If for nothing but the press opportunities and having MJ attend some games, I sure hope that Coach Bruce Weber and the Fighting Illini can close the deal to bring Michael Jordan’s boy onto the squad. Of the places he’s looking at, the Illini program is clearly the best.
Wilmette Loyola senior guard […]
Anyone else notice lately that the Gawker sites are going a little crazy with the keyword linking? I read both Deadspin and Valleywag everyday and they have all these unnecessary links in their posts deep linking to category pages on their own sites.
Take for instance this post on Deadspin. What’s with linking ESPN […]
Doug Ibendahl is at it again, and this time he’s going at with with a fairly blunt object. Hey Doug…here’s a bit of advice. If you’re going to try to attack folks, make sure you have something sharp. Not something that’s dull and off-base. In addition to trying to force Andy […]
Can’t say that I’ve watched even one minute of American Idol in my life, but like a little schoolgirl I voted last night for Sanjaya. Not just once, either. I voted like 15 times. I know…Weird, right?
I couldn’t help myself. Howard Stern made me do it. What’s that […]
Today at polling places all across the Village of Frankfort, residents went to the polls and voted. I’m lucky enough that they placed their confidence in me by re-electing me to another 4 year term on the Village Board! Granted, I was running uncontested, I still was nervous all morning. Turnout was […]
Continuing our annual tradition, Matt Pawlak rounded up our crew and others and we headed out to Montrose Harbor last Friday night for Smelt Fishing. We were right in the sweet spot of the smelting season, but, much like last year, our efforts didn’t produce a heckuva lot of smelt. In fact, this […]
I’m heading to Las Vegas for the first time this Thursday for my good buddy Mark Dauphinais’ bachelor party. We’re set to be there through early Sunday morning and I’m sure that things will be debaucherous. As luck would have it, one of my favorite blogs, Dethroner, announced that his “theme” this […]
Nothing like starting the weekend out with a few nice tunes. Below is one of my favorites. This weekend marks our annual pilgrimage to Montrose Harbor for smelt fishing. Just like last year, I wouldn’t miss it for all the tea in China. If you haven’t ever been smelt […]
I’m either too cramped for time, or too lazy or both to write a full post, so instead, I have a bunch of stuff rattling around my brain and I’m dumping it here so I can move on to more important things like whether I’m going to get a meatball sandwich or the Italian Beef […]
Some companies fascinate me (FedEx, Sirius Satellite Radio, Toyota, Google), some companies that I hate (sometimes FedEx, Kerasotes Movie Theaters, Clear Channel), and other companies I love. One of the companies that I love is Patagonia, the maker of gear and apparel.
“There is no business to be done on a dead planet.”
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Jake is 30 years old, lives in Frankfort, works at Google with Rick, Don, and Steve, used to be a Village Trustee, loves his dog Maisy, is getting his MBA from Kellogg, chronicles all the Friendly Political Wagers he can find, is working on perfecting his pizza recipe and is getting married.
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