By Tom Latourette
The Beachwood is proud to kick off its first annual holiday series of audio and video tidings with one that goes out to our Jewish friends.
We invite everyone to sing along:
Posted on December 12, 2007
Are You Harming Your Horse?
By The Beachwood Horse Care Affairs Desk
Five Key Things New Horse Owners Must Know
Worthington, ON – December 2007- Owning your first horse can be a dream come true. Yet many new horse owners may find their newfound dream less-than-perfect as they struggle with issues of behavior, manners, training and respect. Perhaps they are inadvertently harming the very creature they’ve fallen in love with. Even though they’re large, majestic animals, horses require a lot of gentle TLC. Unfortunately, many of the long-standing practices in traditional horsemanship may be harmful. Growing numbers of horse owners are seeking more humane ways to train, ride and care for their horses.
That’s why Natural Horsemanship has become so popular. It’s based on understanding the natural herd hierarchy or pecking order, how horses use body language to communicate and how the practiced application of “pressure and release” can cause the horse to willing work with you – respecting and obeying you as the lead horse. It also promotes a deeper bond between horse and rider, based on the creation of a trusting relationship. Building trust isn’t always easy – that’s why it’s crucial for first time horse owners to make sure they’re not unknowingly hurting their horse.
Here are five key things new horse owners must know:
Posted on December 7, 2007
Cab #2038
Date Taken: 12/05/07
From: Wicker Park
To: Irving Park
The Cab: A Blue Diamond! It’s aesthetically pleasing on the outside with that Blue Diamond logo. Unfortunately, this will be the last good thing about a cab ride gone bad.
First, riding in this cab was like riding in the back seat of a friend’s car – in a bad way. There was no divider between driver and passenger. In some way I would think I would like this egalitarian structure, yet instead it creeped me out. He was right there! I could touch him between the bucket seats! Was this even a real cab? Or did he just stick a placard on the side of the car in order to lure victims whom he would take to his underground torture chamber?
Because that was the vibe I had.
Posted on December 6, 2007
Meeting Up Now
By The Beachwood Meetup Affairs Desk
The newest Chicago meet-ups. For real.
* Independent Strategies for Assisting Individuals w/Insomnia
* The Chicago Romanian Language Meetup Group
* The Southwest Suburbs Divorce Support Group
* Chicago Stay at Home Entrepreneurial Parents Meetup
* The Chicagoland Hunting Meetup Group
* The Millionaire Project Meetup Group
Posted on December 5, 2007
Dear Customer: We’re Watching You
By The Beachwood Surveillance Affairs Desk
I received letters from two of my credit cards recently saying “We noticed you were having trouble using an ATM recently. Here’s your PIN number.”
Indeed, I tried to withdraw cash with those cards and couldn’t because I had my PIN numbers wrong.
It reminded me of those OnStar commercials where they can unlock your car for you over the phone. Or how the cable company can turn your TV on and off from the central office.
So we here at Beachwood Labs got to thinking. Here are some other letters we expect to receive soon.
* Dear Customer: We noticed you were having a hard time pooping the other day. Here’s a coupon for our new and improved stool softener.
* Dear Registered Voter: We noticed you were arguing the merits of John Edwards versus Barack Obama with a friend the other day. Here’s some material about Obama we hope will change your mind.
* Dear Potbellied Drinker: We noticed you were drinking Miller High Life the other night. Did you know that Bud Light offers the same great taste at half the calories?
Posted on November 30, 2007
Open Letter
Dear Hyde Park Co-Op:
So long. Farewell. Auf Wiedersehen. Good night. Good-bye, good-bye, good-by-y-y-y-y-ye!
You, too, should take some inspiration from the Von Trapp children, and leave good-naturedly in a burst of song when it is so clearly your bedtime. Co-Op, it is time for the big sleep.
