I was at the race at Kansas 2 weeks ago. Between the constant “Let’s go Brandon” chants and the sub-humans still wearing confederate flag jackets, shirts, patches and trump approved gear I think NASCAR is stuck with a number of shitty fans who would love to emulate Portnoy. I can’t see them kicking them all to the…

Hell it is the same in Chicago for just being an Alderman (we have 50). If you’re not a millionaire before leaving after your 2nd term you’re doing it wrong.

I’m in to. Make it 3 for another V40.

These are all great dogs (& Mexico City is awesome, even after my wallet/phone was pick-pocketed on subway there). I look forward to many more dog stories, although if they were written as the dogs themselves that could be a novel way of adding content. I’d also be interested if you were to go to restaurants with a…

Best solution I’ve seen was at last year’s Miami Open. The morning was a Men’s semi-final, you sat in the seat you were assigned because the stadium was full. In the afternoon, it was Women’s Doubles and most of the crowd had bailed. You basically had open seating, (we moved from nose-bleeds in the upper bleachers to…

Admittedly, I’m a lib-tard from Chicago (even worse Hyde Park), but Northern Wisconsin has as many rednecks as anyplace I’ve every had the misfortune of passing through (and I worked in Mississippi for 1/2 a year.) It’s not just Trump-country, it is the reason Wisconsin continues to elect local leaders who shit all…

I think he’s a rightie, so passing the dutchie might not be a strength.

Hey, I like my $10 second row bleacher seats in July and August. Don’t go trying to take away my cheap seats by actually trying to field a winning team...

This first time I saw this show during its first season I was disgusted by its lack of understanding of science, genius, and simple human interactions by people from academic settings. Being genius level smart while being socially introverted are real issues in many of the places I’ve worked; Fermilab, UChicago,…

Clearly things are a brew-ing...

As a fellow Marriott I approve.

I’m shocked you can’t pull off a $2 bill (Jefferson) from the stash I know you have hiding in the coffee can in the basement...

So how many lives have been “saved” by easy access to guns? If it is more than 10% of total annual gun deaths I would be shocked. I expect it to be about in the 1-3% range. The argument for easy gun ownership simply don’t pass the sniff test.

You are completely right. Lambrusco over ice and fried gizzards are the top of my list when the wife/kid are out of the house for the night/weekend. The slight hangover the next day is not that great though...

That said, Orion, as in Orion Samuelson it a goddamned national (or at least midwestern) treasure.

The selection this year is actually worth the trip (admittedly I’m coming from Hyde Park so it’s closer than most of the bars I’d usually go to anyway.)

In-laws in Hancock. I’ll admit that for the 2 months of summer up there it is heaven (although with some biting fly issues.) I’d rather not live up there the other 10 months of winter though. (Snowshoeing/snowmobiling is simply not that fun...)

I have to drive through that area a few times of year on the way from Chicago to the UP of Michigan. It’s a decaying wasteland of white hillbillies who have likely never been south of Green Bay, seen a handful of African-Americans and Mexicans at best and have a long-lived hatred for the free-loading Native Americans…

We’ve tried to frame our daughter’s success at Parsons by her getting photographed by Bill. I hope she’ll still get the chance. (She starts in the Fall.)

Now, now. Fognini can be a bit of a jerk admittedly, but you have to love a professional tennis player who owns a set of love handles on the tennis court.