It's interesting how life is... my schedule at work has become more like that of a "real" job. This has actually led to me having much less time at the computer to do thing like post, and build sites. Not that this is a bad thing. I actually get to spend a lot more time with …

Here in Chicago, we do our fireworks early. Why? Why the hell not. As Apu (from the Simpsons) once said: "Celebrate the independence of your country by blowing up a small part of it." And so we do. We combine the greatest loves of America here in Chicago: Music, Food, and Blowing Shit Up. It's good …

I need to redo my main page. It doesn't match the rest of the site. I knocked together this version, but I'm not really happy with it. Any suggestions?

So... in exchange for a Gmail account, unteins said he'd give me one in exchange for me imatating Steve Ballmer's "Monkey Dance." I got the Gmail invite although I was told I didn't have to do the dance. But I'm not one to back out on a challenge promise. So here...

Ray Charles Robinson 1930-2004 I Chose to Sing the Blues I could have been a gambler 'coz I'm good with the cards I could have been a lover breakin' other's hearts and I feel so silly bettin' on the dice and a lover seldom sees the same girl twice and that is why (that is why) …

Announcing the Death of Ronald Reagan By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES: It is my sad duty to announce officially the death of Ronald Reagan, the fortieth President of the United States, on June 5, 2004. We are blessed to live in a Nation, …

From dooce Chuck trembles and licks his empty nut sack every time he hears Leta crying for more binky, and after four days of detox his ass has become a rubbery, hairless knob. I like Dooce's site. It reminds me of all the joy we have to look forward to.