Time to slap on name tags (no, not really) and nerd out. The next Chicago Web Meetup is Thursday, March 15th, 6pm-ish. Location and solidified details TBD. I’m seeking suggestions on where we should meet. I don’t think Elephant & Castle will really suit our needs moving forward, especially if we have a larger turnout [...]
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Move to Chicago
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
“…figured I’d let you know Chicago might be a possibility for next year…” So says a regular reader from Boston as he applies to PhD programs around the country (Loyola is in the mix). Clearly he must move to Chicago. We just need to give him a few good reasons why. I’ll start: We have [...]
Chicago Web Meetup Reminder & The Looming IE7 Release
Thursday, October 12th, 2006
Chicago Web Meetup Elephant and Castle, 111 W. Adams Street, (312) 236-6656 Wednesday, October 18 7pm I may require co-worker Howitt to wear a sombrero so you’ll know where we are. (Note: we’ll be in the bar area to the left when you first walk in.) From what I’m hearing, I think we’ll have a [...]
One Year+
Monday, September 4th, 2006
Yesterday we bought ourselves a new bed at Marshall Fields, aka Macy’s. One year ago yesterday we officially arrived in Chicago, newly married, unemployed and a bit shell-shocked. As we wandered through the enormous furniture department of the State Street store, now shot through with swaths of Macy’s red instead of Marshall Fields hunter green, [...]
Chicago Web Meetup
Thursday, August 24th, 2006
When I lived in Boston, the local web workers would get together every once in awhile to have a few drinks and talk about terribly exciting things like standards and applications. It was a great way to spend a few hours soaking in web nerdliness with like-minded people. I’d love to get something similar going [...]
Shame On You and You and You
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
The Chicago Tribune editorial board thinks we, the general public, are a bunch of ungrateful sacks when it comes to foiled terrorist plots. From Monday’s editorial, “Another fuse, unlit”: Lovely weekend, wasn’t it? Sunny, warm, just beachy. Oh, and federal authorities say they’ve foiled another nascent terror plot against the U.S. — this time for [...]
No Fat For You
Thursday, June 29th, 2006
Apparently our city government has developed a taste for banning things. Scandalously delicious things. Things you must be told are bad for you. Things like fat. Yes, we’re too dang fat and the City Council is going to do something about it, dul gurn it. According to today’s Tribune, Chicago Alderman Edward Burke wants to [...]
Me and My Subway Car
Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
Can you believe it? The good people at the Chicago Transit Authority have given me my very own subway car. I can do whatever I want with my subway car. I can leave my briefcase on the seat next to me in the morning even if the train becomes horribly overcrowded. I can board my [...]