Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Keep Assist These days I don’t drive long distances all that much – 20, 30 miles at most. This past week plus I’ve been in New England visiting family and friends. I borrowed my sister’s car, a 2018 Honda, to drive to Lake Winnepesaukee, a Continue Reading
Bypassed Again
I’m not offended that the Democrats overlooked me as a candidate to replace Joe Biden. I mean, aside from I’m 2 ½ years older than Joe, I’m still mostly sharp and my cornbread is pretty much cooked in the middle. I don’t hesitate all that much at the top of Continue Reading
Voting for Judges – Illinois Cook County Primary March 19, 2024
It’s that time again in Illinois. We have a primary election on March 19. Some readers might not know much – or anything – about how we vote for judges in Illinois or, particularly, in Cook County. Whenever a primary or general election includes judicial candidates, I normally talk about Continue Reading
Holiday Beers – Chicagoland Version
Image courtesy Binny’s Beverage Depot Holiday beer time is one of my favorite parts of the year. From just before Thanksgiving to mid/late January, beers brewed for the holiday season hit the stores and make holiday beer drinking delightful. Certain types predominate: winter warmers, spiced ales, Belgian (and Belgian-style) strong Continue Reading
He’s 80. Who Half His Age Has Accomplished So Much?
When I worked for Digital Equipment way back in the wayback, Digital had seriously embarked on competition with IBM in markets that IBM very much controlled. A good friend and colleague noted to our team that wherever Digital went to try to sell its wares, IBM had already been there Continue Reading
Chicago’s Immigration Crisis – Let’s Stop Screwing Around!
Let’s stipulate that Texas, in particular, has been getting little or no help with a massive influx of migrants from South and Central America through Mexico, and that the problem is huge. Let’s also stipulate that Gov. Abbott is a pluperfect shithead: he’s using the crisis as a political hammer Continue Reading
“Clyde’s” at the Goodman Theater
This past Sunday, October 2, at Goodman Theater, as part of our subscription series, we saw the production of “Clyde’s,” a play by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, and directed by Kate Whoriskey. The play was a Tony Award winner in its run on Broadway. According to the Goodman Continue Reading
Our American Taliban
Remember that guy whom we called the “American Taliban”? We thought he was a strange anomaly. He was not. We have a large number of states in which a radical right religious faction has taken over as the legislative, moral, literary, and thought police. They are today’s American Taliban. the Continue Reading
November 2022 Judicial Elections – Illinois and Cook County – REVISED AGAIN
PLEASE NOTE THE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON JUDGES PIERCE, COLLINS AND FERNANDEZ IN ADDENDUM 1 PLEASE ALSO NOTE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON JUDGE WILLIAM H. HOOKS IN ADDENDUM 2 Voting in the General Election is now officially open in Illinois. Your ballot includes candidates for Illinois State Supreme Court and Illinois Appellate Continue Reading
The Thompson Center – What Will The State Do With 150+ Art Objects?
The Gov says the “Monument with Standing Beast” will be moved to the “new” State Office Building. Phew. Problem solved! Not so fast. What about the other 150+ art works inside the building? What happens to them? Did you know they are there? How about this: As opposed to Dubuffet’s Continue Reading