Random Thought for Thursday 7/14/11

[I'm keeping this occasional series going on Thursdays this month ...]

ONLY IN CHICAGO ... can property miles and miles from Lake Michigan still be considered "lakeview" -- mostly by anxious realtors trying to sell or rent, or poor folk trying to pose as if they've "moved on up".

CHECK THE MAP -- THERE's NO VIEW OF THE LAKE IN SIGHT!:
http://www.dreamtown.com/neighborhoods/lakeview.html

AND THIS ONE GOES EVEN MORE TO THE WEST:
http://www.apartmentpeople.com/find_apartment/neighborhood_information/about/lakeview

THE CLOSEST VIEW OF THE LAKE YOU CAN GET (note the swim bans ...):
http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/resources/beaches/

Random Thought for Thursday 7/7/11

[Time to try out a new occasional series ... "Only in Chicago..." -- and, bonus, it's short enough to be re-tweetable!]

ONLY IN CHICAGO ... can you text a loved one that you're on LSD and they interpret it to mean that you'll be home soon instead of gathering up friends and family for an intervention.

I LOVE ME SOME LSD HISTORY:
http://forgottenchicago.com/articles/lake-shore-drive-redux/

TIMOTHY LEARY JUST PLAIN OLD LOVED HIS SOME LSD:
http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104075

ADDICTION ASSISTANCE (I CAN'T BE ALL SNARK ALL THE TIME):
http://www.chicagona.org/

Random Thought for Thursday 6/23/11

Hey -- I'm no foodie (I just watch them on TV) ... but is extra virgin olive oil made by those so pulchritudinally challenged (you know, pretty is just so "two-syllable") that there's just no hope of them ever "getting known (in the Biblical sense)"?

OH NO! YOU MISSED THE TOUR!!:
http://www.bravotv.com/thetour/

IT's NOT SO SALACIOUS AFTER ALL:
http://www.oliveoilsource.com/page/product-grade-definitions#evoo

BE WARNED --> THIS IS ADULT ONLY MATERIAL AND NSFW:
http://www.manolith.com/2009/08/20/65-most-ferocious-synonyms-for-having-sex/

Random Thought for Thursday 5/12/11

[due to blogger.com downtime, this is a day late and a dollar short so to speak ... I guess you can enjoy the brevity, which means it qualifies for that occasional series: retweetable randomness]

If a frosted mini wheat started talking to me first thing in the morning when I was planning my day, I'd make a note to myself to ask my doc to adjust my medication & crawl back into bed.

IT'S NOT SO DISTURBING WHEN THEY TALK TO THE KIDS:

http://www.frostedminiwheats.com/

THEY SHOULD BRING BACK THIS CLASSIC CAMPAIGN:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw2kze2t9ao

OTHER PEOPLE FIND THESE ADS DISTURBING TOO:
http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?58963-TRP-Part-35-All-Summer-and-No-Hockey-Makes-TRPers-Dull-People-.../page49

Random Thought for Thursday 2/17/11

Turns out I learned how to increase my vegetable intake while on vacation, as bourbon is at least 51% corn by definition! Drink your vegetables!!

MAKE YOUR OWN BOURBON:
http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/how-to-make-bourbon-whiskey-6166.html

DON'T KNOW WHO BUDDY WAS, BUT HE LIKED HIS BOURBON:
http://www.straightbourbon.com/drinks.html

OH YEAH ... PLUS CORN HELPS YOU POOP!:
http://www.wehealny.org/healthinfo/dietaryfiber/index.html

Random Thought for Thursday 2/3/11

[Look -- if Regis can learn how to do it, then surely I can finally figure out how to use the Twitter. So, here's a new occasional series ("occasional" because I don't have the skill to edit myself to a limited number of characters very often): Retweetable Randomness!]

If babies look super cute as they chew on their feet, then why is it I get dirty looks when I "get my chow on" to finish what my toenail clippers started?

REGIS LEARNS TO TWEET:
http://classic-tv.com/RegisTriumphsOverTechnologyFinallyLearnstoTweetVIDEO.html

OVERDOSE ON CUTE BABY PICS:
http://www.babies-cute.com/naughty-baby-eating-his-foot

PROPER TOE NAIL CARE:
http://www.ayushveda.com/tipson/how-to-care-your-toe-nails/