Posted by Gmoney on Mar 12, 2010 in
Chicago Bears,
Chicago Blackhawks,
Chicago Bulls,
Chicago Cubs,
Chicago WhiteSox,
NHL hockey,
aging,
alcohol,
authors,
baseball,
birthdays,
books,
drug abuse,
family,
fantasy baseball league,
football,
health,
literature,
organ donation,
sports,
suburbia,
trends,
unemployment Dude, I’m tellin’ ya……….
So as I announced Wednesday, yesterday was my 40th birthday.
I made it.
Sometimes there was some question as to whether that would happen. But over the last four or five years, I increased the chances quite a bit by settling into a more sedentary lifestyle. That certainly helped.
So where am I at as I [...]
Posted by Gmoney on Mar 9, 2010 in
Brian Urlacher,
Chicago,
Chicago Bears,
Chicago Blackhawks,
Chicago Bulls,
Chicago Cubs,
Chicago WhiteSox,
Derrick Rose,
Illinois,
Jay Cutler,
Julius Peppers,
Lou Piniella,
Lovie Smith,
Lyons Township High School,
Major League Baseball (MLB),
NBA basketball,
NFL football,
NHL hockey,
Olympics,
Ozzie Guillen,
Super Bowl,
Tommie Harris,
baseball,
fantasy baseball league,
football,
media,
predictions/prophecies,
sports,
suburbia,
unemployment Dude, I’m tellin’ ya……….
A couple of things have happened in the sports world with a local flavor.
On Friday, the Chicago Bears signed free agent Pro Bowl defensive end Julius Peppers to a huge contract. They also signed running back Chester Taylor away from the Minnesota Vikings where he’s been a pretty decent back behind mega-stud [...]
Posted by Gmoney on Feb 18, 2010 in
Chicago,
Chicago Bears,
Chicago WhiteSox,
Dick Butkus,
George Carlin,
Illinois,
Major League Baseball (MLB),
NFL football,
Peter Sellers,
Pink Panther,
Riverview,
Sherlock Holmes,
Studs Lonigan,
Walter Payton,
amusement parks,
authors,
baseball,
books,
comedy,
family,
football,
humor,
literature,
movies,
music,
pizza,
sports,
suburbia,
trends Dude, I’m tellin’ ya………
I’ve been back from Nevada for a week now and it’s been almost two weeks since I lost my dad.
I have to say that I’ve been totally floored by the number of friends that have reached out, called, sent notes and messages. A few years ago, I was basically underground recovering from [...]
Posted by Gmoney on Feb 17, 2010 in
Chicago,
Chicago Bears,
Chicago Blackhawks,
Chicago Bulls,
Chicago Cubs,
Chicago WhiteSox,
Elin Nordegren,
Ft. Hood,
Hollywood,
Juval Aviv,
Major League Baseball (MLB),
NBA basketball,
NFL football,
NHL hockey,
Nidal Malik Hasan,
Nostradamus,
Super Bowl,
Tiger Woods,
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab,
baseball,
celebrity,
corporate,
divorce,
economics,
fame,
football,
government,
health,
industry,
media,
money/finance,
music,
national security,
politics,
predictions/prophecies,
sports,
terrorism,
trends,
unemployment,
winter/weather Dude, I’m tellin’ ya…………
Well, it’s been another 7 or 8 weeks since I last reviewed my Dirty Dozen prophecies that I made on 11/5/09.
I last checked on them 12/23/09 and a couple had already come true. And I know that another one came awfully close since then—but failed—so I thought perhaps I’d take another look [...]
Posted by Gmoney on Feb 3, 2010 in
AC DC,
Atari,
Buddy Guy,
Buddy Guy's Legends,
Carbondale,
Chicago Bears,
Chicago Blackhawks,
Chicago Cubs,
Dick Ourada Band,
Family Guy,
Las Vegas,
Major League Baseball (MLB),
NFL football,
NHL hockey,
Southern Illinois University,
Survivor,
West 34,
Wrigley Field,
alcohol,
baseball,
blues,
colleges/universities,
family,
fantasy baseball league,
football,
local band scene,
money/finance,
music,
sports,
suburbia,
toys,
trends,
unemployment Dude, I’m tellin’ ya……….
