SamSphere Chicago… busy weekend ahead

I’ll be joining a fine group of bloggers this weekend for SamSphere Chicago. As an organizer for the event, I’m guessing I won’t have a lot of time to blog, but I’ll try and post updates and notes on the event as time permits.
The following is a full list of confirmed bloggers.
Confirmed Bloggers:
Name*Blog*Blog Region
Erick Erickson [...]

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The O’Hare nightmare…

My previous post pointed out the fact that I was on my way to O’Hare for a flight to DC, and that I assumed I would have issues getting out of the airport in the middle of a near blizzard.
Sure enough… I did.
It all started yesterday when my 2:00 PM United Airlines reservation was bumped [...]

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Off to CPAC…

I’m getting ready to make my way to O’Hare International Airport, so the chances are high that I’m about to deal with canceled flights and the O’Hare nightmare that Chicagoans have become all too familiar with. If for some odd reason everything goes well, I’ll be in Washington D.C. tonight.
Tomorrow morning kicks off CPAC 2008, [...]

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Had to go to the bank today…

… and this is how I dressed.

Why? Well, today the average temperature is going to hover at around 4 degrees with a wind chill of -15. It might even dip down quite a bit into the evening.
Yes, Chicago can be brutal in the winter. Here is a screenshot I took before I left for the [...]

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Getting used to Chicago

I’m finally starting to get used to the idea of living here in Chicago. It took a good two and a half months to start feeling as if it were my home, but I’m finally there.
Last Christmas I flew back to Nevada and almost instantly felt like I lived in Nevada again. It was hard [...]

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Chicago: Corrupt cops, extreme taxation, and a heavy dose of Socialism

Let me start out by saying that apart from what you’re about to read, I love Chicago. It’s a great city with a diverse culture that some how works really well as a whole. The general person to person attitude here is better than most places I’ve ever been, and I’ve been around the world [...]

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Sun-Times: Chicagoans dislike Illinois Government

According to a story in today’s online version of the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicagoans don’t necessarily agree with Illinois Government.
The Sun Times piece, titled “A year in the hoods“, paints a picture that is certainly nothing shy of a slap in the face to our founding fathers. The first half of the piece talks of citizens [...]

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More snow in Chicago

I just snapped this clip from my 33rd floor office here in Chicago. It actually started snowing a LOT harder a couple minutes after I got the video uploaded.

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