The Bears’ many frustrations continued today, as they dropped yet another game to a team they probably should have beaten. Unlike the previous losses this year, coming up short against the Lions has playoff implications as both teams are in the NFC North. Then again, I guess it’s a bit premature to think about the [...]
Archive for September, 2007
It’s the end of the month, which usually means I have to scramble to fit in as many writing assignments as I can in order to meet my income goals. But this month I’ve already surpassed my goal, so instead of pushing on to earn as much as I possibly can, I’ve decided to just [...]
Buy a Friend a Book Week is October 1-7 (as well as the first weeks of January, April, and July). During this week, you’re encouraged to buy a friend a book for no good reason. Not for their birthday, not because it’s a holiday, not to cheer them up –- just because it’s a book. [...]
It’s official: Brian Griese will start at QB for the Bears in this Sunday’s game against the Lions. This announcement comes just three days after head coach Lovie Smith gave his standard “Rex Grossman is our quarterback” line following the team’s embarrassing loss to the Dallas Cowboys in front of a national television audience. Apparently, [...]
Being the huge sports fan that I am, I was excited to learn about a new website called TriviaFix.com. TriviaFix is a unique sports trivia site that features thousands of questions about the four major professional sports leagues here in the United States (MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL). I filled out the quick, easy, and [...]
I just saw on the Chicago Tribune website that Bill Wirtz, the owner of the Blackhawks died this morning. The official cause is listed as complications arising from cancer. Wirtz was 77. When I was a kid, hockey was my favorite sport and of course the Blackhawks were my favorite team. I remember having their [...]
A couple years ago, I read the John Grisham novel Skipping Christmas. Unlike most of his other work, this novel wasn’t about some powerful attorneys engaged in a high-profile legal battle. Instead, it was about a couple of regular people who decide to skip all the hullabaloo surrounding the holidays and just go on a [...]