Tag Archives: Chicago

The Brunch Bunch

One of the hoped for but not expressly articulated events of our trip was being reintroduced to our friends’ eldest son, his lovely wife, and their cute-as-a-bug’s-ear daughter. I had not seen their son since he was in diapers; it … Continue reading

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The Out-of-Towners

We took a cruise down the Chicago River and out onto Lake Michigan on our recent visit. Our host had gone below to avail himself of the plumbing facilities and cash bar. So, my little bride and I did the … Continue reading

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Search for America Tour, 2008

Tomorrow, we head west and a tad north towards Chicago. We’re visiting a college bud of mine, and his little bride. Whilst there, we’re planning on attending the first night Nextel Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway. Like every trip, … Continue reading

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NASCAR HotPass Lineup

For today’s running of the USG Sheetrock 400 from Chicagoland Speedway, the car-driver-channel list looks like this: #1-Martin Truex Jr., 795 #11-Denny Hamlin, 796 #24-Jeff Gordon, 797 #26-Jamie McMuuray, 798 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 799 Dale Jr has reclaimed his channel … Continue reading

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After Further Review

In the previous post, I linked to this, which points out that an arrest has been made in the case. An arrest. For “planting” LED caricatures of a cartoon character. From the article: Peter Berdvosky was arrested in Arlington Wednesday … Continue reading

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To Whom Do I Complain?1

I sat down a couple of hours ago, all primed to watch Kansas Jayhawks basketball. They played the DePaul Blue Demons in Chicago this afternoon. SWMBO and I buy the ESPN Full Court package each year, at a cost of … Continue reading

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Siderunnin’

Oh boy, oh boy! Via the postman, my copy of the Siderunners’ latest CD, Sabbath Country Sabbath, arrived this afternoon. I ordered the CD and T-shirt from Failed Experiment Records in Chicago, way back on July 10, as noted here. … Continue reading

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For the Record

I debated trading Dale Earnhardt Jr for Kasey Kahne in today’s race at Chicagoland. I didn’t. As the green flag waves, I’m setting the stage now to use any post-race excuses that I may need. -k- Technorati Tags: NASCAR

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Siderunners Sabbath

My patience has been rewarded. A visit to The Siderunners website reveals that their new CD, Sabbath Country Sabbath will be in stores on June 27. That’s next Tuesday. Hot Damn! The album is described as a “live acoustic record”, … Continue reading

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