Textin' With Ted (Political Satire)
Now that the weather has gotten colder, I don’t see my neighbors too often in the yard so one of my opinionated neighbors decided to text...
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- Oct 28
- 4 min
Northern Illinois Food Bank Volunteer Experience – Pop-Ups
According to their website, the vision of the Northern Illinois Food Bank (NIFB) is for everyone in Northern Illinois to have food to...
- Oct 9
- 4 min
What's up with Bill? Part IV (Social Satire)
Well, I met Bill at our local grocery store, and all he had on his mind were the poor folks on the Western coast of Florida after...
- Sep 9
- 3 min
Things to Ponder...
No Picture of Snapping Turtle? Over this past week, I read about a very large snapping turtle that was washed onto the shore in Northern...
- Aug 11
- 7 min
Oat Bran Craze From Many Years Ago...
Molbeck's Health Foods After about a year or so, the staff at Racine Runaway and I decided that this social work wasn't something I loved...
- Jul 25
- 3 min
Defensive Driving Quiz
SafeServe has partnered with Amica Insurance to provide insurers a chance to enroll in the safe driving course. Once completed, Amica...
- Jun 16
- 5 min
Who Needs a Dishwasher When You Have 8 of Them?
My mom had a three-foot measuring stick and if you exceeded that length, you qualified for frequent dishwashing. Essentially, if you...
- May 30
- 4 min
Guns, Guns, and More Guns (Political Satire)
It was a windy and warm Sunday afternoon and my interest involved doing some basic landscaping in the front yard. What could go wrong? A...
- May 19
- 5 min
What's Up With Bill? Part I (Political Satire)
I ran into him again. My neighbor, I'll refer to him as Bill. Bill and I have lived in the same neighborhood for nearly 20 years. We’d...
- Apr 12
- 4 min
What Makes America Great - Part IX (LA Lakers version)
Full disclosure, I like to follow LeBron and the Lakers. I guess you could also say that I enjoy LeBron the most of all the current...
- Mar 30
- 8 min
Who Says Curiosity Needs to Kill the Cat?
I graduated with a degree in sociology/criminal justice over 40 years ago. I chose that degree because the coursework involved would be...
- Mar 5
- 3 min
You Lie -- State of the Union Style...
During his first State of the Union, President Biden was speaking of the need to better support the veterans after they return home from...
- Feb 25
- 5 min
Job Recruitment Challenges
I was asked to find a client services associate (admin position) for my wife’s small business. This isn't the first recruitment I've done...
- Jan 29
- 4 min
Ban the Golden Touchdown From the NFL
My definition of a Golden Touchdown within the context of pro football: Team A wins the coin toss for the overtime period and proceeds to...
- Jan 15
- 4 min
Personal Opinions Should Be Removed From MVP Voting
Last week, Hub Arkush of Pro Football Weekly was on 670 the Score in Chicago when the topic arose about Aaron Rodgers potentially winning...
- Jan 9
- 3 min
AT&T Challenges
This morning, my wife received a text message apparently from AT&T about additional international calling fees regarding “Number 5”...
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Ad Blocker Irony
This AdBlocker software was first noticed several months ago. I thought it was interesting how an ad, even though apparently a legitimate...
- Dec 26, 2021
- 4 min
Our Fox News Conundrum (Faux News)
Faux News, Years ago, Fox News displayed their brand as “Fair and Balanced.” Interesting that you don’t hear that expression any longer...
- Dec 18, 2021
- 3 min
COVID-19 Data Analysis for the United States (end of 2021)
United States COVID: 51,136,442 Cases and 821,335 Deaths - Worldometer (worldometers.info) The focus of this article is on the United...
- Dec 4, 2021
- 4 min
What is One of the Most Memorable Camping Trips You've Been On? (Part I)
When I left for Europe in May of ’82, I planned on doing a lot of camping and also staying at inexpensive youth hostels. I planned to...