Hey, good news in my Inbox today. Northern Exposure is coming out on DVD on May 25! This was one of the few shows I would actually stay home to watch when it was originally aired. [montyburns] Excellent. [/montyburns] One of the fun things about the internet is that ramblings of old are still available …
Sweatin’ To The Vampires
On Saturday, I completed the first annual Boot Camp at The Pavilion. Not only did I get to see a side of the trainers I’d never seen before, but my butt was thoroughly kicked by the time it was all over at 10:30 am. I’ve got a nice certificate hanging on my wall as proof …
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
It was -7 when I got in the car this morning. As Shrek says, “Ogres have layers.” Well, call me an ogre today. And just because half the US population is going to put this in their blogs today, I’m doing it, too. — Baby, It’s Cold Outside I really can’t stay – But baby …
Chinese New Year
I’m in the middle of reading Michael Moore’s “Dude, Where’s My Country?” and suddenly feeling a responsible member of society. Today’s lyrics (below) were written in 1992 but seem more poignant today. The kids and I saw the Chinese New Year’s parade in Chinatown on Sunday. This was the first time I’d been in Chicago’s …
Bugs Bunny is Next
Romance ain’t dead. It’s just taken on a different form. Here’s some nice Valentine’s Day candy that says it all. 🙂 Ray Rayner passed away yesterday. For those of you who didn’t grow up in Chicago, Ray was the guy who hosted a kid’s morning show on WGN-Channel 9 that *everybody* (including adults) watched. It …
MLK Day
MLK day. It’s a good time to put aside whatever comparatively petty problems we have in our lives and think about the people who struggled to actually put some good and justice in this world. We’ll all probably hear the Dion song “Abraham, Martin, and John” before the day is out, so here are a …
Randomness
You think it’s easy? I don’t think so. 🙂 Elsewhere in my internet travels, I ran across another very helpful tool, The Blackadder Quote Generator. You’ll get words to live by, such as: “If nothing else works, a total pig-headed unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through. ” Today, I saw …
Cold January
It’s been hovering in the single digits around here the past few days. It’s 15 degrees in downtown Chicago as I write this. A lot of people are complaining, but once again Roger the Security Guard came up with words of wisdom: “It’s Chicago. It’s January. What do people expect? You just gotta go with …
Playing Dice With The Universe
Saw the first installment of the Metropolis Arts Center’s New Play Festival. Today’s play was a reading of “Boxes” by a playwright from Indiana named Doug Bedwell. It was a very interesting piece that covered life, love, quantum physics (seriously), and why “nice” people always get hosed. Afterwards, the playwright, actors, and director were on …
My Favorite Song
Como Uma Onda (Lulu Santos – Nelson Motta) Nada do que foi sera de novo do jeito que ja foi um dia tudo passa tudo sempre passara a vida vem em ondas como uma mar no indo e vindo, infinito tudo que se ve nao e igual ao que a gente viu ha um Segundo …