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Filament Friday 09/26/2014

The Cubs played their final home game of the season this week, beating the Cardinals (yay!) to finish the season with a winning record at the friendly confines. This was all well and good, but there was some melancholy among … Continue reading

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Filament Friday 09/19/2014

The Cubs completed their minor league affiliate shuffle this week, changing all three of the Class A level teams: Daytona becomes Myrtle Beach, Kane County becomes South Bend and Boise becomes Eugene. I’m happy because Myrtle Beach is the Pelicans, … Continue reading

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Filament, uh, Saturday 09/13/2014

One year ago today I posted Friday Filaments (Re-revisited), with the goal of posting them every Friday for a year. Well, I came close. A few were posted late, but, as luck would have it, last week’s was the only … Continue reading

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Filament Friday 08/29/2014

It’s unofficially the last weekend of summer, which means baseball is entering it’s home stretch, football is getting started (fo’ realz!) and basketball…uh, get out of bed basketball, time to start getting ready. For the rest of us, hopefully it … Continue reading

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Filament Friday 08/22/2014

I participated in the ALS ice bucket challenge and want to thank all of my friends and all of the people who I’ve never met who did likewise. Despite the best attempts of the trolls this viral phenomenon has raised … Continue reading

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Filament Friday 08/08/2014

Javier Baez was called to the majors this week and Cubs fans were all like… Then, after going 0-5, he hit the game winning home run in the 12th inning for his first MLB hit and Cubs fans were all … Continue reading

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Filament Friday 03/14/2014

Happy Pi Day! It is also the last Filaments of my 30’s. Those who know me know this is the beginning of a three year run of significant birthdays. This year is the big Four-Oh, next year is the 20th … Continue reading

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Filament Friday 03/07/2014

My daughter is learning to crawl (though, honestly, she seems to prefer standing and some assisted walking), but, in these early stages, she’s more likely to scoot backwards than forwards. Which makes me think, sometimes progress isn’t obvious. Sure, there’s … Continue reading

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Filament Friday 02/28/2014

Boy, oh boy, what a week. Links galore! Let’s do this thing. Somebody wake up Hicks…

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Filament Friday 02/21/2014

Today, at the day job, they moved our offices from the concourse (i.e., “basement”) to the 2nd floor and the presence of natural sunlight has made me giddy. Consumed as I am with thoughts of new beginnings, I’d like to … Continue reading

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