if you've got little ones around, it's time to take them to a pumpkin farm. when i was a kid, it was a place called AMLINGS in melrose park where you could pick out your pumpkin and have a glass of apple cider but that was about it. today, it's much better for both kids and parents and GOEBBERT'S PUMPKIN PATCH in two locations--hampshire 847-464-5952 & south barrington 847-428-6727-- does it about as good as anyone with pig races, camel rides, corn maze, pony rides, animal land, wagon rides and the world famous pumpkin eating dinosaur in hampshire. call ahead because the locations have different features.
CAROL MOSELY BRAUN, who was once the shining beacon for all women in politics and was the first african-american woman elected u.s. senator in 1992 may have finally stepped in it big time. she has failed to account for $315,000 in expenditures when she ran that ridiculous campaign for mayor of chicago. the law requires an itemized list for all transactions over $150 and all the other candidates have all filed proper paperwork. braun turned in a sheet that stated "$315,000--various vendors."
when questioned, she tried to blame an 85 year old lady BILLIE PAIGE, who promptly refuted the accusation. "i told them on april 15th they needed to amend the report and that was my final day with her campaign." when reached by phone told of paige's statement, braun shifted gears and said, "well, i'm not in that world anymore and i'm no longer in politics so don't bother me with this." click. i'm thinking that will not be her last phone call on this matter.
the key word today for state senator SUZI SCHMIDT is ABUSE. in hot water and being urged to resign after several brush-ups with the lake county sheriffs and domestic ABUSE towards her husband, rumors are flying about extreme alcohol ABUSE and also ABUSING her powers as a state senator by asking for favors. i can guarantee you that if any of us had 4 visits from the cops in less than a year for domestic disturbance that someone would be sitting in jail. guaranteed.
i see the fine residents of the englewood neighborhood in chicago are blaming former cabrini-green residents for 'making the neighborhood dangerous' by relocating after cabrini was torn down this past summer. that's like blaming unemployment on the unemployed. those animals have had one of the highest crime rates for decade but all of sudden, it's the 200 new residents from cabrini causing ALL of the problems.
i see where the tollway management have accused 7 employees of stealing toll money from the booths. duh. my grandfather used to tell me 50 years ago that a toll collector job was a 'license to steal' on a regular basis. just make it all i-pass and credit cards and be done with it.
i see where michael jackson's personal physician, who made 1.8 million a year in that position, is in a wee bit of trouble. i think it will be guilty of manslaughter and 4 years d.o.c. and loss of his license forever. hope he saved some of that salary.
just plain weird. google 'cat with two faces' or check page 7 of today's sun-times.
i think it's cool that michelle obama went incognito and shopped at target.
finally, if you've been talking about re-financing your house, let me give you a hint.....NOW! 4% for a 30 year. example: you currently mortgage 150,00 @ 6%=900 a month. re-fi at 4% and it's 716.00. this is a no brainer because you save $184 a month which puts more than 2 grand in your pocket every year. NOW!
have a good weekend.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
baseball at it's FINEST!!
wow! what a night for major leage baseball!! four teams playing for the right to move on to the playoffs....two coming from out of nowhere in the last month and two trying to avoid monumental meltdowns. then you get two extra inning games, one decided in the bottom of the ninth and an early winner holding it's breath waiting for a decision in georgia. outstanding!
the best david/goliath story was tampa bay winning the american league wild card with a 41$ million total payroll by catching the $161 million chokin' dog boston red sox. 4 times the payroll and the sox go belly up with a 7-20 september. add to the mix that the rays were down 7-0 in the eighth inning and scored six against the mighty yankees in that inning, then got a pinch-hit, two out, two strikes homer in the ninth to tie the game from a guy hitting under .200 before evan longoria won it by hitting his second home run of the night to end it in the 12th inning.
in the meantime, the red sox take a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the 9th against a baltimore team that finished the year 28 games out of first place and the red sox were 77-0 when leading after the eigth inning. 77 and ZERO. just get three outs and head to the playoffs. put your best closer in...a guy with 31 saves. first two batters strike out swinging and the celebration is set. but double, double and a missed catch 'single' and a bad throw home ends the season for the sox.
people are bitching about jose reyes' method of winning the batting title but i say they're wrong. he goes 1-1 today and then sits out the rest of the game for the fourth place mets. ryan braun needs three hits to catch him but goes 0-4. reyes wins by 5 FULL points, not .005 as some stations reported earlier. they both played all season and the numbers are what they are. braun had ample opportunity on a powerful offensive team but finished second. i think everyone knows who the better ball player is but reyes earned the title in an injury plagued season on a crappy ball club.
let's not forget the chokin' dog II atlanta braves who went 9-18 in september and lost their last 5 games to piss away an 8 1/2 game lead in just 23 days.
chipper jones this.
ozzie is gone and i think it was the right move. wouldn't have bothered me a bit if GM williams had also gotten whacked. maybe terry francona of the red sox would like to switch cities? but it looks like former sox catcher sandy alomar, jr. might have the inside track and that's also ok with me.
adam dun....a .159 average with 177 strikeouts. how's this for a paycheck....with his 66 hits, dunn mad 212,000 dollars PER HIT! that alone should have shanghied kenny williams but wait, i have a better one. every time that piece of crap hit a homer (11) he got paid one and a quarter MILLION dollars!!!!!!
quade gone?
sandberg in?
cooper got an extension as pitching coach. nice move.
greg walker resigns. smart move on his part.
first round winners? brewers, philadelphia, yankees and tampa to upset texas.
