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  1. ChiTownScion

    Storm Pictures

    My thoughts on winter snowfall: The worst part about snow storms now is that, while my shearling (ANJ-4) flight jacket keeps my upper torso toasty warm, the big wooly collar acts like a sponge for all of that falling snow. I run my snow blower when it gets over about 4" and it's actually kind...
  2. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    In 2010, at a time in life where I'd spent 28 years of my life as a member of the criminal defense bar, my wife and I experienced the murder of our 19 year old son. He, essentially, stepped between a woman and her abusive boyfriend. I cannot convey the weight of our grief to anyone who has not...
  3. ChiTownScion

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    So, what you're saying is, if we actually COULD all time travel and take the FL with us in some form of adaptive technology ( a pickle barrel or a kitchen table, perhaps?) we're not allowed to discuss Earl Browder, FDR, Father Coughlin, or Huey Long? ;););)
  4. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Reminds me of our first dog, Meagan, an brindle colored English Bull Terrier we obtained after we bought the first house. I'd wanted a BT ever since I saw "Patton" as a kid, and had no idea what I was getting into at the time. She was extremely strong, terrier hyper, destructive, and too smart...
  5. ChiTownScion

    Welcome back, Brother.

    Welcome back, Brother.
  7. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I married an Army brat whose family is from the state. Spent more than my fair share of Christmas holidays there. Adhering to the admonishment that, "... if you can't say something nice, don't say anything," I'll proffer, "Willie Nelson and all- you- can- eat steakhouses," and leave it at that.
  8. ChiTownScion

    This or That

    And I stand corrected. See what happens when you don't touch alcohol after you turn 40?
  9. ChiTownScion

    This or That

    Silver. Far more versatile. Lager or pilsner?
  10. ChiTownScion

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I always thought that it was odd that they mention that publication in "The Music Man" as Professor Harold Hill's adventures in River City clearly predate the Great War.
  11. ChiTownScion

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    I agree on the friendliness of the German people and affordability, but our experience might offer a caveat... although I admit that it occurred 31 years ago. My wife (herself a masters- prepared NP) broke her foot after a fall on our honeymoon while touring a castle in Nuremburg. The ER...
  13. ChiTownScion

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    With this caveat: any "ethics professional" working in conjunction with a self governing profession must be a member of said profession in addition to any ethical education as part of their background. One of the lines of demarcation between an occupation and a profession is self governance: and...
  14. ChiTownScion

    This or That

    Save my two friends. Streetcar with a trolley pole or tram with a pantograph?
  15. ChiTownScion

    The Young Fogey Phenomenon

    Never heard of a Young Fogey... but I do recall referring to a former roommate as "a thirty year old geriatric."
  16. ChiTownScion

    Powerball up to 1 billion - what tools would you buy?

    Kudos on your idealism regarding educational TV, Lizzie. I have to admit that I'd be more inclined to push the Bob Clampett and Tex Avery 'toons of the 40's for the kiddies, if it were within my power to do so. From what resources I did have at my disposal, I made sure that my son and my...
  17. ChiTownScion

    flightjacket.com

    I bought my A-2 from them about 15 months ago. Russet horse, and it's broken in quite nicely. Very soft and supple. For the money, it's a great value. It has served me well. I have no doubt that it will outlast me. Additionally, I will also note that the customer service I got from Authentic is...
  19. ChiTownScion

    The Role of Education In Assigning Value to Societal Labor Sectors

    If it's any consolation, Lizzie, I went to a fairly highly rated Jesuit prep school and I still have little skills regarding math. Freshman algebra was a joke: a lazy slug of a teacher who essentially got his teaching degree and position because he wanted to avoid serving in Vietnam. There was...
  20. ChiTownScion

    Powerball up to 1 billion - what tools would you buy?

    I want to think that he was sincere when he vowed that his wealth would go for "the Lord's work," and that he was not merely being dishonest by not just saying, "I'm going to reduce it all to tens and twenties and spend the rest of my life stuffing it into the g- strings of grateful strippers."...
  21. ChiTownScion

    Powerball up to 1 billion - what tools would you buy?

    My understanding is that it varies state to state. Part of the selling appeal of the tickets of course is finding out, even if you don't win, who did win, and what plans they may have. I always get a kick out of hearing how some hard working man or woman with a lot of bills and responsibilities...
  22. ChiTownScion

    This or That

    Visited Portland Oregon for the first time in May, and loved it so much that when Mrs. Scion retires, we're planning on moving there. Home prices seem reasonable for what we're seeking: not really in the city's hot area (the Pearl) but in one of the suburban communities assessable to the city...
  23. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    And the first thing that popped into my head was the scene where Meryl Streep's English as a Second Language character in Sophie's Choice is complimenting Stingo on his new seersucker suit..

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