Crackheads and the CTA

Yesterday I decided to get out of the city, or at least… more towards the “outskirts”, so I chose Evanston. I needed a Sam’s Club and Evanston appeared to be the closest option. This of course requires a fairly lengthy journey up the Red and Purple lines. I get on at Fullerton, so I’m not [...]

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Christmas Caroling @ Millenium Park Chicago

Last Friday was a day of laziness and rest. I planned on doing quite a bit of work, but that went out the window once I agreed with my body that I would just lay around all day and watch Family Guy. It was nice until about 4:00 PM when it came to the point [...]

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Facebook vs. MoveOn.org

I’ve ignored this fight between Facebook and MoveOn for too long.

Filed under: Internet News, Politics, Social Networking

GrubHub

Back in Reno we had some outfits that tried to put together some kind of coherent database of places that deliver good grub. I remember seeing menu’s all over town that had a good assortment of places you could call for delivery.
Here in Chicago, a web based business called “GrubHub” takes this to a whole [...]

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Hillary scores O.J. Simpson’s endorsement

This just in via American Princess.

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Oklahoma’s Most Wanted

Paul Jacob, a man of integrity, family values and a true American spirit, is being thrown under the bus by the Oklahoma Attorney General for… get this… doing the same thing our founding fathers would have done.

A veteran political activist is facing 10 years in prison and a hefty fine for attempting to petition government [...]

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Search Engine Strategies Chicago

I’ll be attending Search Engine Strategies here in Chicago on December 3-6. This is the first time I’ve gotten the chance to attend an SES, so I plan to milk it for all it’s worth.

Filed under: Chicago, Internet News, Web Marketing

John Edwards: Do as I say, not as I do

John Edwards is finding himself in a bit of a predicament.

Filed under: Politics