December 2011
1 post
Food Network: Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies →
Reviews are promising. Perhaps I will try these this weekend.
November 2011
1 post
People who have been caught doing bad things have a tendency to lob grenades as...
– Amy Dickinson (Ask Amy)
June 2011
1 post
Google Web Fonts →
May 2011
1 post
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April 2011
4 posts
5 tags
Bubble gum-free baseball is a win for the terrorists.
– Paul Sullivan (Chicago Tribune)
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Blackhawks & The Cave →
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If your team is eliminated, you must ceremonially shave immediately. That...
– Jay Zawaski on Playoff Beard Management
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Jonathan Toews →
March 2011
3 posts
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February 2011
6 posts
How will Chicago emerge from fiscal woes? The swear jar on Mayor-elect...
– @ColonelTribune
How to Get a Human at 1-800-ASK-USPS →
Good to know!
Being average won’t cut it, unless John McDonough and Jay Blunk can market a...
– Steve Rosenbloom
The joy this man gets from adrenaline and violence is so pure and awesome that...
– TheRumpus.net
Fred Korematsu: A civil rights hero gets his day →
We must never forget what the government did to Japanese Americans during WWII, and we must never allow anything like this to happen ever again. Thanks, Fred Korematsu.
January 2011
8 posts
First, Oprah goes to Australia. Now she’s got a half sister. This is all...
– Jimmy Kimmel
3 tags
Our Papa, Who art a Bear, Hallowed be thy fame, Thy championship come, Thy play...
– Unknown … but it’s GENIUS, right?!
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December 2010
6 posts
2 tags
I Was Wearing a Northwestern Shirt Today
Contractor at Loading Dock: That's my team!
Me: As it should be!
Ron Santo, the single nicest and most courageous person I’ve ever met in...
– Gene Wojciechowski
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Cubs legend Ron Santo is dead.
We’ll miss you, Ronnie.
November 2010
6 posts
4 tags
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omg. it’s like ur 2 loves made love.
– Tina, re: the Northwestern Wildcats playing at Wrigley Field
6 tags
This is gonna be so awesome.
March 2010
2 posts
3 tags
These guys need a Rahm Emanuel finger-to-the-chest message about Chicago’s...
– David Haugh (Chicago Tribune)
Two years ago, I played, and I was good. I go to Chicago, not good. I’ve...
– washed-up outfielder Milton Bradley
January 2010
5 posts
1 tag
(re-tumbled from hawaii)
Final Season of ‘LOST’ Promises to Make Fans More Annoying Than Ever (via @TheOnion). Um. Spoilers?
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If I wanted to get ready for running for mayor of Chicago, we would do the...
– Rahm Emanuel (Rahm, you break my heart!)
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To be sure, hatred is not quite an analysis; but still a word must be said on...
– Leon Wieseltier, Washington Diarist: Platon’s Cave
December 2009
1 post
November 2009
2 posts
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October 2009
7 posts
They’re supposed to be focused on safety, and instead they’re...
– U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., re: airline baggage wars
While it’s tempting to call them “baristi” because of the...
– Fake AP Stylebook (Twitter)