Author: Mark Draughn
Fashizzle My Lizzle
Oh dear God…the crowd of lawyers and law professors at The Volokh Conspiracy is discussing the etymology of “bootylicious.” Read more
Camera Buying Guide / Begging
People who know I’m into photography sometimes ask me for advice about buying a camera, so I’ve been planning to put together a holiday buying guide. Amazon, however, showed me a better way. They have a feature called aStore that allowed me to build my own online store—called WindyShopping of course—through which I can sell… Read more
What American accent do you have?
This is about what I was expecting: What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Inland North You may think you speak “Standard English straight out of the dictionary” but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like “Are you from Wisconsin?” or “Are you from Chicago?” Chances… Read more
Garden Swans
Garden Swans Read more
Hostage Down
While most of us were enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with our families, Chicago police were dealing with a hostage situation that did not end well. The standoff began early Thanksgiving morning after an armed man took what was then believed to be two young women hostage inside their apartment building. The gunman opened fire on authorities… Read more