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someone at Weather Control Central obviously missed the “make it springtime now” memo: Today Light rain and snow. Colder. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Windy. Temperatures nearly steady in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 100 percent. Tonight Cloudy with snow likely. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 […]

you see what happens when i miss day after day of work due to illness? shit blows up! (existential question: if the dow tanks but nobody’s watching CNBC, does Larry Kudlow make a sound? discuss.) i like this one, though: Swiftness of Dow Drop Due to Computers. apparently the systems that calculate the published value […]

Dear United States Postal Service: You may or may not know this, but I generally try not to be “that” customer. You know the one. The one who calls screaming if something is a day later than promised, demanding remuneration. The one who writes furious letters about how you ruined Christmas because you should deliver […]

many things in no time

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1. Class continues apace. Last week, we took apart a car. Since I know these are the first questions you will all ask (and the only ones you really care about): yes, we had to use an oxyacetylene torch. No, I did not get to wield it. Alas. 2. So far, the post office in […]

it is easy to buy my vote

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ctaalerts: Blue [line subway] at 6mph Div[ision] -> Grand until furth notice. Dear All Chicago Mayoral Candidates: I’ll vote for whichever one of you will let me punch Frank Kruesi in the face. love, –sabrina