Is it a law that says all 20-somethings in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood must own a black wool coat? Riding the CTA is like a funeral!

Today. The good? I started working out again. :-) The bad? My car got broken into. Goodbye radar detector. :-(

"If a double-decker bus, crashes into us... to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die".

The Smiths

Busy day today. No holiday. But...it's almost over. And, I've very glad to be at a busy ad agency right now!

Dave Duerson Dead: Former Bears Star Dies At 50

It's a shame that people feel the need to use this to promote their own issues like violence in profession­al sports. This story is sad because those of us in Chicago knew what a great player DD was and what a good person he seemed to be off the field. The 1985 team that DD played on meant SO much to a city that hadn't had a world championsh­ip in decades. We adopted them as our own and DD was a big part of that team. I only hope that this was somehow natural causes rather than foul play or self-infli­cted. Best wishes to his family & friends.
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Repubs want to cut funding for teachers, police, food inspectors but keep subsidies for uber-rich oil companies. Didn't we try this already?

Lara Logan Suffered 'Brutal' Sexual Assault In Egypt

Well put. After the repeated attacks on Anderson Cooper and others, I'm surprised that all news organizati­ons didn't pull back. That being said, no one forces reporters to rush into dangerous situations­. They accept the risks as part of the job. Neverthele­ss, it is deplorable­.
About CBS
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Banksy Pops Up In Los Angeles Again

I love Banksy's work. I've been a fan since I first discovered him in 2004. I'm very happy to see that he's doing new work in the US. My one request: Banksy, please come to Chicago.
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Alarm bell on Brown line train has been ringing for 15 minutes straight! Aaaagggghhhh!

I'm waiting until enough people in the US get fed up enough with the status quo that they'll take to the streets like Egypt. Now: I wait.

"I choo-choo-choose you"

-- Ralph Wiggum

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Jon Kyl Won't Seek Reelection In 2012

THANK GOD!!!



Not a moment too soon!
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Newt Gingrich CPAC Speech: EPA Should Be Scrapped

Newt's got it all wrong: He's the one who should be tossed on the ash pile of history!
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Tosh.0 is the funniest s.o.b. I've seen in a long time!

Ten Bands That Shook The World

I don't know this for sure, but I suspect the author of this article is a baby boomer. Eight of the ten bands he cites are from the classic, baby boomer era. They're all great bands -- I love The Who and The Beatles as much as the next person. But having been fed a steady diet of baby boomer music my whole life, I'd argue that The Clash or The Sex Pistols or The Talking Heads, REM, etc. are also worthy of inclusion. And that's only scratching the surface of the 1980's. What about the 1990's and beyond???
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Chicago
Yesterday: The Big Snow.
Today: The Big Dig.
Tomorrow: The Big Chill.

I got another snow day tomorrow. Woo hoo!

Definition of major snowstorm? Just saw a big snow plow stuck in snow bank!

If this monumental blizzard is coming up from the southwest, then why are the clouds moving FROM the northeast? Something's not right here!