The Cubs Are On Their Way
The Cubs, the Chicago Cubs, are in the National League Championship Series. It’s such a rare occurrence, I still find it hard to type, even 3 days after clinching their series with the Cardinals....
View ArticleBack to the Future Day
The Cubs are down 3 games to none, to the Mets. Seeing as how much of Cubs Nation, is probably on some form of suicide watch, right about now. I’m trying to avoid that particular corner of social media...
View ArticleGoodbye 2015
2015 has come and is now nearly gone. Which means it’s time for a year in review from Google, and another from and Twitter, in video form below. Locally, it was a great sports year in Chicago for a...
View ArticleBoys of (Spring) Summer
It may not feel much like Spring here in Chicago, but watching great baseball on either side of town has made it a bearable transition of seasons. The Cubs are hotter than an late August afternoon and...
View ArticleHey, I Remember This Place
Big surprise! Things got a little dusty around here. A little sprucing up was in order. But, enough of that. Misadventures in Bowling: Fall Edition, has come and mercifully gone. We finished in a...
View ArticleAdjustments and Updates
As is the unfortunate norm around here, I’ve gone silent yet again. These last couple months have been a bit of an adjustment for me. I’m working day shifts again, after spending the last 5+ years...
View ArticleEmotional Wreckage
On September 27th, my dad passed away after three weeks in the hospital following triple bypass surgery. Obviously, the last 5 weeks has been an emotional whirlwind. Two memorial services, planning the...
View ArticleTo Boldly Go Where Many Have Gone Before
Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one...
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