Happy Friday!!!

Anyone that works in the Chicago Loop knows this guy. Broke, ain't got a dime in his pocket, nothing to his name but the clothes on his back, standing on the corner of Washington and Franklin screaming at the top of his lungs:


"HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!! HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!"

(yes on monday he says monday, tuesday's tuesday, etc.) Wow, to be that content with your situation, he's not looking for a porsch, no Armani suit, just a few bucks for a pack of smokes, double cheese burger, and a bottle of booze. If you ever have a chance to say hi, he's willing to chat with anyone. Please expect him to ask for your change, and if you have twenty cents, it won't stop you from buying the $4 latte on your debit.

Then there are the guys in their mid 30's holding the sign that says "Got pick pocketed, need a train ticket to Iowa". You expect me to believe that one...maybe it's just me, but if I went to visit a big city not too far away from home, and I got robbed and had no one I could call collect at home to come get me, you bet your sweet ass I'd start walking. Survival folks, stay and starve on the street, or take a 4 day walk to get home? Tough one. Just be honest, like the young guy that hangs around Union Station. His exact words to me were, "Dude, I'm just lookin' to get fucked up tonight. Got a few bucks you can spare?"

In the end, the unemployment rate has risen to 5.1% nationally and more and more people are stuck making the choice between food and bills. As we deepen ourselves into this recession (maybe the fed won't admit it, but I will) make sure you have comfortable shoes so in a few short years when we're all be lined up for bread and milk at least your feet won't hurt.

On to a lighter subject...MY WIFE GAVE ME THE WEEK OFF! YEAH!!! She left yesterday and won't be back until Tuesday. Guess what I did on our weekly Thursday Cleaning Night...NOTHING! I ordered a pizza and had a few Jack and Cokes. It was fun. No TLC, no HGTV, no E! special about the life and times of the rich whore "reality" show "The Hills". Nope I watched History channel specials about war and got drunk. Oh, I even got mushrooms on my pie and didn't put the seat down.

Tonight I have been rockin' out to Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, and The Toadies (Possum Kingdom, you know it) and many other icons of the 90's. I still have some Jack, and since I don't need to work tomorrow...I might stay out passed my bedtime.

I have a lot more I can ramble on about, I might add some more when I get back from the Tap, but for now Yellow Ledbetter's on and my Jack and Coke's empty.

Peace!

Most Recent Sex Scandal

By now Eliot Spitzer and his $84,000 Girl Gone Wild is old news. Headlines of David Paterson's evenings at the Days Inn has come and gone. And The Hip-Hop Mayor Kilpatrick's case is just beginning to unfold.

But this is hot off the press...these pics have just surfaced!!!!!

White House aides have denied any "relationship" between Mr. President and Ms. Bunny exists and they were discussing environmental issues. But an anonymous source stated these photos were taken moments before they escaped to the confines of the White House and "...went at it like rabbits!"

Who Started All This...

Ok, so I have some crap to vent about today. We are going to start with high net-worth "adults" acting like 5 year olds...

During the least important game of their careers as "hard working" baseball players and coaches the following individuals decided to act like children on the school yard:

Shelley Duncan - New York Yankees - First Base - 28 years old - $380,000
Jonny Gomes - Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Right Field - 27 years old - $407,800
Heath Phillips - New York Yankees - Starting Pitcher - 25 years old - $380,000
Bobby Meacham - New York Yankees - Third Base Coach - 47 years old - N/A (but not cheap)
Kevin Long - New York Yankees - Speed Coach - 40 years old - $333,400

As much as I love this game, spring training means nothing! No real championships are won, no stats carry over to the regular season, no cancer is cured, no peace is established and no alternatives to Al Gore are implemented. It is not important. If I punched someone at work they better be attempting to rob the bank. If I behaved like that I'd be fired instantly. And I make just over 10% of what these guys are making.



The next and final thing on my list are people who have forgetten where they came from...

We have all had the teacher that seems to have forgotten what it was like to have a paper due the tuesday after spring break. Or the parent that won't let you go to the game because to failed a test.