I’ve extolled the virtues of family on some of my posts here a few times. My dad is battling some ill health right now and the whole family’s thoughts are with him constantly. My mom is the rock of the family. The epitome of a classic mom. Marian Cunningham from Happy Days. [...]
Posted by Gmoney on Jan 21, 2010 in
American Idol,
Barack Obama,
Bill Clinton,
Boston,
Chicago Bears,
Jimmy Carter,
Massachusetts,
Tom Skilling,
corporate,
economics,
family,
government,
industry,
money/finance,
police,
politics,
trends,
unemployment Dude, I’m tellin’ ya………
So a lot of people seem very happy that the Republicans won the special election out there in Massachusetts. Even the woman who gave me my haircut at SuperCuts or GreatClips or wherever the hell I got it said she hoped the Dems ”get what they have coming to ’em “.
And my thought was, [...]
Posted by Gmoney on Jan 11, 2010 in
Archie Bunker,
Chicago Bears,
Dallas Cowboys,
Kurt Warner,
NFL football,
Nostradamus,
Tom Brady,
Tony Accardo,
crime,
mafia,
sports,
television,
trends Dude, I’m tellin’ ya…….
While me and the boys thoroughly enjoy the 17 weeks of the regular season for NFL football, nothing gets us revved up like the playoffs. Everybody is just a little more jacked and instead of focusing on several games at once, we can pour all of our intensity and enthusiasm into just [...]
Posted by Gmoney on Jan 4, 2010 in
America's Historic Roundhouse,
Carbondale,
Chicago,
Chicago Bears,
Chicago Blackhawks,
Chicago Bulls,
Illinois,
Jay Cutler,
Lovie Smith,
NFL football,
NHL hockey,
Southern Illinois University,
Walter Payton's Roundhouse,
West 34,
blues,
colleges/universities,
local band scene,
music,
sports,
suburbia Dude, I’m tellin’ ya……….
So far the year is only four days old. But in several regards, it’s already off to a flying start. At least in Chicago and the surrounding area.
First off, I want to remind you about the West 34 gig coming up at Rolling Lanes in Countryside, IL on Friday, January 15. I wrote [...]
Posted by Gmoney on Dec 30, 2009 in
Asshole of the Month award,
Barack Obama,
CIA,
Chicago Bears,
Fort Hood,
Ft. Hood,
Juval Aviv,
Lovie Smith,
Nidal Malik Hasan,
Tiger Woods,
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab,
bullshit,
court,
crime,
government,
infidelity,
justice,
national security,
police,
politics,
terrorism,
trends Dude, I’m tellin ya………..
I was tempted to forego selecting an Asshole of the Month for December and instead giving a huge honor to the overall 2009 Asshole of the Year. Really, that was just an idea to take the easy way out. I was finding the pickings somewhat slim this month.
Some would say that Tiger Woods would [...]
Posted by Gmoney on Dec 23, 2009 in
Chicago,
Chicago Bears,
Chicago Blackhawks,
Chicago Bulls,
Chicago Cubs,
Chicago WhiteSox,
Elin Nordegren,
Hollywood,
Juval Aviv,
Major League Baseball (MLB),
NBA basketball,
NFL football,
NHL hockey,
Tiger Woods,
baseball,
celebrity,
divorce,
economics,
fame,
government,
health,
infidelity,
media,
money/finance,
music,
national security,
politics,
predictions/prophecies,
sports,
terrorism,
trends,
winter/weather Dude, I’m tellin’ ya………..
Back on November 5, 2009 I posted a dozen predictions/prophecies about the next 14 months in the world. Because things have been just as wacko in the last 6 weeks as it ever is, I thought it would be fun to see how many I have come close to in just these 6 weeks. [...]