ren0901

3/1/23

In 2019, Lightfoot was able to bring together a coalition, which propelled her into office by over seventy percent of the vote. Then she managed to antagonize key parts of that coalition, not understanding the balance between governing with an iron fist and an open hand. “My way or the highway” is not a viable…

12/26/22

thanks for the recap - been playing GT7 (on PS4) and hadn’t paid attention to other racers. Picked up GRID Legends on sale - great game play for a noob like me and it looks gorgeous

8/12/22

retired baseball umpire here - used to freeze full bottles of -ade (Gator, Power, whatever) then run the bottle under some water. By the time the game would start, the frozen fluid would be partly (1/4 approx) thawed, allowing it to remain chilled for most of the game

9/30/21

A pet peeve is ‘may be’ vs ‘maybe’

9/17/20

I have iPads (mini and 12.9), Fire (HDX and HD8), and Android (Galaxy Tab 2).

8/20/20

I’m giving Typewise a try. Definitely a learning curve (using the hexagon keyboard but the traditional QWERTY is available), especially because I’m a index finger typer (thumbs are better for the hex) but I’m leaning to paying the $10 for a year’s service ($25 for the offline app is a bit much).

2/28/20

comes with an anti-theft pocket for your cellphone and wallet, which is always a good thing. Your baby needs this

2/24/20

1/27/20

No

1/15/20

Note the free shipping kicks in on orders of $100+ AFTER the discount is applied

12/18/19

My best purchase was an Apple Watch 4 (Nike version) as it was discounted over 50% through my health insurance (getting some of the premiums back and did not install their tracking app). Been getting a mile walk in every day, drinking more water, monitoring my weight, and (most importantly), I know how much work I…

11/8/19

I’m a fan of Columbia but only on sale: https://www.columbia.com/sale-discount-mens-jackets-vests/

10/18/19

So worth the $20 I spent on the MLB app to listen to the Cardinals’ announcers’ post-season postmortem

10/14/19

I’m guessing she thought she’d be teaching in a high-tuition, high-paying privilege, er, private school only to smacked with the reality paddle of the public school system

10/14/19

Middle School Mona

10/14/19

and summers off

8/26/19

all you can eat fried clams from Howard Johnson’s

8/26/19

well played...

8/22/19

back and to the left, back and to the left

8/19/19

Also regarding Wacker Dr, it’s an unusual street as it runs east-west starting at Lake Shore Drive along the River, then turns north-south past the Merchandise Mart.