November 29, 2007
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Chinese tequila just doesn't seem right. It would be as bad as calling Taco Bell, Mexican food.
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"...A large gang of renegade women in India donning bright pink saris have banded together to fight back against the men who have abused them..."
November 27, 2007
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"...former anchor and award-winning journalist John Drury died after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease). Mr. Drury was 80 years old..."
November 26, 2007
Orson Wells Standing Behind His Product
[via - ectoplasmosis] When the late Orson Wells was doing those Paul Mason commercials many years ago, little did we know that behind the scenes he really liked the product - maybe a little too much.
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Posted by JB at 8:42 PM | PermalinkAnd Now, A Bigger Game
What a game! Mizzou hanging in there for the win and capping it off with a beautiful safety. Inga would like to pass on a Nyah-Nyah to all the Kansas fans out there. I'm now a Chase Daniels believer. If he was a few inches taller, I'd hope the Bears would use their first pick draft for the scrambling playmaker.
And yesterday it got even better yesterday with Mizzou getting #1 BCS ranking. If they beat Oklahoma we'll be pricing tickets to New Orleans. - Note - Inga just found out how much BCS championship tickets are going for ($1000 ea for cheap seats). I don't think we'll be going to the game...
I want to pass along a couple of Mizzou related posts from my favorite sports blog, Deadspin. 'Border War: The Day After' has some blogosphere reaction gems to the Missouri victory and this post recaps the potential outcomes to next weekends games. A result of note from the story:
If Missouri beats Oklahoma, Mizzou will be in the national title game and no one will have a gripe.
Go Mizzou!!!
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Posted by JB at 5:29 PM | PermalinkNovember 25, 2007
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"...A 16-year veteran of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library has been appointed its new leader. Paula Moore, who spent 11 years as the public services coordinator, was named executive librarian on Wednesday by the board of trustees..."
November 24, 2007
The Big Game
Needless to say, the Mizzou/KU game tonight is a big deal here tonight, with Inga being a Missouri alum (and notorious KU hater). She's waiting with anticipation for the big game to start - a conference championship trip, a #1 BCS ranking and most importantly, state/school pride on the line.
For a better idea of how heated this clash is, our pal Mags at This Corrosion has a funny and in depth look at the Missouri/Kansas rivalry. It goes deeper than just school pride.
Go Mizzou!!!
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Posted by JB at 4:52 PM | PermalinkNovember 22, 2007
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"...Libertyville native Matt O'Brien has been hired to lead the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights..."
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"Villarreal will rename the restaurant Javier's because, he said, most people can't pronounce La Chicanita. The expansion will increase Villarreal's seating area from 118 to about 200 seats. There will also be an outdoor seating area for about 30 people."
November 21, 2007
Vegas Birthday
Inga and I just got back from Vegas.
We went a part of my birthday present.
I'm a very lucky guy and very tired.
Happy Thanksgiving...Will pick things up on Thursday or Friday.
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Posted by JB at 9:16 PM | PermalinkNovember 18, 2007
Faux-Controversy?
There's a story on CBS 2 news about a 'controversy' over a painting being shown at a local artists' exhibit at the Arlington Heights Historical Society. The have received an undisclosed amount of emails calling a painting 'Innocence' by Fred DeAsis, pornographic.
This really stinks of hype to create controversy and promote an artist and show or making much ado about nothing to fill a slow news day. First off, the undisclosed amount of complaints has been received by email. Is it one puritan sending a couple of anonymous emails or an artist/PR flak firing off some emails doing it to create controversy to promote a show? A legitimate complaint would have a name attached. If there is and the news story isn't pursuing who made to complaint to get their side the story - shame on CBS 2 news.
