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Re: Arch City Chronicle Misses Mark on McDonald’s & Recall

sorry... — Wed, 31 May 2006 12:19:54 -0000

Yo City Beat,

Care to take a gander on ACC's perspective on aldermanic courtesy? That's what we really want to know. Anyone?

If the ACC gets comp'd to this year's Veiled Prophet Ball, well, then we'll know who the real insider is...

Re: Arch City Chronicle Misses Mark on McDonald’s & Recall

sorry... — Wed, 31 May 2006 11:46:30 -0000

Patterson writes on urbanism; Drebes writes on politics. Where urbanism and politics intersect, there is possible tension between the two writers. It was only a matter of time before this tension surfaced.

It's just unfortunate the tension didn't surface over the St. Aloysius issue rather than on the over exposed S. Grand area. S. Grand is urban. S. Grand is the poster child of city urban. We get it.

So, as Steve does through his blog, let's apply urbanity to other parts of the city. That's where toes might get stepped on, and the debate over aldermanic courtesy gets interesting. That's where there's potential to challenge the status quo.

Consider the sleepy Southwest Garden neighborhood and the St. Aloysius demolition. St. Al's was a classic case of aldermanic courtesy leading to the demolition of a rare urban landscape.

Some people here are saying that moving McDonalds across the street is no big deal. What about the demolition of St. Al's? Also no big deal?

The St. Aloysius case provided the ACC a golden opportunity to focus on the issue of aldermanic courtesy in the development of city neighborhoods. We know where Steve Patterson stands on aldermanic courtesy-he opposes it.

Can anyone say where the Arch City Chronicle stands on the issue of aldermanic courtesy?

Re: New ‘Downtown Economic Stimulus Authority’ to Benefit Ballpark Village?

sorry... — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 13:31:12 -0000

JZ asks:

^1. How 'bout the convention center hotel financing?

The way I understand the project, the city invested roughly $90,000,000 in a federally backed loan for the project, but most of the financing is made through bonds purchased by Kimberly Clark.

If there is a default on the Kimberly Clark bonds, the city's $90,000,000 federally funded loan could be wiped out. However, the city is not on the hook to guarantee payment on the bonds owed to Kimberly Clark. That amount is up around $250,000,000.

Re: This Is Surreal

sorry... — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:12:40 -0000

I never knew that song was a spiritual. I always thought it was about something else entirely. I stand corrected.

That performance will always haunt me, especially Dale's bass line.

Re: Gift from Coney Island

sorry... — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:57:24 -0000

Summer guy is a lot less attractive than I had imagined.

Re: The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Staffer Seeks 9/11 Truth

sorry... — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:34:34 -0000

It would be nice to have a little context - some discussion of the issues that define the 9-11 Truth movement. What are the questions that are so important that Mr. Espada has become a "geographic reference point" in order to bring attention to them? I would like to see a follow-up piece that fills out this incomplete sketch.

Re: My Life In a Cube :: So Depressing It's Almost Funny

sorry... — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:27:55 -0000

OMG, as much as I hate to admit this, my boss in the cube next to me does this every week. Everyone in our small office can hear it and cringes with that "snip, snip, snip" noise. Good comic!

Re: Google Chrome Search: anti-competitive lock-in or inspired thinking?

sorry... — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:26:04 -0000

Chrome allows you to choose your search service when you're installing and afterward in options. It's not a monopoly, lol.

Re: Erotic Fiction Contest - Contest Entry - Crystal's Website

sorry... — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:13:08 -0000

Kinda gross, too much emphasis on money, and the HIV bit was a major downer. An interesting story, but definitely NOT erotica.

Re: She was talking about us.

sorry... — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:44:56 -0000

I've read your site a bit -- you often dish out insults, so it seems odd you would be so sensitive. I can see you support Obama, and you often lob insults at republicans. It's hard to see one side as being more insulting than the other. It's why I dislike politics -- so much misplaced (or worse - feigned) indignation.

Re: Mini Mic Turns iPod Touch Into Handheld Recorder - mediabistro.com: MobileDevicesToday

sorry... — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:22:01 -0000

The 2nd generation iPod touch DOES have a speaker (unlike the 1st gen). I just got a 2nd gen and have used the speaker a few times. It's not high-fidelity, but it works.

The 2nd gen still doesn't have a built-in mic, but it does can record if you get a mic for the audio jack or the dock connector. If anyone has one of these new Mini Mics that connects to the jack, please post a quick review.

Thanks.

Re: To Dream the Impossible Dream

sorry... — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:19:32 -0000

So why do you think Obama goes to so many courts to resist disclosing his full set of normal citizenship records?

Even a "laughable kook" may question a king.

Re: StoptheACLU Brings the Crazy

sorry... — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:25:45 -0000

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So, uh, why doesn't the campaign clear away the ambiguity, and just address the questions?

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Re: Election Results: Crime Pays, Vito Does Park Slope, Progressives Once Again Self Destruct

sorry... — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:35:40 -0000

36th--Iglesias??

Re: If You Can’t Tell Whether Something Is An Ad, That’s Deception

sorry... — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:44:13 -0000

The New York Times is a deception. So are Reuters, Associated Press, and the rest of the centralized and infiltrated "news" organizations. Deal with it.

Are you aware of how easily these organizations are played?
http://www.mudvillegazette.com/milblogs/2006/10...

You can't believe ANYTHING you read on the internet. Deal with it.

Re: Fog on Emirates Road

sorry... — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:42:34 -0000

Hazard lights are a big advantage for drivers specially those driving behind your vehicle. The yellow colour of hazard lights can be seen more clearly in fog and this is why people use hazard lights in such conditions.

Re: 'Blog - Chirag Mehta : chir.ag

sorry... — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:14:31 -0000

Hi Chime,
Your blog of 23rd Aug is really good.

Re: Without Video, Your Website will NOT Rank in the Future

sorry... — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:36:15 -0000

Thats a BS peice, if you need video to rank in Google why are there so many sites without video on the first page of the SERPs?

Re: “The Yes We Can Song”

sorry... — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:47:24 -0000

It's Maya Rubin. She gave a kinda long interview to Rafi Reshef on Galei Tzahal last Monday.