How's the weather in Chicago?

I met this amazing lawyer in San Diego, California in the winter of 1999...his name is James. We both took risks leaving our native U.K. and Canada to venture to the southwestern American city to enjoy the beaches, hostels, and party life that could only be dreamed of back in our homelands. I met James at the Ocean Beach Hostel, a seedy hostel with a brilliant social life on an afternoon in late December. James was out on the front porch reading a newspaper, and he immediately clued in that I had just arrived in town and desperately needed a job. From that moment on, and over the past 6 years I have known the guy, his generosity and intelligence have shined. From roadtrips to the desert and Grand Canyon, to soccer games on the fields of USD (University of San Diego), James was always in the middle of the action, and made introductions to many internationals that would have not have had so much fun together had James not been there. James has a natural magnetic personality and his perserverence has taken him from the backseat of beaters in NYC studying for Bar Exams, to pinnacle US tax corporations across the United States. This is just a blog-thanks to James for being a friend through good times and bad over the past 6 years, and to his wonderful parents whom I spent a few days with in Thunder Bay during their roadtrip around Ontario/Michigan/Quebec this past fall. You can never have too many friends, but James proved to be the best of them. Thanks James! Have a great weekend in the windy city & Hello to Anna too, his lovely wife. ^^++