(photo under creative commons license from dgphilli) Here’s all the stats the Cubs had leaders in for the 2006 season: SLG %: 9th-Ramirez .561 Total Bases: 8th-Ramirez 333 Homeruns: 9th-Ramirez 38 RBI: 6th-Ramirez 119 Extra Base Hits: 6th-Ramirez 80 Games: 1st-Pierre 162 At Bats: 1st-Pierre 699 Hits: 1st-Pierre 204 Triples: 2nd-Pierre 13 SB: 2nd-Pierre 58 …
If I really pay attention to something and think about the noise, I will notice everything has these blue and red dots on it. Does anyone else see this sort of thing? As far as I can remember from when I was a child I saw this.
(photos under creative commons from (left to right) azote, bigman606, ktb, rdott_s, robbyt, and valerierenee ) The media is all over the people who camp out for days for a PS3. “Crazy!” they say. But think of it this way. Camping. People like to camp, right? They sleep outside in the woods just for the …
Set aside the regular six-sided dice and try these replacements for dice. Coin Instead of playing monopoly with a regular set of dice, what if instead you played with just one coin? It would totally change the dynamic of the game. Heads would be one, tails is two. Each player could only move one or …
The past two days, I covered why the SOFA show in Chicago sucks, and why urban craft fairs rule. Now here’s a list of upcoming urban craft shows in Chicago. DIY Trunk Show Sat, November 18, 10am-4pm Pulaski Park fieldhouse 1419 W. Blackhawk www.diytrunkshow.com vendors: a lot (see the photo on their site) DEPART-ment Fri, …
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(the owl is from renegadecraft.com Yesterday I covered why the huge S.O.F.A. show in Chicago is no longer an inspirational show. SOFA is a nice show, but when you compare it to the urban craft shows of Chicago, SOFA looks like a dry stale piece of toast. No. It’s not even toast. Toast would at …
Background on SOFA: Chicago’s Navy Pier has a huge art show every year with 100 worldwide galleries showing off their sculptural art called S.O.F.A (Sculpture Objects Fine Art). In the past ten years that I’ve attended the show, it was a source of inspiration, but now the show just seems so dull. Am I just …
My name is Matt. People often call me Mark or Mike. Ocassionally Max. Other names that get mixed-up: –Terry, Tracy –Erik, Aaron –Tom, Todd –Otis, Curtis What are some other name mixups?
I was about to leave Bloomington, Illinois, but I lost my keys. Luckily I had the $190 Loc8tor to find them. I drive home 130 miles to Chicago and use just one gallon of gas in my fancy “Witty Wheels” prototype achieving a top speed of 80 miles per hour. On my way, I see …
Professional voiceover artist, Larry Simon gave a talk on voice technique for the Chicago Area Podcasters Network at the Apple Store on November 7, 2006. Here’s some of my notes that I jotted down: Imagine your voice as an instrument. Pick a persona that fits your voice and stick with it. Stand centered. Imagine your …
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