This cracks me up to no end. I don’t think the Marketing Boys at Insure One thought this ad campaign all the way through. I first saw an instance of this ad on a bus, a few weeks ago. I couldn’t get my camera out in time and was bummed I missed my chance. Over…
These photos are from a second meeting between Baxter and Marciano (who we have yet to rename). We’ve got them on top of our bed, hopping around a few layers of blankets. We’re hoping that having the bunnies meet on neutral ground will make the transition smoother, and allow the two to pair bond a…
After our last visit to Red Door Animal Shelter, Liz and I talked about which suitor would be best for Baxter. Though extremely tiny and cute, we decided not to go with Bun Bun. Instead, we felt that Marciano would make the better choice. While I usually like to keep an animal’s given name, Liz…
Since our initial visit to the Red Door Animal Shelter (where Baxter underwent a bit of bunny rabbit speed dating), we’ve been back at least once. A few days ago, we went back in for our third meeting, to see if Baxter would get along with any of the other male rabbits. About two weeks…
So here’s the situation: Audrey has used up her last diaper, and it’s the night of Thanksgiving. No stores are open nearby, and Tricia’s house is an hour plus away. What to do, what to do? Bob assesses the problem, and comes up with a solution that would make MacGyver proud. Take one small towel,…
I didn’t get a lot of shots of all the fantastic food we had, but this is a pic I snapped prior to the big meal getting underway. We hung out in Frankfort with Tricia and Darryl, Paige and Audrey, Katie and Dan, Cameron and Savannah. Lots and lots of food, some fun board games,…
After almost two years with us at Emmis Interactive, Nick is saying goodbye. He got a position as the user interface designer at Groupon, where he will be starting sometime later this month. Nick was around in the early days, brought on a few months after we first moved to State and Jackson. The Design…
When I got home last night, Liz showed me a little something she had picked up at Stanley’s: a set of brussels sprouts, still on the stalk! I’d seen these just once before, sold at the Logan Square Farmers Market, but never had a chance to buy them (they were sold out by the time…
Last week, I got home and Liz wasn’t in the apartment. I then got this text message from her. I think the autocomplete on her new iPhone needs some adjusting. That, or she was hiding in the closet and giving me a bit of warning, as a kind of courtesy. FYI she was actually telling…
Puki 3D: On a routine mission to Deep Space Station G-7, you pick up a cute, harmless Puki as a pet. Following exposure to dangerous Gamma radiation, the Puki began to reproduce rampantly, and also grew a set of sharp teeth (and a taste for blood). As the sole survivor, you must race through the…
Last week, Jose was nice enough to bring in his light kit to work. We’ve got a pretty fun idea for our company holiday card this year, and part of the project hinges on taking lots of photographs. We set up shop near the front of the office, and bugged the crap out of Sarah…
Some guys from the building were working in our office mailroom on Friday, and I snuck in to snap a quick photo. Funny how some folks get lost in work.
Autocomplete Me is a site that displays Google search phrases that you probably didn’t have in mind. Lots of funny stuff in here, and if you’re like me… this site will send you to Google, in search of your own. Google’s suggestions may be off the mark for now, but give it time. The Singularity…
Margaret gave me this, which was on her “Word of the Day” calendar last Friday. What’s funny is that I perpetually get mistaken for someone else, here in Chicago. I never thought there’d be all that many long-haired asian guys with facial hair running around. But there’s at least one (or more), as folks tend…
Yesterday, I learned that the body of Chicago Board of Education president Michael Scott was found near the Merchandise Mart. What struck me most was that many of us here used to work near where the body was found. When I first heard about this, I assumed the body was found near a secluded spot…