i'm tired. more soon.
the best david/goliath story was tampa bay winning the american league wild card with a 41$ million total payroll by catching the $161 million chokin' dog boston red sox. 4 times the payroll and the sox go belly up with a 7-20 september. add to the mix that the rays were down 7-0 in the eighth inning and scored six against the mighty yankees in that inning, then got a pinch-hit, two out, two strikes homer in the ninth to tie the game from a guy hitting under .200 before evan longoria won it by hitting his second home run of the night to end it in the 12th inning.
in the meantime, the red sox take a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the 9th against a baltimore team that finished the year 28 games out of first place and the red sox were 77-0 when leading after the eigth inning. 77 and ZERO. just get three outs and head to the playoffs. put your best closer in...a guy with 31 saves. first two batters strike out swinging and the celebration is set. but double, double and a missed catch 'single' and a bad throw home ends the season for the sox.
people are bitching about jose reyes' method of winning the batting title but i say they're wrong. he goes 1-1 today and then sits out the rest of the game for the fourth place mets. ryan braun needs three hits to catch him but goes 0-4. reyes wins by 5 FULL points, not .005 as some stations reported earlier. they both played all season and the numbers are what they are. braun had ample opportunity on a powerful offensive team but finished second. i think everyone knows who the better ball player is but reyes earned the title in an injury plagued season on a crappy ball club.
let's not forget the chokin' dog II atlanta braves who went 9-18 in september and lost their last 5 games to piss away an 8 1/2 game lead in just 23 days.
chipper jones this.
ozzie is gone and i think it was the right move. wouldn't have bothered me a bit if GM williams had also gotten whacked. maybe terry francona of the red sox would like to switch cities? but it looks like former sox catcher sandy alomar, jr. might have the inside track and that's also ok with me.
adam dun....a .159 average with 177 strikeouts. how's this for a paycheck....with his 66 hits, dunn mad 212,000 dollars PER HIT! that alone should have shanghied kenny williams but wait, i have a better one. every time that piece of crap hit a homer (11) he got paid one and a quarter MILLION dollars!!!!!!
quade gone?
sandberg in?
cooper got an extension as pitching coach. nice move.
greg walker resigns. smart move on his part.
first round winners? brewers, philadelphia, yankees and tampa to upset texas.
i'm tired. more soon.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
baseball & football
if case you didn't already know it, here's a quick fact for you to remember: the SEC is the best conference in college football. every other conference is simply playing for the bcs runner up trophy.
the cubs were eliminated from the division race on saturday but they're still alive for the wild card heading into play on sunday. the one mountain they WILL climb is the one to 90 losses, which are a mere ten away. how can anyone be a cub fan? year after year after year.......
BUT if the cubs bring in tampa gm andrew friedman, i predict he will have the same effect that ron wolf had on the packers back in the 90's. you heard it here first. friedman is just 35 years old but has a history of holding people accountable IMMEDIATELY, which would chang that drag-ass attitude that is so prevalent on the north side. he will cost them dearly but tom ricketts has to decide what he wants: winners or write offs?
the white sox bottomed out with that 9-8 loss on saturday in detroit which should spell the end for both kenny & ozzie. everyone is sick of their childish battles in the media and the chairman has also had enough. this was a team good enough to win but you had to be willing to sit dunn & rios july 1st, not september 1st and calling up the replacements so you could make a run at the division. no more excuses for them. out the door.
the bears are sneaky ready but a very tough schedule and a big question mark hanging over the offensive line reels in my enthusiasm. if cutler continues to get beat up like the last two years, have a body bag ready. i still say 8-8 with no playoffs.
bonus question for a free beer: within 5 seconds, NAME the head coaches of the chicago fire, chicago sky and the chicago wolves. 5 seconds, GO! i didn't think so.
chicago bulls? no news
blackhawks? i got nuthin
chicago fire? never any news
chicago sky? a total waste of gymnasium space. classic underachievers second only to the cubs.
wolves? 3,216 fans wait anxiously for the start of the season.
i'm outta here.
the cubs were eliminated from the division race on saturday but they're still alive for the wild card heading into play on sunday. the one mountain they WILL climb is the one to 90 losses, which are a mere ten away. how can anyone be a cub fan? year after year after year.......
BUT if the cubs bring in tampa gm andrew friedman, i predict he will have the same effect that ron wolf had on the packers back in the 90's. you heard it here first. friedman is just 35 years old but has a history of holding people accountable IMMEDIATELY, which would chang that drag-ass attitude that is so prevalent on the north side. he will cost them dearly but tom ricketts has to decide what he wants: winners or write offs?
the white sox bottomed out with that 9-8 loss on saturday in detroit which should spell the end for both kenny & ozzie. everyone is sick of their childish battles in the media and the chairman has also had enough. this was a team good enough to win but you had to be willing to sit dunn & rios july 1st, not september 1st and calling up the replacements so you could make a run at the division. no more excuses for them. out the door.
the bears are sneaky ready but a very tough schedule and a big question mark hanging over the offensive line reels in my enthusiasm. if cutler continues to get beat up like the last two years, have a body bag ready. i still say 8-8 with no playoffs.
bonus question for a free beer: within 5 seconds, NAME the head coaches of the chicago fire, chicago sky and the chicago wolves. 5 seconds, GO! i didn't think so.
chicago bulls? no news
blackhawks? i got nuthin
chicago fire? never any news
chicago sky? a total waste of gymnasium space. classic underachievers second only to the cubs.
wolves? 3,216 fans wait anxiously for the start of the season.
i'm outta here.
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