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Matt Loar
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Former software engineer for big tech, former in-house privacy counsel for a smaller tech company, future solo practitioner?

He/him. Chicago-adjacent.

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Me to my dog this morning: "You might be part Siberian Husky, but I'm not!"
A view out my front window. The ground, the trees, and the cars are covered in snow.
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Alright you damn kids, come and get it
A basket full of candy next to my front door
October 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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ONE TRILLION DOLLARS
Dr. Evil from Austin Powers placing his pinky against his mouth as he demands ONE MILLION DOLLARS
October 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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#NoKings Chicago
On Michigan Avenue in Chicago, in the middle of the march, with the Trump baby behind me, and I'm wearing sunglasses.
October 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Turns out he was going outside to answer my question.

That son of a bitch
My dog casually holding the remnants of my safety goggles in his paws as he lies on the lawn
October 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Dog: *comes in from outside*
Me: "Hey buddy?"
Dog: *walks into the room*
Me, holding piece of plastic: "What was this before you ate it?"
Dog: *turns around and walks away*
The floor of my living room. Small pieces of plastic covered in teeth marks are strewn about.
October 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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New bouginess level unlocked
The view from Box 23 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The program for tonight's performance of Madea is resting on the railing in the foreground.
October 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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This is the second time in two days my dog has taken a remote control. Yesterday it was undamaged, but no such luck today.
The remains of a remote control my dog chewed to bits
October 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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First the Jersey Mike's commercials, now the mail room at my old employer?
A FedEx tracking screen showing my package was delivered at 9:56 AM on Monday, 10/6/25 and signed for by "D.Devito"
October 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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The Goose Chase meme with captions "Pulled by whom?" and "Pulled by whom, motherfucker?"
October 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Just watered my greenhouse plants with water from my rain barrels! About time to thin.
A photograph of the raised beds in my greenhouse
September 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Gives me Delacroix vibes
"Liberty Leading the People" by Eugene Delacroix
September 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Simpsons meme: "This is the hardest photo of 2025" "This is the hardest photo of 2025 so far"
September 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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J. Edgar Hoover saying, "Well well well, not so easy to find an FBI Director who doesn't suck shit, huh?"
September 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Rigby says, "This, too, shall pass"

Of course, Rigby eats his own shit so maybe take his wisdom with a grain of salt
My dog Rigby looking demure
September 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Chicago Transit Authority poster with a football player rushing the doors and the caption, "Don't rush in! Let them off first!"
September 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Eat your heart out, Philadelphia
A weather forecast app showing Morton Grove, IL having sunny days all week
September 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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A cartoon titled, "Smart Appliances," where a man asks the refrigerator for "Another beer, please, HAL" and the refrigerator responds, "I'm sorry, Dave, I can't do that. The bathroom scale and the hall mirror are reporting disturbing flab anomalies..."
August 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Damn! Here I was thinking I'd found a loophole
A sign at the park reading, "No e-bikes, no e-scooters, no e-skateboards, no e-unicycle"
August 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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"We found this mouse in a bottle of Elsinore Beer" from the film Strange Brew
August 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Courtroom scene from "Idiocracy" where the defense attorney is wearing a long-sleeve shirt with "Attorney at Law" printed on the sleeve
August 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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But Lisa Murkowski assured us she had an understanding with Trump
The Anakin-Padme meme. "I'm meeting Putin in Alaska on Friday" "You're not giving it back, right? "..." "You're not giving it back, right?"
August 14, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Odie from Garfield with the text, "Don't worry...be stupid!"
August 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Showing my patriotism by flying the flag today
The flag of the State of Illinois flying outside my home
August 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Chicago is one of the densest, most walkable cities in America.

Here is the Google Maps walking path from my old apartment to the nearest full-service supermarket, an ALDI.

It's just under a mile each way. Walking or transit, it's a 20-minute trip, assuming the bus is on time, which it isn't.
A map showing a walking path from my old apartment to the ALDI
August 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM