Month: May 2006
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Chicago Housing Market Cools Down
From the Trib: But many agents say the buying frenzy is now over, and “normal” has returned. Prices this year will appreciate less rapidly, and in many cases houses won’t sell themselves before a sign has even gone into the ground.
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Act Surprised: Virginity Pledges Don't Work
Virginity pledges, in which young people vow to abstain from sex until marriage, have little staying power among those who take them, a Harvard study has found. More than half of the adolescents who make the signed public promises give up on their pledges within a year, according to the study released last week.
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Bush's Proudest Moment: Catching a Fish
Not liberating Iraq. Not ‘smoking them outta their holes.’ Not bringing freedom and democracy to the rest of the world. Nope. None of these makes George W. Bush smile like a just-farted baby: “I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound perch in my lake,” he told the […]
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Achey Breaky Shoulders
It is Thursday. The food poisoning subsided 2 days ago but I’m still taking charcoal and acidophilus to be safe. The achiness in my joints has moved from my lower back to my shoulders. Ron worked at 3 today. I officially apologized to Ron yesterday. I know it is a bit formal but I wanted […]
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Gurgles
I think all this fast living and go-go-go rock and roll lifestyle is catching up with me. I’ve had food poisoning for the past two hours. It’s 4:06 am. I’m sitting here and waiting out the rest of it and drinking as much water as I can. The party on Sunday went great. Nookie’s had […]
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Thoughts on Illegal Immigration
The immigration debate is crazy and it is a no-win situation for anybody. Unfortunately, it seems the issue of border-security remains stuffed down by the rampant racism underlying the arguments. I think this is really the wedge issue for the 2006 elections in case Iran doesn’t have the heft expected (Americans are very obedient when […]