Monthly Archives: September 2007

Thousands of Maniacs Cycle through Chicago…

There’s the people who are there to protest, and there’s the people who are there to be seen to protest and to cause a little choas. Last night a few …

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A Fresh Start for the Chicago Bears…

I’ve got that buzz right now that I get at the start of a new season, start of the playoffs or the start of the Super Bowl and it’s because …

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Rex Grossman out – Brian Griese in. The Chicago Bears switch Quarterback…

I have to say, I am more happy about this than I expected to be. As soon as the fans began chanting “Griese! Griese! …” my first thought was how …

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1297 A.D. Document that setup the world’s legal rights goes on sale…

A 1297 copy of the (1215 original) Magna Carta is to be auctioned off in New York this December. This document is basically the basis for everything we take for …

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Is Devin Hester too much of a risk on Offense or is Rex Grossman?

Walking my wife to work this morning in Chicago I heard a discussion by a couple we walked past that included: “…I hope so. They just can’t put together anything …

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Why are Microsoft doing this to me?

Here’s my advertisement text tagline for Windows Vista: Windows Vista: Because your time matters.

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“Marriages (should) expire after seven years…”

I find this German politician’s recent attempt to get media attention very interesting, especially what she has to say about Marriage: The basic approach is wrong … many marriages last …

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Britain gets screwed by Apple for iPhone…

I’ll give just one example of many. The price paid by the British in the technology sector is shocking… Apple iPhone announced for sale in the UK for GBP £269 …

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Mourinho leaves Chelsea…

Not even going to be mentioned on the news here, I expect this to be huge news back home. Really, really surprised by this. The guy is obviously a very …

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UK-PM Threatens “him or me” over Mugabe attending Africa/EU Summit…

It probably won’t achieve anything, but it’s something – at least. I really cannot believe that this man hasn’t been removed from office – somehow. I’m not in the UK …

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