As you know, Co-Op members are now voting on whether to shut you down. From the recent press coverage, many Chicagoans think you are a beloved 75-year-old neighborhood grocery store and institution beset by villainous creditors and its landlord, the nefarious University of Chicago.
Posted on November 28, 2007
Chicagoetry: The Heart Is A Lonely Fucker
By J.J. Tindall
The Heart Is A Lonely Fucker
Like a Prairie Falcon landing on my breast,
the God inside me clenches, and your face comes
to me.
You have landed, again a waking dream. As in a dream,
setting constantly transmogrifies, details, red-tails fly
at whim.
Posted on November 24, 2007
Free Store Friday
By The Beachwood Black Friday Affairs Desk
Give, take, get, go
BLACK FRIDAY
(Friday, November 23, 2007 – the day after Thanksgiving)
It’s our one-year anniversary!
Start: High Noon
End: Late That Night
Location:
Ausgang Studios
1958 W Walnut
(one block north of Lake Street, just east of Damen)
The Free Store is a completely free event. We have items ranging from clothing for all people to furniture to books to electronics. It’s a simple cycle:
You come to The Free Store. You take what you want or need. You leave!
Posted on November 20, 2007
Golf Industry Tees Off Into Two-Way Radio
By The Beachwood Call Box Affairs Desk
The following press release announcing the advancement of 49er Communications in the Private & Public Golf Course, Country Club & Resort industry, may be of interest to your audience. Any editorial comment or mention that you may give this press release would be greatly appreciated.
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GOLF INDUSTRY TEES OFF INTO TWO-WAY RADIO
Dateline: Grass Valley, CA
Name: Cristy Alexander
E-Mail: estimates@49er.cc
Web Address: www.golfindustryshow.com/
GRASS VALLEY, CA – 49er Communications supplies Private & Public Golf Courses, Country Clubs & Resorts with the tools to effectively communicate during daily operations, special events and emergency situations.
As outdoor temperatures begin to drop, and summer turns into fall, the Golf Industry begins the behind-the-scenes work to ensure a fun, convenient and safe experience for everyone involved in the coming season.
Posted on November 19, 2007
The [Sam Zell] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
While Sam Zell’s deal to buy Tribune Company still hangs in the balance, a profile of Zell in The New Yorker makes it clear that he’s not the kind of guy you’d like own your local newspaper. Let’s take a look at both that profile, Zell the Party Animal, and Zell the Evil Mobile Home Landlord.
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Rough Rider
“When some of Zell’s friends heard about the deal, they were surprised that he wanted to enter the newspaper business – and at a moment when it is struggling to survive. One friend told me that he thought Zell may have been motivated, at least in part, by his love of Chicago, where he has lived all his life; a growing interest in cultural and civic affairs (his third wife, Helen, is the chairwoman of the board of trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago); and a realization that he has made more money than he can ever spend. Forbes recently named him the wealthiest person in Chicago, with an estimated net worth of six billion dollars.
“However, Maggie Wilderotter, who is the chairwoman and C.E.O. of Citizens Communications and has sat on the boards of three of Zell’s firms, said that she had spoken with him many times about Tribune Company before he made his bid, and that high-minded considerations played no part in his thinking. ‘An important part of the Tribune portfolio is TV stations,’ Wilderotter said. ‘He’s buying a media company that has assets other than newspapers.’
“[Ron] Burkle and [Eli] Broad told Tribune’s directors that they were eager to preserve the newspapers’ public-service role, which they believed was increasingly jeopardized by owners who were focussed solely on profitability. The media mogul David Geffen, who offered Tribune two billion dollars for the L.A. Times in 2006, made a similar argument. ‘But that’s not what drives Sam,’ Wilderotter said. ‘His thought process throughout this whole thing has always been about the business proposition. I never, ever heard Sam say, I’m doing this because I love the Chicago Tribune, or I’m committed to the city of Chicago. It would have been totally out of character.”
Or, one might say, it might display character.
Posted on November 14, 2007