. . . the weekend of which QT is taking off.
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Posted on November 23, 2012
Chicagoetry: Like A Western Avenue Along Saturn’s Icy Ring
By J.J. Tindall
Like a Western Avenue Along Saturn’s Icy Ring
A warm, dry place
here on the frozen edge
of an apparently infinite universe? Really?!
Wait: yes.
A warm, dry place here in America, like.
This kind of thing.
Posted on November 21, 2012
QT: Time For The Party (Of The First Part)
By Zay N. Smith
Happy (QT offers this statement without representation or warranty as to the effects or repercussions thereof upon any and all persons who might elect to celebrate the holiday as represented therein and with the understanding that any persons taking such actions without such representation or warranty do so with the express understanding that they have agreed to indemnify and hold QT harmless from the effects thereof) Thanksgiving!
Posted on November 21, 2012
CTA Escalator Skinniest Ever?
By wmcwalletmaker
At the North/Clybourn stop on the Red Line.
What up, CTA?
Posted on November 19, 2012
QT: On The 36th Day Before The 12 Days Of Christmas
By Zay N. Smith
News Headline: “Walmart kicking off Christmas shopping earlier than ever.”
News Headline: “Target is the latest retailer planning to open Thanksgiving.”
News Headline: “Nordstrom not decorating for Christmas until after Thanksgiving.”
Is it possible to have a department store chain as a hero?
Yes. It is.
Posted on November 19, 2012
Willow Springs: Gangsters, Gamblers & Ghosts
By ChiTown View
Willow Springs is a small town located between Archer Ave. & the Des Plaines River. It is about 20 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. If you drive down the main drag Archer Ave. these days you find a quiet town without much to slow you down. But it is a town with a past. One that includes a mayor who ruled the town for thirty five years and chief of police disposing of bodies for his mobster friends.
Posted on November 16, 2012
QT: Much Adieu About Nothing
By Zay N. Smith
News Headline: “Mitt Romney blames loss on Obama ‘gifts’ to blacks, Hispanics, young voters.”
Romney’s campaign autobiography No Apology is now ranked 601,550th on the Amazon best-seller list, for those keeping track.
Posted on November 16, 2012
This Week in Pizza
By PizzaTV
PizzaTV gives a shout-out to Uno Chicago Grill’s work with Services for the UnderServed.
Posted on November 15, 2012
QT: Move Along, Nothing To See Here . . .
By Zay N. Smith
Asteroid 2012 VJ38 was discovered yesterday.
It is passing between Earth and the moon as you read this.
But think nothing of it.
Posted on November 14, 2012
Circus Trip
The Inspector General Weighs In
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus wraps up its run in Rosemont tonight but it’s not exactly leaving town, it’s just moving to the big arena on the West Side where it will remain until November 25th.
“Shaolin Kung Fu Warriors, charging Cossack riders, magnificent Asian elephants and fierce lions and tigers are all part of the two-and-a-half-hour spectacle leading up to the frenzied Globe of Steel finale and an appearance by the elusive golden fire-breathing dragon,” Philip Potempa writes for the Northwest Indiana Times.
It’s not all fun and games, though. The city’s inspector general found the city’s regulations regarding treatment of circus animals within its borders severely lacking.
Posted on November 13, 2012