22 Nov
Posted by Jake as Fun with Friends, Music
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year. In fact, I think I like it better than Christmas. It’s a perfect combination of wonderful things. I have a ton of things to be thankful for and they all seem to come together on Thanksgiving. From my annual “night out” […]
14 Nov
Posted by Jake as Sports, Fun with Friends, My Life
How ‘bout the Illini, eh? Taking down then #1 OSU and having an improbable run to possibly 9 wins after back-to-back rebuilding years. I couldn’t be more proud to be an an alum of both the program and the university. The program appears to have turned a corner, and with all the […]
If you think Guitar Hero is popular on college campuses across the country, wait until they get their hands on this. Midway, the video game manufacturer, is coming out with Beirut or Beer Pong for the Wii.
Video game publisher Midway has a new game coming out for the Wii system. “Party Game” […]
With my new role at the new company, I’ve taken on some additional responsibilities when it comes to travel. At FeedBurner, I’d make the occasional trip for a conference or to call on a customer, but it wasn’t a constant. From the looks of it, we’ll be here in NYC quite often and […]
The body needs sleep. There’s nothing you can do about it. You can’t put any time in the bank before you go to Las Vegas. You just need to pay the piper when you get home. I learned that lesson on Sunday night and last night. This morning, I could […]
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 […]

RhodesSchool is a blog written by Jake Parrillo.
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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"Treat" Your Dog Better. Maisy's Organics is our bootstrapped start-up that's goal is to be the premium supplier of organic dog treats. They're Treats with Integity. As I begin to set up all the different parts of the organic dog biscuit business, I'll be chronicling my adventures over there.