Second, looking at the artwork in question, it's pretty pedestrian. If someone thinks it's racey or pornographic, they're probably upset that women can show their legs in public. The piece doesn't show frontal nudity, just a bare back. Usually a tasteful nude showing female breasts gets some Philistine to grumble, but this piece is very tame. Maplethorpe it is not! (NSFW - but it's art) Any urban gallery or art museum have pieces 10x more edgy. It's very hard to swallow that this work would raise an eyebrow let alone spark 'controversy'. It's tameness and blandness make me smell a rat.
If I'm reading this wrong and there is a groundswell of outrage over this piece - we should all be ashamed of ourselves for living in a backwards and 'Disneyfied' community.
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Posted by JB at 12:35 PM | PermalinkNovember 17, 2007
Let Me In...Please!?!?
Won't you let Mickey in? His toes are cold, but his heart is warm.
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Posted by JB at 9:52 PM | PermalinkArlington Heights Eatery News
Funny how I haven't found anything happening locally to pass along in awhile, and then BOOM! A couple of things pop up all in one of my favorite areas - food, namely restaurants - and all in the Daily Herald.
First, personal favorite Naomi Sushi got a real good write-up in the Daily Herald this week. The reviewer gave them high marks across the board - from the quality and creativity of the sushi to the skillful use of the fryer for tempura. I popped in Naomi Sushi for a birthday dinner Friday evening and they mentioned that the Thanksgiving Herald will have a piece on their cocktails.
Looks like Jimmy D's is trying again to get their expansion plans approved by the Village. Thankfully there is no mention of making it a Cubby Bear (f#$@ing cubs), but they still want to encroach into the residential neighborhood behind them. That was a deal killer last year and I'm guessing it will be again. I'd be mad if my neighbors house was leveled for a parking lot, be it for a restaurant or bar.
Lastly, downtown Arlington Heights' two Italian restaurants, Regina's and Armand's presented plans to expand as well. Regina's wants to add a second story for an office and storage - the dining area would not change. Armand's wants to expand into the space next door, formerly occupied by Metamorphoses Gallery.
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Posted by JB at 12:39 AM | PermalinkNovember 15, 2007
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Mmmm...a steaming cup of Dr. Pepper really gets me going!
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"...the first time in 10 years, the village's water and sewer tax is also expected to increase..."
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Packers radio station WTMJ is looking for the fan who grabbed Packer WR Ruvell Martin's package during his 'Lambeau Leap'. Entertaining photo of the incident!
November 14, 2007
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November 13, 2007
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November 12, 2007
Ringing Red
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Posted by JB at 10:20 PM | Permalinklinks for 2007-11-12
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Arlington Heights native, Jonathan Spector, scored a goal in the Premiership (West Ham). But was it his first?
November 11, 2007
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November 10, 2007
Happy Face Milk Drink
Chinatown Chicago
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Never know when you might need this...
November 9, 2007
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"...More than 100 workers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport have been found with fake security passes, officials have said..."
November 8, 2007
Home Sweet Home
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Posted by JB at 11:24 AM | PermalinkNovember 7, 2007
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A guy trying to meet a woman he saw on the train....
November 5, 2007
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I don't think I'd be able to pick Banksy out of crowd from the photo, but a very rare photo indeed. LOVE Banksy's work.
November 4, 2007
That Wasn't So Bad
The upgrade to Movable Type 4.0 is over with a lot less upheaval than I thought. There is a new way to setup the info in the side columns (aka widgets) that has to be upgraded, but that's it. Still, I'm still debating about changing the layout.
Posted by JB at 9:25 PM | PermalinkBlowing It Up
I'm going to upgrade Harvard Avenue to Movable Type 4.0, so the site is going to look bad (or worse than normal) until all the tags get reworked and polished. I think I'm going back to a two column format to unclutter things and be able to post larger photos...maybe.
Posted by JB at 7:59 AM | PermalinkNovember 3, 2007
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"...You may be seeing news reports this week of the discovery of a giant peccary (Pecari maximus) in Brazil’s River Aripuana basin, which is part of the Amazon system..."
