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  • Location: Wood Dale, IL
  • Tell us about yourself: I love coffee. I blog. I grew up in IN & PA but have Chicago cred: I lived in South Lawndale as a baby.
On March 16, 2010 9:39 AM in Today's Weather: Perkin' Up, Take Two, they said:

It's weird how the forecasts vary so much. Skilling (and apparently weather.gov) tend to aim 5-10 degrees higher than weather.com ... I'd take 60, but 70 would be glorious!...

On March 10, 2010 3:07 PM in Working For Wal-Mart, Part One, they said:

Not to get too off-subject, but I worked at a Target for six months while between "real" jobs. And while yes, retail does suck, I actually rather liked a lot of it. I was always treated fairly, my re...

On February 22, 2010 10:21 AM in Legendary Transgender Author Coming to Town, they said:

Yep, when I worked there it was a Scripps Co, but I heard about the Belo days a decent amount. It really is a small world, eh?...

On February 19, 2010 3:20 PM in Legendary Transgender Author Coming to Town, they said:

Blue, you're paying exceptionally good attention. Yes, I worked there for two years before moving up here. But it wasn't that long ago (2003-2005) so we may not overlap too much :)...

On February 19, 2010 12:47 PM in Legendary Transgender Author Coming to Town, they said:

Huge difference between writing to be clear and writing to dumb something down. Talk about willfully obtuse....

On February 19, 2010 11:31 AM in Legendary Transgender Author Coming to Town, they said:

Wow, Navin. That was sorta mean. I don't have a background in gender studies. I'm a little pedantic, but I'm hardly "willfully obtuse." What I am is opposed to jargon-filled press releases masqueradi...

On February 19, 2010 10:05 AM in Legendary Transgender Author Coming to Town, they said:

longwindedusername, give me a freakin' break. You can't regulate what people choose to comment on. If you don't think there's anything wrong with this post, more power to you, but we're free to expres...

On February 19, 2010 9:46 AM in Legendary Transgender Author Coming to Town, they said:

Thanks Matilda :) I was extremely overworked and underappreciated - which is why I'm no longer working for a newspaper. Best career decision yet....

On February 19, 2010 9:01 AM in Legendary Transgender Author Coming to Town, they said:

Bwahaha. You're a professional writer. Let me tell you, getting paid to write doesn't mean you can write clearly. I was a newspaper copy editor for four years. If I had gotten something like this, I ...

On February 18, 2010 10:43 AM in Shani Davis Wins Gold, they said:

Fun fact: Shani Davis was partially the inspiration for Frozone. And he totally looks it....

On February 11, 2010 12:17 PM in Show Us Your Paczkis, they said:

According to the ever-popular reference Wikipedia, while Paczki Day is "Fat Thursday" in Poland, many Polish-Americans just use Mardi Gras as their Paczki Day. Which means I can eat some this weekend...

On January 15, 2010 9:23 AM in To Lock or to Unlock, they said:

I live in a smallish suburb, in a large-ish apartment complex, in a building of 12 apartments. Even though the door to the building requires a lock, I always lock the door when leaving for more than 1...

On January 7, 2010 1:45 PM in Today's Weather: Snowpocalypse, they said:

I'd like to add that I'm fine with snow. I'm fine with driving in it, most of the time. I plan to go in tomorrow come hell or high water. It's mostly just that I didn't feel it necessary to waste 2-3 ...

On January 7, 2010 1:43 PM in Today's Weather: Snowpocalypse, they said:

That's just silliness. I don't usually work from home, but it's lovely to have the option -- pretty much everyone at my office has a laptop and a docking station instead of a full-fledged computer....

On January 7, 2010 8:46 AM in Today's Weather: Snowpocalypse, they said:

Thank god for telecommuting. Looked at the traffic map, saw a mess of accidents, decided the home office was in order....

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