Thursday, April 14, 2005

Chicago Flag Too much info [posted by Troy] Few cities have their own flags. Chicago does and the flag is everywhere. Some Chicagoans are way too interested in the flag. 11:50:45 PM  permanent link  Reader Comments []  Google It! The Burns is Back in Town No More Live Music [posted by Troy] Well, Mr. Burns is back in business over at his blog. He really wanted us to be sure that we memorized every word of his December 8th Post, which is why he left it there for over three months. Now, he has assumed that we understand the true meaning of this post and has decided to cover other content. Naturally, we are waiting for Brewer to get back in business, but he really wants us to know that . 10:15:23 PM  permanent link  Reader Comments []  Google It! State of Abraham Lincoln Hear about this one? [potsed by Troy] Checkout this Tribune article about changing the name of Illinois to the "State of Abraham Lincoln." How about "we're a bunch of nutballs?" Here's a quote from the article. Few in the world know what or where Illinois is. Some have heard of Chicago. Yet the world knows Abraham Lincoln--the Great Emancipator; the rock who kept our Union of diverse peoples from fragmenting; the homespun, virtuous, self-educated man of the heartland; a hero, indeed, to all in the world who yearn to be free. 10:07:39 PM  permanent link  Reader Comments []  Google It! Columbia College, Chicago Secret Service goes to college... [posted by Troy] Since I've spent some good times at Columbia College (not as a student, but as a visitor) and since we have several Columbia alums who read this blog, I thought I should post this story about the secret service threatening an artist who was exhibiting work at the college. Big brother? Stalin's Soviet Union? Republicans? What's the difference? 10:04:23 PM  permanent link  Reader Comments []  Google It! Librarian Is Back [from ChiBurns] Well, it has been brought to my attention that The Librarian is back. Yes, TNT will continue to run the series about my life. 10:01:26 PM  permanent link  Reader Comments []  Google It!

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