Covered this week; Train for Thanksgiving with the Angry Uncle Bot… Lock her up, lock her up, oh, the irony… date stamping a photo taken outside Wrigley Field… WKRP’s best Thanksgiving sitcom episode in history… Examining traffic issues using the nation’s airports as case studies… Losing weight with a bike and some will power… A visual history of Illinois license plates…
November 19, 2018
While the following blockquote is true enough… like many I’m sure, I cry bullshit… perhaps that’s because I’m not that concerned with alienating a family member who supports Trump. My opinion, for better or worse, holds that Donald Trump and the current state of the Republican Party is such an utter and complete shit show… that if you still support him at this point, there’s something significant lacking from your makeup as a human being. Sorry… but that said, this is an interesting piece of interactive reporting from Karin Tamerius for the New York Times…
Many of us aren’t accustomed to socializing with people who think differently from us, especially about politics. Our political attitudes and beliefs are intertwined with our most basic human needs – needs for safety, belonging, identity, self-esteem and purpose – and when they’re threatened, we’re biologically wired to respond as if we’re in physical peril.
November 20, 2018
It’s not the irony, it’s the hypocrisy that steams me the most…
News yesterday that senior White House adviser Ivanka Trump had used a personal email account to do government business didn’t come as a complete shock. It was, however, ironic. Who can forget the giant stink her father, President Donald Trump, made about Hillary Clinton using a personal email server for her work as Secretary of State?
November 21, 2018
A cool little post here from Bleed Cubbie Blue that attempts to date stamp a photo taken outside of Wrigley Field sometime in the 50’s… astonishing to consider what exists at this location today compared to what was there about 60 years ago… a world of difference… also interesting is the insight into observational clues. Enjoy.
So let’s return to that license plate. One more thing you can see is that back in the day when Illinois issued plates every year, the “19 ILLINOIS XX” date and the slogan “LAND OF LINCOLN” alternated on the top and bottom of the plate. This was done — and no, I am not making this up — to prevent people from simply repainting their old plate in the new plate’s colors, changing the year number, and using them for more than a year.
November 22, 2018
As is now the tradition here on the Scroll, our annual link to the essentials to (re)enjoy the best Thanksgiving sitcom episode in television history…
For those who have not seen it, “Turkeys Away” starts off with a straightforward plot that careens abruptly into dark comedy. Mr. Carlson, who runs the station owned by his wealthy, domineering mother, decides he needs to get more involved in day-to-day operations and comes up with an idea for a publicity stunt that will shine more attention on WKRP, which has recently changed formats from easy listening to rock. But he keeps the details of his plan a secret from his employees, with the exception of Herb Tarlek (Frank Bonner), the skeezy ad-sales guy who becomes his right-hand man in this Thanksgiving fiasco. As his taste in leisure suits attests, Herb’s judgment is no better than Carlson’s.
November 23, 2018
An interesting article that examines how the nation’s airports are a great petri dish to examine traffic as a whole. The introduction of rideshare driving to the equation has complicated things in both expected and unexpected ways. This piece looks into much of the issues at hand.
Then came the traffic. At San Francisco International, companies like Uber and Lyft now account for 75 percent of commercial ground transportation, says airport spokesperson Doug Yakel. That’s about 880,000 trips a month, and it makes for a real mess: Drivers prowling the curb as they look for passengers, screeching in and out of spaces when they find their targets. Riders dragging packed roller bags through a sea of cars, wandering from Prius to Prius.
November 24, 2018
An inspirational tale of cycling, weight-loss and a former fat man named John Shepard.
I was a very slender teen, very active, and participated in a lot of sports. My weight gain started in my mid 20s when I started spending more time sitting on a barstool watching sports and drinking beer and eating chicken wings. By the time I hit 30, I was successful in my career, but very much settled into a sedentary lifestyle with completely unhealthy eating habits.
November 25, 2018
Reading the story on the historical Wrigleyville photo I posted this past Wednesday… I came across this interesting site curated by Rick Kretschmer revolving around States and their history of license plates… If like me, you’re from Illinois… cut the chase.
Editor’s Note; Taking next week off… back on 12/3…
