Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 3 months ago.
My latest legitimate piece of journalism, unlike what I spew out here, is a Heartland magazine piece on humzOo co-founder and local artist, Dave Heinzel. Don’t know what humzOo is Or who Dave Heinzel is Well, read the article already!
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Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 3 months ago.
You know what I hate When spammers put a RE: in the subject line, as if I’m going to think that it’s a response to something I sent them.
Hmmm, I must have contacted you about taking “bluepills when travveling!” and now you’...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 3 months ago.
Last week while driving to work, I witnessed a scene that was both comic and heart-warming, but ultimately troubling.
A woman was running for a bus that was parked along Durkin Drive. Then she tripped and fell in slapstick fashion, spilling her belongings...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 3 months ago.
I haven’t done a music blog recently, so here goes.
Although I love hearing bands live, I’m not particularly fond of live albums. The production quality varies greatly and the energy of a live show isn’t usually properly conveyed in an a...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 3 months ago.
This morning on his radio program, Jim Leach entered into the sports-talk arena by bringing up the classic argument of what is and isn’t a sport. He suggested that to be a sport, two easily recognizable factors must be at play: a ball and a defense....
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 months ago.
Another anonymous blogger’s identity is revealed. He appears to have communist ties.
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 months ago.
Happy Birthday, my cuddly little tax credit.So Mark, what do you want to be when you grow up
"Well, I’m just gonna be a lion. I’m gonna roar plenty of times."
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 months ago.
I’m more popular than you
My SJ-R column this week is on why I’m more popular than all of you, relatively speaking and not really.
People are more talented than me
We took in a Gus Gordon production yesterday at the Hoogland with the Rewinds....
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 months ago.
Have you ever been so inspired by a political candidate that you burned vacation days to campaign for their election, with no expectation of personal reward, such as a cushy job or plum government contractI know that Will does this and I’m sure som...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 months ago.
Run Hurts
I usually enjoy Sundays, but I thought that I would try something different this week and instead spent the day suffering from severe, post half-marathon muscular pain. My legs are seriously distressed.
I did manage to hobble around the U...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 months ago.
The Lincoln Memorial Half Marathon starts in an hour and a half. I thought about live-blogging the race, with updates on the quarter mile, but wireless is sporadic along the course and I may have found carrying the laptop to be cumbersome.
This may be the...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 months ago.
The Lincoln Memorial Half Marathon starts in an hour and a half. I thought about live-blogging the race, with updates on the quarter mile, but wireless is sporadic along the course and I may have found carrying the laptop to be cumbersome.
This may be the...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 months ago.
I don’t know who Ouijas-ups the weather forecasts that appear in the SJ-R (I think it’s Nick Rogers; it stands to reason), but after making their determination of what the day’s high temperature will be, for the sake of accuracy and trut...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 months ago.
A Good Deed Wasted
Last night, a hybrid version of our team took second place at the VFW’s trivia night that benefited National Guard reservists serving in Iraq.
Against our better judgment, we donated a majority of our winnings back to the c...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 months ago.
As some of you know, my wife ran the Chicago Marathon last year. After hearing her tell of what an incredible experience it was and watching her bask, proudly and deservingly, in her accomplishment for weeks thereafter, I decided that I needed some of th...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 months ago.
Christ has died
Christ has risen
Christ’s had quite a day
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 4 months ago.
This play is based on a real conversation.CAST
Mark, 3, precocious
Dad, 41, fool
INT KITCHEN
DAD is rewarding MARK with a Hershey’s Kiss for his role in cleaning up the toy room. In presenting him with the chocolate, DAD tries to impart...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 5 months ago.
In Flagrante Devomito
I usually try to post to BFS on Sundays, but I thought that I would try something different and instead spent the day throwing up. I also dabbled a bit in a headache, body aches, and the chills, just to see what that might be like. A...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 5 months ago.
This Flight of the Conchords video contains one of the best sight gags you’ll ever see on YouTube. If you don’t think this is funny, I’ll see you in the comments section.
Like Shoo, I’ll be at the St. Patrick’s Day parade tom...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 5 months ago.
I posted a form of this question in the comments section, but I believe it’s intriguing enough to merit its own post.
It’s mid January, 2008. Hillary Clinton is apprehended by aliens while campaigning in Storm Lake, Iowa. The Supreme Court rul...
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