A few years ago, this is what I imagined my wild quarter of a century birthday party would be like: Renting out that building at Promontory Point off the Lakefront Trail, getting a DJ, and dancing with friends to all hours of the night. Maybe I would dance to exhaustion, or fall off my bike, but hey- I would have good health insurance so I don´t care! As the sun comes up and the party subsides, I would ride my Independent Fabrication bicycle home to my 2 bedroom condo in Ukrainian Village. One bedroom for my metalsmithing/bicycle repair studio and the other to share with my live-in girlfriend or boyfriend. I would have a really good espresso machine in the kitchen and garden on my porch. I would wake up the next day and say "Geez!
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