Today is Gas Out Day, a day of protest against high gas prices being organized through a grass-roots effort in emails and blogs. Here is a one description I grabbed off of somebody's blog: On May 15th 2007, all internet users are to not go to a gas station in protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over $3.00 a gallon in most places. There are 73,000,000+ American members … [Read more...] about Gas Out Day
Good News In the International Plaza TIF Battle
I've been meaning to comment on this, but Cal Skinner beat me to it. Graydon Megan is reporting in the Chicago Tribune that the deal between Arlington Heights and Target Corporation is in the toilet. "Target has realized, I think, with the passage of time, increased costs and the pending lawsuits, it doesn't make economic sense for them to proceed under our own redevelopment … [Read more...] about Good News In the International Plaza TIF Battle
Jury Duty: Followup
My long tale of last year's jury duty (Voir Dire, Testimony, Verdict, Reflections) just drew a comment from a public defender named Bill: [Note: In all accounts of this trial, I'm using fake names for the people and locations.] While I can't second guess your decision, since I didn't hear all of the evidence, it surprises me how important you felt that Jose claimed the cop … [Read more...] about Jury Duty: Followup
A Strange But Familiar Logic
Rogier van Bakel posts a bit of a horror story about trying to adopt a dog from a shelter. Oddly, the attendant don't want to let him visit the kennels, instead asking him to look through a binder and pick a dog for her to bring out. Even after he finds a dog, a big friendly Saint Bernard, the people at the shelter give him the run-around, apparently because they don't want … [Read more...] about A Strange But Familiar Logic
Making New Friends With Cell Phones
A few nights ago I was getting ready to go to bed when I heard my cellphone buzzing away in the pocket of my jacket. It does that periodically when I've missed a call, so I pulled it out to see I had missed anything important. It wasn't a missed call. It was an instant message. Who the heck would send me a message at 2 am? Curious, I opened the message and got a picture. … [Read more...] about Making New Friends With Cell Phones