Archives in Category: Special Events

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Champions

Posted on October 27, 2005

They did it! The White Sox won the World Series in four straight games to become Chicago’s newest heroes. In fact, I heard one enthusiastic supporter say this achievement rivaled the entire six championships the Bulls won with Michael Jordan.

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White Sox

Posted on October 25, 2005

They’re ahead, there’s no doubt. The Chicago White Sox have lost only one of the last thirteen games. They’ve made the World Series. And they play in Houston, Texas, tonight with two games up on the Houston Astros.

I

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Autumn in the Slow Lane

Posted on October 24, 2005

It’s fall here in southwestern Michigan and it’s magical. Temperatures have dropped, colors on the trees have risen. Orange, red, umber, yellow, magenta – it’s not quite a rainbow but close.

The leaf peepers are out and about too. These

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World Series?

Posted on October 22, 2005

I am as excited as the next Chicago person that the south side White Sox are in the World Series. I hope they win. I even hope they win in four games. But I take issue with the name of

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Limbo

Posted on October 21, 2005

Limbo is a state of suspended animation; you’re neither here nor there. And that’s what Chicago’s White Sox have been in all week, waiting to see whom they will play in the World Series (a truly misnomered championship, but that’s

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White Sox

Posted on October 9, 2005

The Chicago White Sox are resting a couple days while they find out if they play the New York Yankees or the Los Angeles Angels for their league championship. The next series begins this Tuesday, and Earl and I will

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Demolition

Posted on October 4, 2005

We are 36 hours into the mission of remodeling two of our three bathrooms, and so far things have gone well. Really well. Earl and I are still on talking terms.

This week it’s all about demolition. We have a

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Bill O’Reilly

Posted on September 24, 2005

A couple nights ago I caught a snippet of an interview between former talk show host Phil Donahue and current Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. The latter runs the Bill O’Reilly Show. Then last night, I saw the same O’Reilly

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Weather Channel

Posted on September 23, 2005

I have become enamoured of television’s Weather Channel ever since the twins, Katrina and Rita, showed up on the scene. Until then, I was only mildly interested in what the temperature was in my neighborhood and didn’t particularly care at

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Mr. Orange Arms

Posted on September 17, 2005

It’s late, almost midnight; I’m tired, but wired. So what to do? Like the late night news, I’ll recap the day’s activities for those who are also still awake.

Today I went to my first football game since I was

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