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No, I didn’t forget about the quiz

So, several people (most of them my mother) have given me some grief for not having posted the answers to the Quiz O’ Another Day. And, of course, naming The Winner. So, without further ado: Question 1) Which animals were given (in some form) to the lucky vegetarian couple? So, technically, the correct answer is [...]

Sometimes I almost wish I went to school somewhere with Spirit

There’s something to be said for school spirit. The University of Chicago, god love it, had none. At least none in the traditional sense. Our school spirit mostly revolved around the Reg, Soc, and bragging about how late we stayed up to write our papers the night before. (Bragging about how much whiskey you added [...]

Driving

Morning Noon (or early afternoon. And I hate New York City.) Night

Ironic, or…

Seen in Southern Connecticut. I couldn’t decide whether this was ironic commentary on Enron, or just a standalone. But it struck me as funny.

Quiz o’ another day

So, a couple of weeks back, Kate and I went to the wedding of a high school friend of hers, held just outside of Waldoboro, ME. Quite a lovely time was had by all, and I got the chance to meet some of Kate’s friends from her youth. And my, what an interesting bunch they [...]

Chi-town

Off to Chicago tomorrow, for the weekend. My old co-editor from the UofC Free Press (RIP) is getting married. Crashing with some Tea and Strumpets/ex-UofC folks, and looking forward to catching up…maybe I can find time to take advantage of one of the recommendations on Scrumptulescence while I’m there, too…hmmm… Life has been crazy busy, [...]