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Moar steps
This just happened today:Also, yesterday was the fifth day in a row that I topped 15,000 steps. Today it's gray and cold, so I may not get that many.
View ArticleJune to March in 12 hours
The Tribune has a graphic up demonstrating how Chicago temperatures dropped 20°C in one day. We went from a high temperature of 28°C at 4pm Monday down to a morning low of 7°C by 7pm Tuesday.I should...
View ArticleBadly-timed and slow Fitbit update
I just updated my Fitbit's firmware, which the app cheerfully told me would take "about 10 minutes." It took almost two hours. As a consequence, my 13-for-13 record for today could not be recorded as...
View ArticleThings in my Inbox
Some articles:Security analyst Julian Sanchez points out that Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is totally wrong when she says Apple using the legal process to oppose a subpoena puts them "above the...
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The oldest Sears store in the U.S. is closing
This is Sears, Roebuck & Co.'s very first brick-and-mortar store, located just a few blocks from my house:The store opened in November 1925, and is closing this summer, as a consequence of Eddie...
View ArticleEddie Lampert is disappointed
After announcing yesterday that Sears will close its oldest retail store in the U.S. in the wake of a $1.13 bn loss last year, CEO Eddie Lampert told investors that he intends to return the chain to...
View ArticleQuantifying Eddie Lampert's destruction
Yes, I've posted a few things about the killing of Sears lately, because Eddie Lampert's investor call the other day was a train-wreck.Well, Crain's has attempted to tote up the damage, and it turns...
View ArticleOh give me a home / Where the buffalo roam
Bullet the Bison takes this folk song literally:The Dallas NBC affiliate has more.
View ArticleMy stack is stacking up
Too many things to read before lunchtime:Chicago's NPR affiliate, WBEZ, has a new mobile app.There's a new mobile device that functions like a Babel fish.Republicans really don't care about your unborn...
View ArticleChicago 50 years ago
YouTube user John Meyer has found two films of boat rides on the Chicago River and into the lake. This one is from 1956:And this one is from 1983:
View ArticleStay-at-home Millennials
For the first time since 1880, more young people are living with their parents than with each other:Adults between 18 and 34 are more likely to live with a parent than to get married or move in with a...
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Random Chicago photos
From a couple of weeks ago, when I went to a networking event by the river:And from Sunday, on the way to perform Mahler:
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Neat Windows 10 trick
Senior Microsoft programmer Raymond Chen describes a feature in Windows 10 that is unusually useful:Windows 10 brings the Xbox Game DVR feature to the PC. The Game DVR feature lets you record yourself...
View ArticleRibfest 2016: Day One
Last year, as in five of the six years before, I only went to Ribfest once, owing to the 11 km round trip distance. This year I only live 1.8 km away, so dammit, I'm going all three days.Here's the...
View ArticleMinor correction
Yesterday I inadvertently swapped the names of two rib vendors. I remembered the ribs correctly, just mixed up where they came from. Tonight when I go for Round 2 I'll (a) bring note paper and (b) get...
View ArticleRibfest 2016: Day two
Oy.OK, I am completely ribbed out. Yesterday I had 14 bones, today 12, which I think exceeds a full slab by a few.Five of those bones (two yesterday, three today) were from The Piggery, because they...
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I don't need to do this ever again
Today's light walk: 28.95 km in 4½ hours, totaling 32,595 steps. Voilà:I am now going to take a shower.Parker's birthday photo will be up tomorrow. He's 10!
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All kinds of PRs
Yesterday's walk had a number of consequences, including some discomfort that has persisted until today. But I also blew away my Fitbit personal records. Yesterday's results:Which makes my top 5 now...
View ArticleKaboom
Last night some friends and I drove out to the middle of nowhere and popped off fireworks. It's a longer story than that, but it was tons of fun. I'll have photos when I get around to it.Note: Parker...
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