On my Chicago Card Plus from the CTA it says:
On-Time
Clean
Safe
Friendly
As regular riders of the El know, the CTA standard of “clean” is pretty low if they consider their cars clean. Safe might be true, but I’m not so sure most people are convinced. On-Time is kind of dicey, particularly if you’re not in the rush [...]
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Certainly Not Customer Friendly
8 Reasons to Have a Savings Account
It may not be sexy, but added up, these are 8 great reasons to have a savings account.
1. Lube/Oil/Filter Change
2. Replace ABS Control Module
3. Replace Catalytic Converter and Oxygen Sensors
4. Replace right-front Tie-Rod end
5. 4 wheel alignment
6. Replace upper engine/motor mount
7. Replace front discs and brake pads
8. Replace front link rods
Yeah. It’s been a [...]
The last days of my 20s
The last days of my 20s have been filled with family, food and plenty of frivolity. The last days of my 20s have been unforgettable.
In the last days of my 20s, a visit to Chicago’s Little India on Devon Avenue and poking around in wonderous fabric shops has served to heighten my over a decade-long [...]
These Made Me Laugh
Two links made me laugh quite a bit this morning. Enjoy.
The first is a rundown of IL Senator Barack Obama’s side-splitting speech at the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington this weekend. The link provides the context as well as the speech.
The second comes from an Alaskan-American who lives with his Chinese wife and their child [...]
Around the Net
Some things I saw online today…
- It’s hard for me to figure out how a special committee looking at Negro League era baseball players could put 17 people into the Hall of Fame and not include Minnie Minoso. He simply deserves to be there. Thank you Phil Rogers for pointing that out.
- Various issues about [...]
