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And I am going to complain, which will only make it worse. After my trip to Seattle, I officially banked enough Marriott points to cover my hotel room on a return trip to the Big Island. I was thinking Same Time, Next Year. But… Continue Reading “The Secret is Out”
The Chicago Tribune reports that Writers’ Theatre is sending another show to New York – The Minister’s Wife. It is a musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s Candida. It was produced last Spring. I wrote about it last year and I remember it more… Continue Reading “The Minister’s Wife”
Both of the newspapers I “read” regularly – the Chicago Tribune and USA Today – have added sections on pets. No, I do not call it news. But I think we can agree that sometimes the news just sucks, anyway. USA Today posted a… Continue Reading “In Case You Needed to Go "Awwwwwww!"”
A year ago in Fargo, North Dakota, the snow melted as the rains came and the Red River threatened to drown the whole city. Volunteers came out in droves to help sandbag. It is happening again this year, but the timing is even worse… Continue Reading “Sandbag Day”
The Chicago Tribune just ran a rather good article about the pros and cons of wind farms out in DeKalb County. DeKalb is about an hour and a half from Chicago, so not exactly the middle of nowhere. So. The pros: Clean energy and… Continue Reading “Wind Farms”
But it starts with: I am so old that I have started reading “The Glenview Report”. The newsletter from my village board. Because I care. Or something. There were two pieces of news: Most of the newsletter was taken up with an explanation of… Continue Reading “Fine. I’ll Write Something Nice.”
USA Today is reporting that this season is it for Kiefer Sutherland and 24. I’m good with that. I have been watching the entire season on double-speed DVR. And maybe, if 24 is done and Lost is done, I can get back to Academic… Continue Reading “The End of the TV Season”
I’ve read several articles about Tony Kornheiser’s suspension from his post at ESPN for making snarky comments about an outfit his colleague Hannah Storm was wearing on the air. I like this one the best, from the New York Daily News, since it actually… Continue Reading “About Tony Kornheiser”
People. On what planet am I living that I did not know that Brian Freakin’ Boitano has a cooking show on the Food Network?! It is actually called, “What Would Brian Boitano Make?” This is a clip of him on the Today Show with… Continue Reading “What Would Brian Boitano Make?”
I was just talking about how the State of Illinois has neglected to send the public libraries promised funds this year. Now the Tribune is reporting that the state universities are saying the same thing: “”We have drawn down our available resources, and we… Continue Reading “The Universities, Too”
The Next Dark Age 