But what about the so called "business professionals" out there that own a successful business. As a salesperson I want to know how these people grew their business without cold calling or "working the phones" or just selling? Apparantly there is a whole generation of business owners that just had customers fall out of thin air, giving them the right to tell today's sales people to go to hell.

Just remember, when we are all weathly business owners, when someone tries to sell you something, you don't need to buy it, but don't be an asshole.

Goodnight.

Day 1 (1-0)

Ok, so really it's the Tiger's second game, but do we really need to count their 17-4 routing of Florida Southern?

The Detroit Tigers opened Spring Training 2008 today with a solid 4-2 defeat of the mighty New York Metropolitans in front of 6,325 devoted fans. It was a great day for baseball with a 16 mph breeze coming out of right on an overcast 60 degree day in sunny Florida.

The game began in typical Jeremy Bonderman fasion with a run scored in the first off a sac fly and another in the second when Machado tripled in Abreu (Michael not Bobby).

The Tigers stood their ground and in the 7th inning sent Willie Collazo home with a 36 ERA. The day would end as such. The Mets 2 Runs-6 Hits-No Errors, the Tigers 4 Runs-7 Hits-and 1 Error.

Thursday afternoon they are scheduled to play the Blue Jays from Toronto, with Nate "the great" Robertson getting the call.

Tigers Grapefruit League 1-0



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Not much to say...

So I am sitting here watching the lunar eclipse and "The Office".

Nothing is really going on, the new job has been going well. It has been a challenge starting the sales cycle over with zero clients and a new product, but WTF, that's the way it goes with a major career change.

I finally got one side of the Rubik's Cube done. It's the red side. But I still have 5 more to go.

OH HOW COULD I HAVE FORGOTTEN!!!!
6 Days, 14 Hours, 23 Minutes, and 45 seconds...44 seconds...43 seconds...42 seconds...and so on.
Until the start of the Detroit Tigers first spring training game! Holy shit baseball's back and it's the Tiger's year.

And I already have tickets to the Tigers/Sox on the April 12th at 35th and Wentworth (US Cellular Field) in Chicago. Can't wait.

You too can be a part of history by following this link:
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/ticketing/index.jsp?c_id=det

Ok, I'm done.

2122 North Clark Street

79 years ago today.

At SMC Cartage Co (Phone Diversy 1471).

The end of the Bugs Moran vs. Al Capone era. Two years later the Federal Government convicted Capone for tax evasion on his earnings from bootlegging, prostitution, and illegal gambling. He spent time at Alcatraz in Cell 85, and was released due to the progression of his syphilis which eventually led to dementia. It's said that in his final days at his estate in Florida he spoke to visions of his enemies. After his death he was buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetary, surronded by many of his departed rivals of the Northside gang.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Sorry...

Ok, so I have not written in a while. But I'm back. First, I'd like to give you all a quick recap.



New Years was fun...

Nothing really happened between the 2nd and the 20st. On the 21nd I saw a really cool show about what the world would be like if people went extinct. And on the 22nd I lost my job. The company I was working for decided to close their offices in 7 markets, including Chicago. So I got a new one, it's better. So before I started my wife and I went to the Detroit Auto Show.

So that brings us to Super Tuesday. Can I just say...if you are voting for a candidate because they are good looking, articulate, well dressed, likeable, you can relate to them, or they stand for change, then just don't vote. And when everything still sucks, keep your mouth shut, because if you can't cast an educated vote than you can't complain about who is leading the country.

Educate yourself to the issues and the politician's stances. Then vote.

As for me, I am not voting in the primary elections. While I do believe that they are an important step in selecting our next president, the format kills me. You must select a party? And vote only for people on the ballat from that party? Come on. I want to vote for both. I want to say who I want to run on both sides. "I like these two people and want to hear more about their platforms". I don't believe it give me the opportunity to give my input. Now, if there was one candidate that I loved, that I knew I wanted to be the president I would vote in the primarys. Once the candidates have been selected I will then take a close look at them and decided who I will give my vote to.

Alright, I'm done with that. On to something more important...

I need you all to go to google maps and find the intersection of Groom Rd. and Old Mill St. in Rachel, Nevada. Then look at the satellite image.

Have a great week.