We’re getting to that time of the year down here in the southeast where it becomes quite advantageous to have an indoor or covered parking spot during the day.  Much like it is nice to have a garage during winter in the north so you can avoid sweeping snow off and you have a better chance at not having a dead battery in the morning, it’s just as nice to not be exposed to the sun in the south during summer.

Once we get to June around here, entering your exposed-to-the-sun car after leaving it for ...

I wasn’t planning on writing about this today but a photograph totally shocked me and reminded me of our own mortality.  There is a link on the Chicago Sun-Times Columnists page to Roger Ebert’s site.  The link says “Despite setbacks, I am feeling better”.  Knowing that he’s been out of commission for a while during his recovery from cancer, I figured I’d click on the link to see what he has to say.  As the browser opened to his site I was very saddened, as the photo is not ...

You all know how I can get tweaked off the slightest driving infraction, sending me into a blind rage although I have mellowed out as of late.  I don’t claim to be a perfect driver but I do think I tend to follow proper driving habits, have a good knowledge of the rules of the road plus I am overflowing with plain common sense.  The latter part is where I think a lot of people behind the wheel fall short.  This subspecies is probably the same group of mouthbreathers who vote for American Idol contestants multiple times.

Tony Soprano had a great line in this last week’s Sopranos episode where he wasn’t participating in a dinner table conversation with some gangster in Miami, Paulie Walnuts and 3 whores.  Paulie and the other guy were reminiscing about their heyday and finally they asked Tony why he was uncharacteristically silent.  Tony replied “The lowest form of conversation is ‘Remember When’” and he proceeded to walk away from the table while gesturing for his own whore to get up and follow him.

If you wonder why the gap is widening between the haves and have-nots, consider this latest scheme from the Atlanta Braves.  This new marketing ploy is sure to catch on like wildfire not only through Major League Baseball but through all sports.  Now baseball has joined furniture stores and electronics stores as places where you can buy a product on a “90 days same as cash” plan.

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Being a cynical bastard has its advantages sometimes.  One tends to take things with a grain of salt and therefore is less disappointed when bad things happen.  It’s not a lifestyle choice I’d recommend for anyone but it works for me.  Growing up in big cities all my life also leads to a distrust of people and a lack of wanting to have human interaction with strangers.  I dare anyone to make eye contact on a public transportation train and see if you don’t wind up in some sort of verbal or physical confrontation, especially in a “Type A” sort of city like

Having been out of town makes this post quite delayed and I wouldn’t even revisit it if it weren’t for the side story.  I was going to my first ever NHL playoff game last Thursday at Philips Arena and I usually park in a garage across from Centennial Olympic Park.  I don’t mind walking through the park, especially during the holiday season when it’s decked out in festive lights, and it allows me the ability to not get stuck in a massive logjam that most people encounter as they try to leave.

Some thoughts from this past weekend’s Delt alumni events (apologies to the non-Bradley people who won’t know what the hell I’m talking about).

We all know that the Shelter, built in 1990 by the university and designed as a “temporary” housing building meant to last 10 years max, is really starting to show its age.  The walls reminded me of those whores, or old actresses, you see who have 1/8 inch of makeup plastered on their face to cover up the years of use and abuse.< ...

Today is a super busy day so I will leave you with some photographic evidence of the weekend.  Both pics are from my Blackberry.  The first comes courtesy of someone who reads this blog (you can identify yourself if you want to).  The picture is of his bar receipt in which his initial writing (tip + total) was so illegible that he crossed out his original numbers and tried again.  Attempt Number Two, while better than his first try, was still pretty shaky due to his blood alcohol level.  I then tried to help him out and darkened in his second attempt but it still wasn’t up t ...

It’s been at least 8 or 9 years since I’ve visited my alma mater, Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.  My fraternity chapter’s 20^th Anniversary celebration is coming up this weekend and I’m excited and scared at the same time.  There are a few absolute certainties surrounding this upcoming weekend.