Just a Poem

Couldn't think of anything else to blog about, so here's a little something I wrote many years ago:

Best Churros in Chicago

Although (my apologies to Rick Bayless) our homemade ones are better, the best churros in Chicago are at Xoco. This one was devoured seconds after this picture was taken...

Broken Promises

Who can I talk to about this? I plunked down 2 perfectly good dollars on this Mega Millions ticket, and the nice little Indian man behind the counter told me I was going to win. The next morning, as a mere formality, I check my numbers, fully expecting the numbers to match so I could collect my millions. I was even going to give the nice little Indian man behind the counter a couple thousand to show my appreciation.

But what happened was quite the opposite. My numbers did NOT in fact, match, and I am NOT a millionaire. I have spoken to the little Indian man behind the counter, but he claims no responsibility, so now I need to take this higher. I demand justice.

Just Another Topless Christian Wedding

We found these at an estate sale, and all I can say is, what the heck kind of wedding was this, anyway? Kind of makes me wonder what the bridesmaids wore...

Artistic Statement of the Day V

"Willis Tower in the Fog" — I'm still trying to get used to calling it the Willis Tower; It'll always be the Sears Tower in my heart, by I guess a rose by any other name...

Ugliest Christmas Decoration. Ever.

I don't think I need to say anything about this. An ugly picture is worth a thousand ugly words...

So... This Bag Is Not a Toy?

So, we were putting away the Christmas decorations the other day and were using an old  Target® bag from 2007 to help protect a fragile snowman when I noticed the list of alternate uses for the bag on the side. Apparently, according to them, it can be anything from a water balloon to a kitty litter liner (though I'd pay to see anyone actually make a water balloon out of a Target® bag, I mean come ON).

Then today we were packing up some produce as a care package for our older son and used a Target® bag from 2008. Interestingly, the list of alternate uses had shrunk from 10 to 5. Among those that didn't make the cut were, not surprisingly, the aforementioned water balloon. That got me to thinking, knowing lawyers, was there a Target® bag water balloon incident I missed in the news sometime between 2007 and 2008? Or were they just nipping a potential lawsuit in the bud. I mean, on another part of the bag in clearly states that the bag is NOT a toy, so how could it be a water balloon?

Anyway, I obviously spend way too much time looking at, and then thinking about, Target® bags (or am I just "detail-oriented"?)

Jury Duty

Haven't blogged in a while, since I've been stuck in jury duty since late November (ugh!). I know it's probably against the rules, but I managed to sneak a photo of the jury so you could see the people I've been with for the last month or so...