On this day
January 29
15 items, across every year
2026 earlier today
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- Zartan helps keep my computer monitor on
My work laptop is 10+ years old. For the monitor cable to work, it has to be lifted up higher. Otherwise, the screen turns off.
2025 1 year ago
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- The most unrelevant painting in the Art Institute of Chicago
In a collection of 927 paintings, there’s always one that lands dead last. For the Art Institute of Chicago, it’s The Sand Pits, Hampstead Heath by…
2021 5 years ago
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- What I learned this week from January 29, 2021
This week I learned about joy, mazes, White House factoids, Hank Aaron, and a bunch more.
2013 13 years ago
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- 16 reasons why free artwork should be given with every art museum ticket
(artwork by Chicago artists: Erik Maldre, Ginny Gaura, Carissa Rose, Kristina Gosh, Lynda A. Betz) With admission prices rising at the Art Institute, this would be…
2010 16 years ago
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- You can recycle empty sugar packets
Sitting in the garbage can at work was a cardboard package for tea. I exclaimed, “What! This can be recycled!” and fished it out of the…
2009 17 years ago
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- You let go of the past if you can build something better
photo courtesy reallyboring via creative commons license I’m not sure if I agree entirely with Chicago Tribune’s architecture critic Blair Kamin when he says, “You let…
2008 18 years ago
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- Don’t put a big red X over my boy, Kucinich
Ok ok. So my favorite 2008 presidential candidate dropped out the race. The man I promoted to my friends and family. The man who was gonna…
2007 19 years ago
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- Top 13 recommended design websites
Recently I gave 13 recommended design links to a graphic design student: Advertising: A must for anyone interested in advertising. www.adrants.com Publications and newspapers: A must…
2006 20 years ago
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- Chicago Roller Derby Recruitment
An ad on craigslist: Head out to Delilah’s on February 2, 2006, 7:30pm for an information session. You’ll get all the info necessary to find out…
2005 21 years ago
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- 33 33 33 lat and long
Where is: Latitude 33° 33Min 33Sec, Longitude 33° 33Min 33Sec? — It’s right off the coast of Israel. Then you can add minus signs in the…
2004 22 years ago
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- Toy vacancy in downtown Chicago
Within the last two years, ALL the toy stores in downtown Chicago have closed. * Toys R Us on State Street (Summer 2003?) * FAO Schwartz…
- Am we brilliant or stupid?
A discussion on being brilliant: Matt: Stupidity in another format can be considered brilliant. Dave: That was a thin line between stupid and clever.
- Interesting experiences
Standing on a train platform in Chicago (the fullerton stop), and having cars drive below me under. A feeling of levitating while metal machines run below.…
- the most delicious snack
Hershey’s is now making York peppermint patties into chips called Swoops. And they make me *swoon.* They are soo good! So thin, so tasty. It’s the…
2003 23 years ago
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- Bush’s state of the union
“Yet the course of this nation does not depend on the decisions of others.”This kinda scares me. more of my ranting. And he said the word…