On this day
December 1
9 items, across every year
2025 1 year ago
1 post
- From meeting Gorbachev to getting targeted ads 33 years later
In 1992, my brother & I saw Gorbachev at Hard Rock Chicago and made the Sun-Times front page. 32 years later I bought a commemorative pin…
2024 2 years ago
1 post
- Spudart monthly newsletter now includes notepad posts
There’s a slight change to the format of my monthly newsletter. Starting now, the emails will also include my notepad posts from spudart.org. What are notepad…
2015 11 years ago
1 post
- Prison construction released to the public
Ben Katchor has such unique views of urban life. Here he draws the parallel of how the durability of prison construction is eventually adopted by the…
2010 16 years ago
1 post
- ART PROJECT IDEA: Put something in the tiny bike basket
This photo by vivagirlco sparked an art project idea. It would be fun to lock up a cute itty bitty little bicycle like this and put…
2009 17 years ago
1 post
- Review of Chicago’s DIY Trunk Show
Fun crafts! By cool hip people! The DIY Trunk show was held on November 21, 2009 in the Pulaski Park Fieldhouse. It was a nice show…
2008 18 years ago
1 post
- Throwing the Muppets Scooter doll in the movie theater
Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center was showing the Great Muppet Caper this past Sunday. I went with my sister, brother and cousin. We love the Muppets!…
2006 20 years ago
1 post
- new definition for 83–TOUCHDOWN!
83 in text messaging means TD or Touchdown. If your team scores a touchdown, you can send an excited text message to a friend that says,…
2005 21 years ago
1 post
- The secret to how salads will replace french fries
People like to order french fries because it’s an easy no-brainer snack food. You can easily pick up a french fry and eat it. You don’t…
2003 23 years ago
1 post
- New spudart.org design. New features.
As you can see, spudart.org has a new look. I’m still making fine tuning changes here and there, so if you see any bugs or have…