Recently, the big controversey in Chicago has been a meeting between the Chicago Police Department and gang leaders in Chicago. The purpose of the meeting was CPD stating to gang leaders to knock it off or pay the price. Basically, the current rash of gang-related murders has the CPD trying some interesting tactics. Monday, on WGN radio, Bob [...]
This is a moment that I’ve waited several years for. Since I first became a hockey/Blackhawks fan in 1993, I’ve wanted to watch this team achieve success. I was in the United Center when there were 5,000 or less people there. Even after the band-wagoneers decided it was time to go to a Blackhawks game, [...]
For the last couple of years I have been going to lunch at a place over on LaSalle St. across the street from City Hall called Garden Village. It had a dubious history of being the former location of Counselors Row. Counselors Row was the restaurant where First Ward Boss and Outfit honcho Pat Marcy [...]
What else is there to say? The Chicago Blackhawks have made it to the Stanley Cup Finals. I’m giddy as a little girl — in a hockey jersey.
The rock world was somewhat shocked by the loss of one of the best voices in rock/metal. Ronnie James Dio was a diminutive man in stature, but he was a vocal giant. He lost his battle with cancer on Sunday. I was somewhat surprised. Publicly, he spoke with confidence that he would beat it. Now [...]
Over the last couple of weeks I think that I’ve made some decisions that will have a big impact on my life. First and foremost (and the reason for the title) I have started training for one of the multiple events here in Chicago that involve stairs. The event that I originally chose was the [...]
Last weekend I made it to 77 lbs. On top of that, Monday, I started my training for the “Hustle up the Hancock”. What did I get myself into?
This is a reprint of a reprint that appeared in the Chicago SunTimes. I couldn’t help but share this one! “Twinkie Experiment Goes up in Smoke.” By Zay N. Smith The Hostess Cake company, marking the 66th anniversary of the Twinkie, announced it takes 45 seconds for a Twinkie to explode in a microwave. QT [...]
For the last couple of weeks I have facilitated some get-togethers with different groups of friends. Last weekend, I gathered a couple friends from the HairBangers Ball days, grabbed some pizza, and then went to see the Chicago Steel (USHL) face the Tri-City Storm. I think by all accounts, we had a great time. It [...]
OK, so it’s been over a month since my last post. What’s new? Well, I’ll tell ya. Job. That’s what’s new. For the last 3/4 of a year, I’ve been working in a support role for one of our testing teams. I have been providing reports, managing defects, and other general tasks. So what am [...]