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,...
The Harry Ellis D-Bag of the week!
Blog Posts - I, your humble servant/anti-hero, have decided to award certain people in history as D-Bags of the week. I’m calling it the “Harry Ellis D-Bag of the week” because Harry Ellis (from Die Hard) is the ultimate D-Bag. No one comes...
We believe in you, Steve Wiebe!
Blog Posts - Keith, Tinz, Marc, and myself are HUGE fans of the fantastic documentary King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. It chronicles a real-life hero, Steve Wiebe, trying to be recognized as the true Donkey Kong Champion. Unlike most people, Steve...
Thank you to everyone who came to the show last night
Blog Posts - Mullens was rockin’ last night with three great groups. The suggestion was “Science” a topic near and dear to our hearts. Some highlights were: A world where everyone was cool Toasted tobacco sandwich The Golden Girls Lizard musical Thanks again...
