So, you go to the search engine of your choice, and type in "you know you're from [where you're from] when." Then you look over the results to find something actually appropriate, copy it, and put the stuff that applies to you in bold. I put my comments in italics.

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For those of you who don't know her, bibliogrrl's mom was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She's already on the road to recovery, but it's not an easy one. And it's one that will likely lead to hair loss.

In a show of solidarity, bibliogrrl is going bald, and trying to raise money for Gilda's Club, Chicago in doing so. She's only looking to raise $500, so it ( Read more... )

At least, I sure hope he is. More from our State Comptroller/gubenatorial candidate (with the links disabled because they're long and yucky looking):

Dear Friends ( Read more... )

Tesla Motors has unveiled their new luxury sedan. It costs about half what the Tesla Roadster goes for. Of course, I still want the Roadster. It's pretty. And fast.

And they're opening a store in Chicago on West Grand. So I won't even have to go out to California to get one.

Now we just have to win the lottery.

*Rain Man. I have told the ( Read more... )

I haven't even finished reading this, and I had to share it.

Mike Royko was a Chicago treasure, as surely as Studs Terkel is, and I would like to read what he'd have to say about Rod the Mod's scandal.

Most of you will have no clue what I'm talking about, but I always wanted a pair of Royko's socks.

In related news, Attorney General Lisa Madigan ( Read more... )

Hey, Patti Blagojevich can get bleeped, so can I!

Attorney General Lisa Madigan is preparing to go before the State Supreme Court to have Blagojevich declared unfit for office. I like her. I don't want her for governor. I want Dan the Man Hynes, but she seems good at her job ( Read more... )

Rod Blagojevich has been arrested at his north side Chicago home by the Effa Bee Eye on charges of corruption. He was trying to sell Obama's Senate seat, and also allegedly threatened to illegally withhold state aid from the Tribune Corporation in it's attempt to sell Wrigley Field ( Read more... )

but I've been a Cubs fan for a long time. Finding out that they've clinched the National League Central Division title is good, but I'm just not going to get all worked up about it.

Okay, really, I am just about jumping out of my skin, but I'm trying very hard to restrain myself, because I don't want to be let down ( Read more... )

Rod the Mod refused to sign a bill saying that people running for state office can't accept campaign donations from companies with large state contracts, but issued an Executive Order to the same effect - which he can rescind at any time, and considering how many state contractors contributed to his previous campaigns, you can guess when he'll do ( Read more... )