Blog Posts - Today’s poetry was submitted by Venus Humdinger. Poem the First The bus bike rack placed Directly in front of fate I hope you see me Poem the Second I should be able to quicken one’s doom When they bathe in...
Kabuki workout video
Blog Posts - Anyone looking for a good workout? This is a Kabuki-robics video from Japan. They’ve taken moves from the traditional Japanese theatrical form, Kabuki, and turned them into an exciting workout routine available for free on YouTube. Thanks to James for...
Software turns your computer into a typewriter
Blog Posts - Many a time I’ve heard writers bemoan the “good old days” without the benefit of word processors. Good old days when the mechanical restrictions of the typewriter forced the writer to write well and accurately on the first try. Bemoan...
I needed this
Blog Posts - I work in a box office, where I get asked lots of stupid questions. Sometimes, I wish I could just treat customers like this.
ForgottenChicago.com has cool stuff that you never knew!
Blog Posts - ForgottenChicago.com’s main goal is “to discover and document little known elements of Chicago’s infrastructure, architecture, neighborhoods and general cityscape, whether existing or historical.” They do a great job on their site and I’ve found so many fun things about Chicago...
This is both stupid/genius
Blog Posts - I love this!
911 Dispatch
Blog Posts - The best stories in the world must be told to the men and women that answer 911 emergency calls. Like Joe here, who had a run in with a big muthaf***n’ dog and a deer he assumed was dead. Hey,...
A sentence I never thought I’d see Judy Blume in
Blog Posts - Since I have a Borders Rewards card (and worked there for a brief stint), I get e-mails from them every few days with coupons and updates about new books n’ such. Today my Borders e-mail contained the following snippet which...
Green Day’s still got it, whatever it is
Blog Posts - It’s nice to know that the same guys who I rocked out to in high school can still make fun music. I remember back in ’01, trying to cover a Green Day song with my band, the Sideline Superheroes (named...
Take a whirlwind ride through history
Blog Posts - The Middle East has been the focus of much international attention recently. But if you asked me what happened between the Persian years and Saddam, I couldn’t tell you. Luckily someone made a fancy and informative slideshow. Needless to say,...
