9500 Votes out of 3.5 Million
The governors race in my state was decided by about 19000 votes. The Republican led in the polls throughout much of the campaign. He was every bit as extreme as Scott Walker. If 9500 people had voted...
View ArticleCactus League
Spring training in Arizona. I could say with confidence it`important to the states fiscal health. And in a bit of an ironic twist, many of the players that bring these tourism dollars only speak...
View ArticleWhy I Feel Discouraged
Once again the folks here are debating whether President Obama is great, good, average, below average or just plain lousy. On a personal level, I like him. I like him a lot. But as far as what I`ve...
View ArticleI got my letter published.
Steve Huntley is a conservative writer whose articles appear in the Chicago Sun Times. He recently wrote about the Occupy Movement, parroting all the usual talking points about the movement. He decided...
View ArticleGUS: Life after smoking.
December 30th will mark 6 years since my last cigarette. After many years of self loathing and failed attempts, I finally got one to stick. These days not smoking isn`t even an issue. Once in a blue...
View ArticleThe (Nate) Silver Lining
My number 1 passion since childhood has been baseball in general and the Chicago Cubs in particular. I`ve known the name Nate Silver long before he began 538. I think he`s very good at his craft. So I...
View ArticleAnother FAIL!
I`m at work, but I was curious to see how the patriotic Truckers for the Constitution gang were doing in their quest to do whatever the hell it was they wanted to do. So I hit the old Google and...
View ArticleForget the Cheerios ad
Remember a few days ago when Reince Pribus went into a frenzy because of a tweet? Got the poor guy/gal fired. You folks know the story. Well, there was a commercial tonight that`s going to make the...
View ArticleCynthia Lennon has died.
A quick diary as I`m at work. I just heard on the radio that Cynthia Lennon, John Lennons` first wife and the mother of Julian Lennon, has died at aged 75 after a short illness. Ms. Lennon always...
View ArticleGoodbye Cookie
Brookfield Zoo in the Chicago suburbs opened in 1934. Among the original collection of species was a Major Mitchells cockatoo by the name of Cookie. He had come from Australia and was determined to be...
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