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Looney Tunes For Congress!
The Looney Tunes have brought smiles to faces across the political spectrum for decades. On the other hand, increasing polarization between the left and right has left few with anything to smile about. Not to mention Congress seems to only be capable of passing new approval rating lows, as voter confidence has essentially gone... »
Chicago Now: Murphy’s Law Morning
6am? No. (Snooze). 6:10am? Alright, fine. Can’t really justify snoozing much longer, since I have a client at 7am (Healthy Day Fitness), and want to eat breakfast before biking over. And with the smack of my face, I was up. I Frankenstein-ed my way over to the kitchen and started making coffee, while Courtney... »
Chicago Now: Gay Rights Loses Powerful Ally
Like a sitcom synopsis, Courtney’s friend Scott was in town yesterday, except instead of hijinx ensuing, more than a handful of “That’s what she said!” comments did. Scott, a gentle giant in personality and height, not girth, was on his way back from visiting family in Iowa. Starting in his hometown Virginia Beach, VA,... »
Free Couches at a Price!
“Take a look,” Courtney said, sending me a link to yet another free craigslist posting. This time the items in question were a couple of couches. A large three seat and a love seat. “AEIOFJEA!!!” I wittily replied. In layman’s terms, that simply meant “CALL HIM NOW!!!” Courtney hastily made plans for a two... »
Watching The House Burn Down
Tonight on NBC, a special will run called “America Now: Friends & Neighbors.” Here’s a description from The Huffington Post. “‘America Now: Friends & Neighbors’ was produced from nine months of original reporting in the region, documenting those who have been hardest hit by the recession. The special includes a woman who opened a... »
LeBron James: The Face of Slave Reparations
This morning I awoke to a tweet from Cleveland Cavaliers beat writer, Brian Windhorst, quoting the Reverend Jesse Jackson. “Jesse Jackson issues statement on Gilbert: ‘His feelings of betrayal personify a slave master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave.’” That was immediately followed by, “More Jackson: ‘LeBron is not a child, nor... »
No More Linking to my Own Writing
I decided not five seconds ago, as I opened this site to post a link to today’s ChicagoNow article, that I would no longer link to my own writing on another site, unless for some reason I feel like breaking this rule. For some reason, I just decided it’s probably obnoxious. So add Mildly... »
Mildly Relevant News March 15, 2010
Click on the picture for the latest episode of Mildly Relevant News. Joe Baur is the writer/creator of ChicagoNow: Mildly Relevant Thoughts and co-creator of Throw!Kick!Punch! You can follow Joe B at twitter.com/joebaur42 Become a fan of Mildly Relevant Thoughts & Throw!Kick!Punch!. »
Bike Incident Part Deux
Again! It happened again! Not a full day since being called the n-word while riding my bike and almost getting taken out by a car door, I got yelled at again. While riding over to Courtney’s for dinner last night, I came to a mildly crowded intersection (Belmont & Seminary). I waited patiently for... »
A Cancer of Humanity
A very unpleasant, humid fog has blanketed Chicago, but that isn’t stopping folks from celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. About an hour ago I was at Courtney’s, waiting for her Mom in town from New Jersey, to get back to the apartment in order to plan the day’s festivities. We decided on Mystic Celt, an... »