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Thing maker, at home and away
From the "they don't make 'em like they used to" files: my dad's Kraeuter lineman pliers, which have to be at least 50 years old.
December 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
From the "they don't make 'em like they used to" files: my dad's Kraeuter lineman pliers, which have to be at least 50 years old.
Some of us are both
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Some of us are both
The Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, and Mike of garages
August 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, and Mike of garages
Chicago: I know we're getting 50s again this week, but I am putting the basket of hats and gloves away because I need to believe.
April 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Chicago: I know we're getting 50s again this week, but I am putting the basket of hats and gloves away because I need to believe.
Can we get a wellness check on the Easter Bunny?
April 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Can we get a wellness check on the Easter Bunny?
This Metra embankment in Portage Park is always full of trash -- whose responsibility is it to keep these clean? Related, should storefront business owners clean the sidewalk in front of them? I mean, I pick up trash that blows into my front yard even though it is obviously not mine.
March 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This Metra embankment in Portage Park is always full of trash -- whose responsibility is it to keep these clean? Related, should storefront business owners clean the sidewalk in front of them? I mean, I pick up trash that blows into my front yard even though it is obviously not mine.
At first, I read that as "Deep Cubs Horror Trivia" and thought, oh yeah, plenty of fodder for that category
February 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
At first, I read that as "Deep Cubs Horror Trivia" and thought, oh yeah, plenty of fodder for that category
I am enjoying Ted McGinley so much in Shrinking that I had to go back and look at him from the 80s and gosh he sure was pretty
January 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I am enjoying Ted McGinley so much in Shrinking that I had to go back and look at him from the 80s and gosh he sure was pretty
I only want cocktails served in this manner for the rest of my life
January 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I only want cocktails served in this manner for the rest of my life
Nope, this one who is handsome and dumb as a stump
January 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Nope, this one who is handsome and dumb as a stump
"you'll be visited by three spirits."
the three spirits:
the three spirits:
December 24, 2024 at 4:48 AM
"you'll be visited by three spirits."
the three spirits:
the three spirits:
These are my grandparents at a bar in what had to be the early '80s because Grandpa died around '85. They lived in Uptown. Anyone recognize that bar? Or recognize the blown-up photo behind them?
December 13, 2024 at 10:25 PM
These are my grandparents at a bar in what had to be the early '80s because Grandpa died around '85. They lived in Uptown. Anyone recognize that bar? Or recognize the blown-up photo behind them?
This fixed me for a minute
December 5, 2024 at 9:41 PM
This fixed me for a minute
Here's ITAV students listening to children's book author Zetta Elliott talking about book banning at B&N Oak Brook yesterday.
December 4, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Here's ITAV students listening to children's book author Zetta Elliott talking about book banning at B&N Oak Brook yesterday.
If you like to give books for holiday gifts, and you also like school libraries, consider using this code to purchase your book gifts from Barnes & Noble, who will give a portion of sales to help It Takes a Village schools in Chicago create a social justice library in their Bronzeville location.
December 4, 2024 at 10:29 PM
If you like to give books for holiday gifts, and you also like school libraries, consider using this code to purchase your book gifts from Barnes & Noble, who will give a portion of sales to help It Takes a Village schools in Chicago create a social justice library in their Bronzeville location.
The winter ennui has set in
December 3, 2024 at 4:29 PM
The winter ennui has set in
Shout out to Costco parking lot design. I drive what I call a city car (some might say "piece of shit") so I don't worry about my car getting dinged, but I don't want to hit anyone else's car door while I'm loading paper towels into the backseat. This grace space makes that possible. I love it.
November 22, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Shout out to Costco parking lot design. I drive what I call a city car (some might say "piece of shit") so I don't worry about my car getting dinged, but I don't want to hit anyone else's car door while I'm loading paper towels into the backseat. This grace space makes that possible. I love it.
Almost forgot we did that
November 19, 2024 at 1:40 AM
Almost forgot we did that
I saw it for the first time this past spring!
October 3, 2024 at 3:17 PM
I saw it for the first time this past spring!
One of my father's enduring legacies is that whenever I see something like this, I immediately think "oh sure, from ugly sesame"
September 25, 2024 at 7:41 PM
One of my father's enduring legacies is that whenever I see something like this, I immediately think "oh sure, from ugly sesame"
The uptown post office eagle seems concerned about something
September 5, 2024 at 5:35 PM
The uptown post office eagle seems concerned about something