Waiting for Gouda

(A semi-intentional homage to George Carlin.)
For approximately the last six years, five months, and nine days, the Chicago Transportation Authority has incorporated a security message into their customer notification system.
So, as you’re standing in The Coldest Location In The Midwest (Blue Line platform at Irving Park) and the blinky red message boards are scrolling the [...]

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Every once in a while, the Lovely Wife(TM) and I reserve a spot in the ol’ Netflix queue for a movie that we feel that we probably should see, not necessarily because we really want to see it, but rather because, you know… it’s supposed to be good.
Usually these are films that have been around [...]

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So it snowed again last night, which made it the 94th day with measurable snow so far in 2008, which is really rather remarkable, when you stop to think about it.
I do believe that the world’s greatest living meteorologist, true American treasure, and one of my personal heroes, Tom Skilling, would probably say something like, [...]

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