Charlie Brown.
That’s who I feel like right now. More specifically, Charlie Brown when he goes to kick the football year after year, only to have Lucy cruelly — sadistically — pull the ball away, causing poor ole Chuck to fall on his arse.
That’s how I feel as a Cubs fan. Year after year, I get […]
Posted on October 6th, 2008 by Pat
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What’s gotten into Eddie Vedder?
For a long time, he had this reputation as a moody guy who didn’t seem to like anything. But lately I’ve read about him playing ukulele, surfing and now writing songs about baseball.
Oh well — good for him. And I say that not just because I’m glad he’s not so glum, but also […]
Posted on September 22nd, 2008 by Pat
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When I was around 11, my dad told me to come to the front porch because he had something for me.
Now this was big because my dad wasn’t the sort of guy who brought things home for his kids. So I went to the porch eager but skeptical.
Once there, he pulled out a folded piece of […]
Posted on September 3rd, 2008 by Pat
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I hesitate to say this because, well — it’s just something I’m not supposed to do.
But I can’t help it. You see, I’m a Cubs fan, and I’m actually excited.
Which is not such a big deal. But to be a Cubs fan and be excited in late August — that’s a big deal. Because Cubs fans […]
Posted on August 20th, 2008 by Pat
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Musical Memoirs Enters Suburbia With Stevie Wonder
I wasn’t around the day my friends were kidnapped.
If I had been, I probably would have been snatched up with them. Because when school was out in Elk Grove Village, IL, we spent much of our time riding bikes around the neighborhood. And it was while riding bikes that my […]
Posted on June 4th, 2008 by Pat
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So I’ve been thinking about man caves lately.
If you haven’t heard, man caves are basically retreats for the family man to get away from it all. Whether it’s a garage, a basement, den, mud room or shed, the owner of the man cave can decorate it however he wishes. And since it’s a place to […]
Posted on May 23rd, 2008 by Pat
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Okay, so we’re not affiliated in any way with the Chicago Tribune (which, you may have heard, is a slightly bigger paper). But I’ve got to give a big pat on the back to the Windy City’s biggest daily for a major dupe on its rival, the Chicago Sun-Times.
The poor Sun-Times has always lived in […]
Posted on March 26th, 2008 by Pat
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