Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 6 months ago.
On Super Bowl Sunday, I’ll be rooting for the New England Patriots to complete their perfect season and bring the people of Bean Town another championship. It’s not that I am exceptionally fond of Bostonians, no more so than I am of the citize...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 6 months ago.
Here’s my problem. The public school shake-up seems quite the story right now, but I don’t know what to think about it.
My kids go to parochial schools so I know little about the players involved or what the restructuring will mean for the dis...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 6 months ago.
Those of you who have tuned-in to the NFL playoffs this season may have noticed that the folks at Anheuser-Busch are taking a new approach in promoting their flagship brew.
In the past, Budweiser was content on being known as a “beer,” an ever...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 6 months ago.
For all of you Wilco and Son Volt fans: a bit of your past. I’m proud to say that I was an early adopter of the alt-country sound. I can remember the day in 1990 when, on a road trip to Chicago, my friend Rick put in a tape made by his Belleville br...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 6 months ago.
My column in the SJ-R today takes a look at how the diamond industry is peddling their wares by proposing the offensive notion that achieving marital bliss is as easy as giving your favorite material girl an expensive ring. I decry this practice as belitt...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 7 months ago.
AT&T Wireless is so pleased with how I’ve represented myself as their customer (I pay my bill on time, I never cuss across their network) that they’ve invited me back for another two-year stint. It’s quite an honor, to be sure.
AT&#...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 7 months ago.
I seem to recall that during the last national election cycle, gay marriage was a hot issue. This time around, except for when discussing Rudy’s precarious position with social conservatives, the topic hasn’t come up all that much. Why is that...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 7 months ago.
Excuse me, not to be rude, but could you please pay cash, get a debit card, or get your check-writing self to the back of the check-out line. The times, it seems, have past you by. Society will no longer abide your antiquated form of payment.
By the time ...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 7 months ago.
Kathleen Parker had an interesting column in yesterday’s SJ-R. In it, she put forth the premise that many supporters are attracted to the idea of Barack Obama, the hope and change and all that, rather than to the man himself, who Parker finds somewh...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 7 months ago.
If you frequent Spfldbloggers, and you should, then you already know about the Lebowski Experience that’s set to go down on January 19. If you don’t know about it, you will within the next couple of paragraphs.Aimee Mann was unfairly snubbed b...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 7 months ago.
Today, I had the misfortune of hearing Jack Johnson’s totally unimaginative reinterpretation of John Lennon’s overrated Imagine. Why does this song merit air play How is Johnson’s version any different than those offered by tens of thou...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 7 months ago.
A couple of my kids’ software-included gifts this year awoke me to the fact that the ol’ family PC just ain’t what she used to be. She’s bogging down quite a bit lately and one of the applications couldn’t even be loaded due ...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 7 months ago.
“Just like everyone does on New Year’s, you have the first shots for the new year. … It’s a tradition.”
This quote from a local resident appeared in today’s SJ-R. The man said it in defense of his friend who, after firi...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 7 months ago.
Hey kids, are you like me, do you like to make New Year’s resolutions and then neglect to act upon them Well, there’s nothing like the fear of failing in public to get you off your butt and into gear. Don’t keep your dreams inside where...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 7 months ago.
My Sunday SJ-R column this week is on the misadventures our family experienced again this year in our pursuit of the perfect Christmas Card picture. It tells of "the many outbursts and shenanigans that my wife and I had to endure while trying to capt...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 7 months ago.
When did Santa Claus become a pushover Isn’t he supposed to be keeping track of who’s naughty and nice, and distributing gifts accordingly That was the myth anyway.
Since about October, we’ve been trying to use the threat of a Christm...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 7 months ago.
When did Santa Claus become a pushover Isn’t he supposed to be keeping track of who’s naughty and nice, and distributing gifts accordingly That was the myth anyway.
Since about October, we’ve been trying to use the threat of a Christm...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 8 months ago.
As someone always on the lookout for new music but also someone overwhelmed by the vast selection that lies just a mouse click away, I value the endorsements of good-rocking folk like you. So in the spirit of harmony and giving, I’m kicking off the ...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 8 months ago.
FeeFeeAre you feeling tired and uninspired Have the cogs in your brain grinded to a halt, causing you to doubt your ability to function as a worthwhile member of society Don’t turn to drugs and alcohol to lift the cloud of listlessness, just try a...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 8 months ago.
Right now, we should be in transit. We don’t do much holiday-wise that doesn’t include the kids, but this year was going to be different.
Aimee Mann is bringing her Christmas show to the Vic in Chicago tonight. We had tickets. We had hotel re...
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