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5 reasons Bison is the new healthy red meat
2012-02-07 07:25:00 If a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle is what you follow, then the title of this blog will probably upset you. There seems to be a very well defined line in the sand between those who eat meat and those who don’t. If you are against meat and believe it has no nutritional value for humans... Read more » More About: Meat , Reasons , Healthy
Shocker! Most tweets about the CTA are negative
2012-02-07 07:24:00 Researchers from Purdue University discovered what everyone searching for #cta in TweetDeck already know: That most of the tweets about the CTA are negative in nature. The line chart below shows positive tweets in blue and negative tweets in red on the morning on July 11, 2011. The word cloud below it was created using... Read more »
Geek Girl Chicago strikes back
2012-02-07 07:23:00 ”Hello! Are you still there? I don’t hate you. Hello, friend. Preparing to dispense product…” That’s right. After a nearly 6-month hiatus, Geek Girl Chicago is back. Why did I abandon the blogosphere for so long? You deserve honesty, gentle reader. One, I got exhausted by the hours I was putting in at work. Two... Read more » More About: Back
Was Prior the biggest Cubs bust?
2012-02-07 07:21:00 Mark Prior just won’t go away. It’s still hard not to look at him and think what if? Prior was supposed to be the Cubs version of Tom Seaver, Roger Clemens, Jim Palmer or whomever else he was compared to. He threw easy 90′s and could put it in a tea cup. He had the... Read more » More About: Bust
Masque: Who's gonna taste test the product?
2012-02-07 07:20:00 It started with a little post about the best way to “conceal any unpleasant flavors associated with pleasuring your man and his subsequent climax.” Just typing the words makes me shudder. Blech! Then came this message via Twitter: @WoodlawnWonder We were just sent your article from last month. Drop us a line on the site... Read more » More About: Product , Taste , Test
Hell yes, abortion should stay legal!
2012-02-07 07:19:00 I wasn’t going to blog my two cents about the abortion debate that is raging across the internet right now, but the NY Post has removed three of my comments that civilly disagree with Michael A. Walsh in his piece No Middle Ground On Abortion . You don’t put baby in a corner, Mr. Walsh. It’s... Read more » More About: Legal , Hell
A religious movement: 19 new blogs join ChicagoNow
2012-02-06 22:00:00 Our newest round of blogs includes two new ones whose focus is religion, which is a topic many ChicagoNow bloggers have written about often but remarkably one for which we had not yet created its own category. So with the launch of An Agnostic in Wheaton and Midwestern Muslim to join Being Catholic…Really it was... Read more » More About: Blogs , Join
$5 gets you $10 to spend at Chicago-Area Sonic locations
2012-02-06 20:35:00 Head on over to LivingSocial because they have a fab Chicago -only offer that just went live. $5 will get you $10 to spend at the Chicago-area Sonic locations! Unfortunately there’s not a Sonic within the city limits, but most (all?) of the suburban locations are covered, as well as locations in Green Bay, Milwaukee... Read more » More About: Locations
Top 10 ways I was a perfect mom until I had kids
2012-02-06 19:51:00 1. I will not bribe my kids. They will behave because they have such great internal moral compasses, and complying will be what they want to do. Reality: I will let you eat Hershey kisses for breakfast if you stay in your bed tonight. I will take you anywhere you want to go if you... Read more » More About: Kids , Perfect
Will there be a nursing home shortage?
2012-02-06 15:40:00 In the beginning… From time-to-time, while researching topics for these blog posts, I encounter articles which jumble together all manner of facts and figures and end up delivering anything but a meaningful conclusion. Although I normally dismiss such flotsam, this past week the online newsletter The Fiscal Times published, ”The Coming Nursing Home Shortage“ a confusing article... Read more » More About: Nursing Home
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez: A walking contradiction
2012-02-06 15:07:00 Cook County State ’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, in my opinion, is a walking contradiction. So much so that I seriously doubt she can be trusted when it comes to protecting the rights of “everyday citizens.” If, however, you are connected to say, the former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and his cluster of political cronies, well... Read more » More About: Walking , Contradiction
Kids talk about God
2012-02-06 14:59:00 I feel like laughing today. How about you? And besides, I HATE football! More About: Kids , Talk
With the 19th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select . . .
