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For the bored…

1. Help me put together an updated verse of “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel. Same rhythm. Same duration. We can run 1985 to present. Should be plenty of material.

2. As you may know, this Friday is Gothic Funk Party #5.

… … … … … the Occlusion Group presents … … … … …

…. — …. GOTHIC FUNK PARTY #4 …. — ….

… — … The MEDICAL MELTDOWN … — …

— _* Brace yourselves, tout le monde, and don your goggles, lab coats,
tap shoes, and feather boas, ?cause

COMMENTS
I got up ten minutes early today, and it allowed me to have a morning cup of coffee. I cannot say what a difference this makes.
With Gemma’s eloquent comment on pizza, I should comment that I wasn’t aiming to be provocative per se… rather I was having some trouble coming up with a question on the spot.

CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE DAY
Dunning.

WORD OF THE DAY
Muliebrity.

NEWS OF THE DAY
Flint Journal: Parade to offer glimpse of past, future.

PICTURE OF THE DAY
Fountain of Suntec City, named “Foutain of Wealth”.

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The last several days…
Yesterday I was able to squeak out of work murderously early. 11:30. After prepping today. I caught the 147 immediately, and made it home before noon. On any other day, my plan would’ve been to take the Red Line to 35th and spent the afternoon exploring Armour Square… photographing the Dan Ryan, Sox Park, and Chinatown.

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Not only was yesterday Mardi Gras; it was astronomical fireworks. There were conjunctions of Neptune and Mercury, Neptune and the moon, and the moon and Mercury (what Dragonlance fans would call the “Great Conjunction”), the moon and the sun, and Jupiter and the moon at Trine.

And a little fun…

Let’s see, a Japanese animated program featuring robots and humans where the lines between the two are blurred, and in the end we must ask ourselves whether it is not we who are the robots? That’s not exactly blazing any new trails here.

The title is deceptive. This is neither a theological nor a “career update” post.

Rather, it’s just an attempt to recognize coincidental symmetricality.

Today, the Flint Journal published an editorial responding to recent actions by the Uncommon Sense.

Before I even read the editorial, I was struck by how extraordinary this event must be.

I was originally going to write seven installments on sin; one for each of the original sins.

In the end, I did exactly none of them. It turns out that I said everything worthwhile I had to say on the subject in the original post.

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I got a good natured ribbing from some of you in the comments… nevertheless, I’ll attempt to defend myself as best I can.

Cinders writes: “Sorry your under the weather but damn, exposing everyone at work, too. I’d shoot your ass!!!”