the Conchords
- A car (and drive-thru windows)
- The authenic cheesiness of a Bar Mitzvah entertainer - long live the Chicken Dance!
- A weekend of NFL football, upset-rich college football, and pre-playoff baseball - and no mention of either cricket or the Rugby World Cup
- Early autumn sunrise in the midwest - dew-covered lawns, the incipient hustle of a completely unextraordinary work day, the aromatic waft of a large Dunkin' Donuts coffee, and more or less total quiet
- Running at sunset along Lake Michigan during a perfect sunny day
- Seeing Ben & Zach play with their older cousins
- Seeing Evan & Alex (the older cousins) growing into such nice young men
- Seeing so many friends at working and recognizing once again how much you enjoy your colleagues' company
I'll say this, though. The States has convenience and familiarity in spades; it felt almost too easy to be back. But I missed London while in Chicago, for reasons I can explain as well as those I can't fully, and I'm happy to be back, if only for a short while before I depart for the next trip.
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