RichieZisk

While the books are really good so far the TV show is a great standalone series. It looks they are changing and expanding on quite a few things from the books.

Foundation on Apple+ is excellent. Highly recommended for even casual sci-fi fans. I read that they want to have 8 seasons of 10 episodes. It looks pricey to produce so we shall see.

It's going to be a very cool museum and would have been nothing but good for Chicago and everyone in the Chicagoland area. https://lucasmuseum.org/

IMHO Loki was by far the best of the Disney+ s Marvel shows. Loved the "Throg" and Thanos copter cameos. https://collider.com/loki-episode-5-easter-eggs-mcu-explained/

17 game season approved by NFL. Bears scheduled to play a 17th game vs Las Vegas. https://www.chicagobears.com/news/owners-vote-to-expand-nfl-season-to-17-games-bears-raiders-las-vegas

Walgreen's had a chain of Denny's like restaurants called Wag's in the 70's and 80's.

Coming 2 America was....not good. It's not Caddyshack 2 or Blues Brothers 2000 bad but it was still pretty bad. Lots of funny and talented actors in the cast but the writing and story were just not entertaining.

Just got first Moderna shot today. Arm feels about the same as after a flu shot. It's the second shot that I'm worried about. Everyone I know who has had the second shot of either Pfizer or Modena has had a rough go of it. The worst seems to kick in the night of and day after the second shot.

A friends neighbor is a long time usher and he got notice from the Sox to be ready to come back fulltime August 1st.

Look for a used engine on ebay that comes with a decent warranty or try car-part.com to see if a local salvage yard has one available. Then try to find a mechanic to install it (craigslist or facebook). If you can get the engine and installation for less than $2k then it might be worth it. Also try to find a dedicated Vibe forum. A place like that would be a great resource to see if it is worth it or not.

I hope they develop a reasonably priced self driving electric RV in my lifetime! Imagine going to bed in your RV and waking up at your destination.

Article in today's Trib about the purchase. Pretty interesting stuff. JR originally put up one million of his own money and now the team is worth $1.65 billion. https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/white-sox/ct-chicago-white-sox-jerry-reinsdorf-sale-40th-anniversary-20210129-smniowquojgg5kdhviqfhfbn2a-story.html

Not a movie but Raised by Wolves on HBOMax is excellent...confusing...but excellent. Ridley Scott directed the first two episodes and the series definitely has his vibe even though someone else created it.

From what I understand they can impeach him even after his term is over and then pass a resolution forbidding him from running for federal office ever again which should be tempting for republican senators eyeing a 2024 presidential run.

Throat cancer. I saw them with David Lee Roth in Tinley Park in 2015. It was a great show and I thought for sure they would at least tour every couple of years especially since his son joined the band but then he was diagnosed with cancer and it kept getting worse.

Buyer realtor's became a lot less useful when the MLS was made available to everyone on the web. If I'm thinking of moving then I can go to realtor.com and get almost all the info that I need to know about a possible purchase even if it is in a different state. I would still need to go to the see the house in person and get an inspection but there is not much else a realtor could do for me especially if I'm pre-qualified. That said a buyers realtor did help when we sold our last house FSBO. We had almost completed the whole process without using a realtor (paid $250 to get it listed on the MLS) but it was a 110 year old house and failed the inspection so the original buyers backed out. We made the necessary repairs and put it back on the MLS with a 2.5% buyers realtor commission. It sold within a week at full price and the buyers realtor totally greased the wheels to get the buyers onboard including getting them to lower the price on their contingency sale condo. I live in the burbs now and within the past few years two of my neighbors sold FSBO. They both paid a small fee to get on the MLS. Neither of the buyers used a realtor. One buyer found their house on realtor.com and other found their house by driving around neighborhoods and saw the For Sale sign. Seller agents are best used when you want a hands off approach and lots of guidance. If not then there is not much to selling a house to a qualified buyer. There are also plenty of discount realtors like these guys who I would probably use if I was selling my house: https://lincolnwayrealty.com/#

Italy has the second oldest population in the world: https://www.prb.org/which-country-has-the-oldest-population/

I enjoyed both players but I really liked Adam Eaton as a player and a person. This video shows all I need to know about Adam's character: https://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/03/adam-eaton-blind-white-sox-fan-photo-bat-gloves-spring-training-mlb

1.5 million registered voters in Chicago but your point is still correct.

For those of you who can't make make it trust me that you would be much angrier if you went, spent a bunch of money on concessions, still got soaked, and then find out that the game is still going to be postponed which is very likely what would have happened.

I have not heard anything but I hope it is true. It's supposed to start raining tonight and not stop until tomorrow night so it definitely would be the right decision. What is the purpose of having that buffer day after the opener if not to use it for a situation like this? It would also help move many of those unsold opening day tickets. Do it JR!

I have an 11 year old daughter and it all depends on the movie. Movies like Dark Knight, Taken, Insidious, Sucker Punch, and Drag Me to Hell are all rated PG-13. Do you think those are appropriate movies for a 6th grader?

Paying for the first time ever in 30 years of filing a tax return. Yes I know my take home pay went up a bit but not much. Deductions went from $44k to $25.5K mostly due to the $10K cap on SALT taxes. If you own a home in a high property tax suburb then this tax is going to hurt. We will be part the 10% that will see an increase from the new tax plan. What state you live in is important. Homeowners in Cal, NY, NJ, and IL all get hit hard by this tax plan.

I highly doubt Hillary will run again. Biden might and would probably win the nomination but his age will definitely be an issue. Those other names mentioned will run but I think a democratic governor like John Hickenlooper of Colorado, Terry McAuliffe of Virginia, Steve Bullock of Montana, or Andre Cuomo of New York would have the best chance again Trump. Now if Oprah runs then all bets are off. Remember how ludicrous it was to think of Trump becoming president. Same goes for Oprah. People tend to trust celebrities for some reason and she is, by far, the biggest celeb available to democrats. The reason I think she won't run is because she would not want to give up her leisurely lifestyle for four years of being president. We will also probably see some of these democrats start campaigning for the 2020 presidential election as soon as early 2019.