2012-02-06 14:57:00 Understanding the immediate needs the Bears have with this current roster, new general manager Phil Emery can go a lot of directions with the 19th overall pick in April’s 2012 NFL draft. Do they go Wide Receiver with the first pick—a position the organization hasn’t taken in the first round since 2001? On the other... Read more » More About: Chicago , Chicago Bears , Draft , Pick
Gene & Georgetti's celebrates 70th anniversary with VIP Party at P
2012-02-06 14:46:00 Steakhouse icon, Gene & Georgetti’s, celebrated their 70th anniversary in grand style recently with a by-invite-only party at Park West. More than 300 guests gathered together on Sunday night, January 29th, to honor this venerable institution with a bash produced by daughter and event planner, Michelle Durpetti. Michelle spared no expense to make this party... Read more » More About: Party , Anniversary
Super Bowl In Haiku: UnPatriotic
2012-02-06 14:42:00 The Bowl was Super Giant come from behind win Manning MVP The scoring began with a safety when Tom Brady was called for intentional grounding in the end zone. And it ended with a touchdown that the Giants weren’t quite ready to put on the board. Before the game Brady said he would... Read more » More About: Super Bowl , Haiku
Every great home is full of surprises
2012-02-06 14:40:00 You’re in a time warp as you pass through the tiny Village of Wayne along Army Trail Road. Except for the cars, the scene isn’t much different than it would have been 100 years ago. The traffic slows to observe a 25 mile an hour limit, and the entire pace of life seems to slow... Read more » More About: Home , Great , Full
Super Bowl commercials, finally captioned
2012-02-05 23:29:00 You're watching the Super Bowl game, rooting for your favorite team. The game cuts away to a commercial. You don't dare go to the bathroom because you love watching the commercials. They're funny. They make you laugh. You want to see what Bud Light, Doritos or that talking baby comes up with. So you sit... Read more » More About: Commercials , Finally
CTA asks for rider opinions on various new fare scenario/increases in surve
2012-02-05 23:29:00 The CTA is gathering information via a rider survey about fare payment options it may have to put into place if ongoing negotiations with unions fail to fill the $80 million hole in this year’s budget. I received the survey last week. Below you see screen shots of various fare options on which the CTA... Read more » More About: Opinions
First-time marathoner worries
2012-02-05 23:29:00 I found a video somebody made of the entire Marathon route, and it’s helping me a little bit. There’s no fear quite like the fear of the unknown, so being able to visualize the route is nice. I will definitely be biking the route a couple of times with my husband when the weather is... Read more » More About: Time
Farewell cable and satellite TV
2012-02-05 23:28:00 On opening the New York Times on Monday, January 23rd, 2012, there it was. In glorious black and white, the reason why I can no longer justify paying $70 a month for what passes as what is available on the tube. Top shows for the past week, sports-’Jersey Shore’, “reality shows” like ‘Pawn Stars’... Read more » More About: Satellite
The Soul Train impact
2012-02-05 23:26:00 The death of Don Cornelius was major news. I wonder if Cornelius himself realized his place on the American scene. His impact was powerful with multiple dimensions. Without a doubt he took Black music mainstream. He gave contemporary artists a TV platform that was little to non-existing. Every now and then you saw James Brown... Read more » More About: Soul Train , Soul , Train
CNN's John King calls Romney 'Governor Mormon'
2012-02-05 23:26:00 Talking the Nevada primary, CNN’s John King accidentally called Mitt Romney “Governor Mormon.” If it meaningful? Is it telling? No. But it’s funny. Courtesy of Mediaite... Read more » More About: Calls
Planned Parenthood vs. Susan G. Komen: It's not over
2012-02-04 17:44:00 I came home from work yesterday to find the world spinning out of control. Planned Parenthood has bullied the Susan G. Komen Foundation into changing it’s mind about defunding. Both organizations reaped huge donations from the publicity that was garnered by the four day media blitz. I found that interesting. Maybe now my tax dollars... Read more »
Of Santorum, Islam, and the "God of Abraham"
2012-02-04 17:42:00 Recently, presidential candidate Rick Santorum was at an event during which he said this: “Where do you think this concept of equality comes from? It doesn’t come from Islam . It doesn’t come from the East and Eastern religions…It comes from the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that’s where it comes from.” I had to... Read more »
Darn that Darden: Another atory to euin my Black History Month
2012-02-04 17:41:00 In case you haven’t seen this on the web or your local news,Darden Restaurants the mega food corporation with 2,000 restaurants nationwide including Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze, and Seasons 52 and annual sales of $7.5 billion is under fire and being sued because of alleged racial discrimination in... Read more » More About: History , Black
Cubs lineup series: The clean-up hitter
2012-02-04 17:40:00 Today we come to the all important 4th spot in the order. The “clean-up” man is valued by both old-school and new-school thinkers, albeit it in slightly different ways. The bad news is that it’s slim pickings come opening day. The good news is that help is coming. Old School Says: This is where you... Read more » More About: Series , Clean
Chicago, it's not too late for an Iraq War vet parade
2012-02-04 17:40:00 Since I wrote my “letter” to Mayor Rahm (below) about an Iraq War Vet Parade, on December 28, 2011, St. Louis has held a parade for Iraq War Vets, and supposedly nineteen other cities are thinking of having a parade, including Chicago , according to MSNBC. Also, since I wrote Mayor Rahm has okayed restarting the... Read more »
The best Indian food in Chicago may not be where you'd think
2012-02-04 17:38:00 So I’m not a Desi, but I did live in Delhi for two and half years, and have visited many regions of India on at least five different trips since 1999. Chicago is a great place to get homesick if Indian food is the fix (and for me, it is). Everyone knows Devon is where... Read more » More About: Food
Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing
2012-02-04 17:36:00 Planned Parenthood, as this AP story explains, doesn’t actually do mammograms, but refers women out to other sources. Which raises the question: Why is Planned Parenthood accepting any money for mammograms? Doesn’t that make them “middlemen?” Shouldn’t money contributed to Planned Parenthood for mammograms go directly to providers? Wouldn’t that be more efficient use of... Read more » More About: Cancer , Testing , Planned Parenthood
Susan G. Komen reverses course: Have Americans found their collective spine
More articles from this author:2012-02-03 17:53:00 So the Trib reported today that Susan G Komen for the Cure has reversed its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood for breast screening. Komen claimed it was because Planned Parenthood was under investigation and a new internal policy prevents funding from being granted to any organization under investigation. Many people however, believed that... Read more » More About: Spine , Americans 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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