Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 9 months ago.
Over yonder at Slate, they asked some authors to name the book they feel most guilty about having never read. Most of them picked a title that is generally considered to be a classic, written by an author generally considered to be a big dog in literary c...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 10 months ago.
Dining OutThanks for all of the dining suggestions. We ended up at D'Arcy's, just as I hoped we would. My wife didn't want to go there because the last time her parents were in town, we waited over an hour for a table at Springfield's favorite Irishesque ...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 10 months ago.
My in-laws are visiting this weekend and they want to take us to dinner on Friday night. Were looking for a kid-tolerant restaurant that serves food thats perhaps a step or two above the fare at TGITueBees. We'd like to be able to make reservations, but...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 10 months ago.
I think so.I have a friend, a frequenter of this blog, who is a big fan of Bruce Springsteens music. He isnt, however, a big fan of Bruces particular brand of politics. Normally, this wouldnt be a problem, except that he, Bruce, has become quite vocal...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 10 months ago.
I intended to write about the Andrew Sallenger case last week, but just didnt have the time. Youll recall that in 2002 (okay, you might not remember the exact year) police were called by Sallengers family after he had began acting bizarrely and frightf...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 10 months ago.
Run, Tammy, RunMy wife Tammy has been on a months-long odyssey that will culminate this Sunday when she will complete the Chicago Marathon.When she embarked on this journey, at the urging of a friend in NYC who was looking for a figurative mountain to cli...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 10 months ago.
Ive long harbored a secret desire to be an advice columnist, but Ive never been one of those people who always know just the right thing to say nor are people particularly inclined to seek my counsel. But as a blogger I have a legitimacy that I lack as ...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 11 months ago.
This morning on the Jim Leach Show, the host was asking listeners to call in and name a famous person they have personally interacted with and then Leach would guess whether the celebrity had acted congenially or jerkily during said encounter. He did a go...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 11 months ago.
The following was published in todays Chicago Sun Times:BY DAVE MCKINNEY Sun-Times Springfield Bureau ChiefGov. Blagojevich refused Tuesday to explain his hiring of a convicted felon who did federal prison time for not cooperating in a terrorism probe.Wh...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 11 months ago.
Here's my latest column for the SJ-R. This is the type of hard-hitting and brave commentary that sustains a republic. Not frivolous or stupid at all.
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 11 months ago.
This is old news, but I was too caught up in other assignments to blog about it when it was fresh. As it is, my commentary is only half thought out, but there might be something here that's not too crass and worth debating.An August 30 article in the SJ-R...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 11 months ago.
This is the story of our trip to the Holy Land. I took Victor to see his first Notre Dame game. Thanks to Paco and Erin for the tickets, Uncle Jim for the Friday night accomodations, Cousin Jack for the game day jersey, and Dave for the concept, which I'v...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 1 year ago.
Its early in the election cycle, but here are my opinions of the presidential candidates of whom I have formed an opinion. I scratched this out rather quickly so dont be surprised if, in my haste, I did something crazy like predict Hillary Clinton to be...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 1 year ago.
Here are some idle observations on the 2007 edition of the Illinois State Fair. I'll try to return with something you can argue about later in the week.The Jobs Americans Dont Want to DoYou can consider this in relation to the immigration debate if you l...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 1 year ago.
Im on special assignment this week, so blogging will be light just as it is most other weeks. But this week I have an excuse, because I dont have computer access for much of the day and evening, and when I do return home to the DSL, Im too sun-zapped...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 1 year ago.
The big issue in the newspaper and on talk radio today is how people should respond if the governor does indeed participate in the fair parade tonight. The SJ-R favors a silent snub, while Jim Leach is calling out for a chorus of catcalls. Im still not c...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 1 year ago.
Im a slum lordAccording to Dane Carlson, who has developed some sort of formula to determine the monetary value of any blog, BlogFreeSpringfield is a rat- and asbestos-infested hovel located in a dilapidated neighborhood with bad public schools and an in...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 1 year ago.
Just for a moment, back to something frivolous.Everyone seemed to have good fun revealing the guilty pleasures that have found a welcome home on their iPods. In that same spirit of disclosure, speak thee now of those movies that are hidden behind the rows...
Posted by BlogFreeSpringfield 1 year ago.
It occurred to me that the most indisputable way for us to prove that we are the real Springfield is to lose a popularity contest to a lesser -field. Winning would feel false and derivative of some idealistic Humbleton. The real Springfield would never wi...
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