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USA Today had the quote from the President: “My children’s school was canceled today, because of what … some ice?” he said. As one of his girls pointed out, Obama added, “in Chicago, school is never canceled. … You’d go outside for recess. You… Continue Reading “Ice Storms”
I was going to write something thoughtful on the impeachment trial of Governor Blagojevich, but the more I read, the harder my eyes roll and I feel a headache coming. So I am just going to reprint his schedule for Day 2 of the… Continue Reading “Blago”
I have talked a bit about my mechanic, Bill. This morning I came across this article in MSN about choosing one, which has way more detail than I would bother to pursue. However, it makes an interesting point about the different types of vendors:… Continue Reading “Finding a Mechanic”
I love statistics from the car insurance companies. They taught me never to buy a Jaguar. MSN just published the most likely to get ticketed for traffic violations. One of my co-workers has rules for not getting ticketed for speeding (she is on the… Continue Reading “Radar Bait”
The Chicago Tribune ran an article about how much trouble the hotel industry is in these days. As if we couldn’t guess. “The first-class traveler is traveling coach. The suite buyer is scaling back to a standard room.” Says The Four Seasons hotel. Yeah.… Continue Reading “Hotel Values”
Let me just add my voice to the chorus. Chelsey Sullenberger is the coolest guy ever. He didn’t just save all of the people on U.S. Airways flight 1549. He saved the people on the ground that had no idea they were in harm’s… Continue Reading “How Cool is this Guy?”
The headline on the Chicago Tribune’s page is about the U.S. Air flight landing in the Hudson River. This is the second set of stories: Chicago windchills plunge to dangerous levels • Why do you live here? Winter weather photos • Weather: Skilling Forecast,… Continue Reading “I am Not Complaining About the Weather”
MSN has an article, “Secrets of Women Who Never Get Sick”, which is right up my alley. I am pretty serious about not getting sick. The last time I took a full sick day for an illness was..nevermind, I don’t want to jinx it… Continue Reading “Staying Healthy During Flu Season”
A few days ago I read an article over at MSNBC about McDonald’s 401(k) plan. Apparently, participants contributing 5% of salary are matched at 11% of salary. That’s pretty damn good. But something struck me so hard I actually e-mailed it to my boss:… Continue Reading “Demographics of the 401(k)”
Washingtonpost.com reported that the bridges into and out of Washington DC are going to be closed to traffic on Inauguration Day. Rumor has it that if the expected crowd shows up, there will be one toilet for every 6,000 people in town. Yesterday, my… Continue Reading “Inauguration Day”
The Next Dark Age 