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News Headline: “Lies, damned lies and Mitt Romney’s tax plan.”
News Headline: “Romney’s ‘Etch A Sketch’ abortion positions.”
News Headline: “Is Romney a habitual liar?”
These attacks are going too far.
The Republican Party is only running a few tests of its new Abe 2.0 software.
The design specs call for fooling some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time.
And enough of the people enough of the time.
Posted on October 15, 2012
News Headline: “Low debate expectations a boon for VP.”
News Headline: “Romney lowers debate expectations for Ryan.”
QT expected Vice President Biden to be confident, charming, disjointed and long-winded.
QT expected Paul Ryan to be aggressive, determined, vague and evasive.
Both met expectations.
Should we call it a draw?
Posted on October 12, 2012
News Item: QT resumes writing–now at the Beachwood Reporter.
Son of Svengoolie, a Chicago reader, writes:
“Keep it going, Zay!”
OK. But what does the guy at your front door say?
Posted on October 10, 2012
By Bellevue University
Bellevue University, an award-winning leader in educating adult learners, released the results Tuesday of a U.S. consumer study that revealed that many Americans (40 percent) say they are not where they want to be in life, with 31.8 percent saying they thought they would have achieved more by now.
These numbers are likely to increase by 2020 based on a McKinsey Institute study.
“It is always a good time to evaluate our lives,” says Bellevue president Mary Hawkins. “Where we are and where we’d like to be.”
Posted on October 10, 2012
By The Milwaukee County Zoo
The Milwaukee County Zoo will be filled with a host of Halloween activities at Boo at the Zoo on October 19 & 20, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Here are some of the barely scary activities:
* Join our Halloween Haystack Maze, creatively constructed with haystacks and costumed characters! See how fast you can finish through the winding pathways!
* Enjoy our glowing and hand-carved pumpkins in the outdoor Pumpkin Patch! Then, continue on to the “Forest Trail at Wolf Woods Crossing” to see our illuminated pumpkins, as this display glows and glitters against a backdrop of a dancing light show!
Posted on October 9, 2012
Road Warriors Come Out To Play
“Video from the annual Park On Park Cruise Nights in Mundelein featuring pre-1977 Custom Classic Hot Rod Muscle Cars.”
Posted on October 2, 2012
A Regular Forest Of Globes
Uploaded to YouTube on Monday by ZarakPhoto.
“A wonderful, short film that takes a look behind the scenes of how the huge electric Chevrolet sign in Chicago works, and is maintained. Produced by Jam Handy and Chevrolet in 1935.”
Posted on September 25, 2012
By The Shedd Aquarium
Sept. 23 to 29 is Sea Otter Awareness Week! To celebrate, Shedd Aquarium’s sea otters enjoy their own “cakes” made of ice, clam, krill, shrimp and crab. The cake with a “10” on it represents the 10 years we’ve had otters at the aquarium.
Posted on September 24, 2012
By J.J. Tindall
Whey Lion in a Glade
I keep seeing this thing.
A lion in apparent repose
in the gold dusk
leering with rage.
A lion surveying a bay
from a dune,
Posted on September 21, 2012
