Monthly Archives: November 2009

The Book of Basketball—The NBA According to The Sports Guy

I just finished reading The Book of Basketball  the mammoth 700-page take on the NBA from Bill Simmons, the celebrated columnist for ESPN.com known as “The Sports Guy”.  You must first know that Bill Simmons loves the NBA.  Really loves … Continue reading

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2012: An Unrealistic Look into Reality

You discover the world is going to end in less than 24 hours, what do you do? Save your entire family via a limo, RV, plane and international hitchhiking of course. Sure it might not seem logical, but isn’t anything … Continue reading

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Asian Spot is like Pennies from Heaven

If you have a yearning for Asian cuisine, but not much yen to spend, head to Penny’s Noodle Shop in the city, Northfield or Oak Park.  The original Penny’s is a tiny, triangular-shaped place under the el tracks in Wrigleyville. It’s … Continue reading

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Faust at Lyric Opera of Chicago

The great thing about living in Chicago is the breadth of high-cultural and pop-cultural things to do around town.  On the high-cultural end of the equation is definitely Lyric Opera of Chicago and its home, the Civic Opera Building.  Recently, … Continue reading

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Words and phrases that have outlived their PR usefulness

This article from Ragan.com definitely caught my eye. As the title says, it addresses words and phrases that have outlived their PR usefulness. Although you might think that writer Andy Beaupre is going to tell you what words not to use … Continue reading

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State of Play

While taking my dogs on a walk last night I decided to stop by Red Box to see if there were any movies worth renting. On a whim, I decided to get State of Play. I never heard of the … Continue reading

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Looking for a soft sugar cookie recipe and a new oven

 Tech Image had a Halloween potluck last Thursday to celebrate the child within all of us.  I decided to make frosted sugar cookies. I often pick them up for the office when I run over to the local grocery store … Continue reading

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