Random Thoughts
“I am McLovin…” I once heard Bobcat Golthwait say, “You never really ‘lose’ your job. I mean, you know where the job is. It’s just that when you go there, someone else is doing it.” True that. It...
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Stuff that pops into my mind and keeps me from falling asleep… A couple years ago I got pulled over by the po po. Dude comes up to my window and asks, “Do you know why I pulled you over?” I responded...
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The reunion
He came back a few minutes later to see if we wanted drinks and D.Q. said, “Yeah. I want an Oreo milkshake, bitch”. It was a little more than a month ago that I dropped my mom and Drama Queen (D.Q.)...
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The bottom line is that just spending time with her is all I really need… First off, big thanks to Genuine for opening up his personal wallet and throwing a hunski down on the table. Ben Franklin is...
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Thank you. Thank you very much.
There is tons more good shit coming soon… It’s been a busy, busy week for me. I moved my desk into our guest room upstairs and made myself a crappy little office, then I got all jacked up on Tim...
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Baseball Needs to Be a Wormhole, Not a Time Capsule
As baseball’s attendance dwindles, Aaron Gordon writes, its significance as a portal to the past is also in jeopardy. Baseball is in the midst of a curious logical inconsistency. Half-empty stadiums,...
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Open Thread: What Was the Most Exciting Game You’ve Ever Watched?
Open Discussion: We had a pretty exciting night at Wrigley Field here in Chicago last night… Cubs vs Mets on a warm perfect night. It made me think about all the exciting games and sporting events...
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Why Are So Many Black Males Being Murdered in Chicago?
An increase in gang violence has once again garnered Chicago the title “Murder Capital of the World.” The homicide rate in Chicago, the third largest city in the United States, jumped 16 percent in...
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“Since the BSA can expel gay people, it’s up to their allies who are harder...
Ryan Hauck shares his thoughts about why the BSA has its policies and what he thinks it will take to change. Do you agree? What are your thoughts? This is a comment by Ryan Hauck on the post “No...
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Who Will Win the World Series? Let’s Ask Dad
Today is Game 1 of the World Series. We wanted to know if dads had any predictions, so Carter Gaddis asked them. — Dads know things in the 21st century. They know how to soothe a crying infant in the...
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Baseball’s Ambassador of Playing Two: Remembering Ernie Banks
Die-hard Chicago Cub fans and baseball fans are reflecting upon the incredible career and life of Ernie Banks, forever tied to one team and one town. ___ Imagine being a kid or young adult, in the...
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The Man We All Looked Up To: Ernie Banks, 1931-2015
When Ernie Banks played baseball, white boys weren’t supposed to idolize black men. Fortunately, most white boys didn’t know that. Baseball legend Ernie Banks died Friday. Another icon of my youth...
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The Sports Exchange: Baseball Season Is Back
In honor of the beginning of the 2015 MLB baseball season, Sports Editors Mike Kasdan and Wai Sallas riff on all things baseball and some things not, with appearances by Monty Python, Doc Brown, and –...
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5 Ways Chicago Cubs Family Ben and Julianna Zobrist Teach Their Children...
When Chicago Cubs second baseman, Ben Zobrist, went two for three during game two of the 2016 Major League Baseball World Series, he made it look easy. And when his wife, Julianna, takes the platform...
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The Power of Narrative and the World Series
Embed from Getty Images — I’m not much a fan of baseball, but I don’t dislike it either. It’s just difficult to get into the teams without being there, beer in hand. Baseball, like many sports, is...
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Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Embed from Getty Images — I feel sorry for those who haven’t or don’t have a team. No memories then of Dad taking you to your first game at Wrigley Field. That’s where I’ll be talking about here, but...
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Nationals Stun, but Cubs Still Get the Respect
> Source: 30dB.com – Cubs-vs-Nationals Down 1-0 in the series and losing by a score of 3-1 in Game 2, star outfielder Bryce Harper smacked a two-run homer in the eighth inning to tie things up at...
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40 Things I Love
— I’m late to the game here, but I was so inspired by Jon Carl Lewis post, “40 Things I Love as well as Tre L. Loadholt’s post, 40: “These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things,” that I decided to take up...
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