Call me Imelda

October 13, 2006

Ann just said, “You look for software like I look for shoes.”

Segmented marking

October 9, 2006

Segmented marketing, sure: but this is ridiculous. You might want to have more than one possible buyer in mind.

Call, Marina

Milwaukee at Chicago, June 29, 2006

July 2, 2006

Banks and Santo flags at Wrigley Field

Milwaukee beat the Cubs on Thursday, June 29, 2006. What else is new? It was nice to be there with my friend Dave, though.

Headline of the day: May 20

May 20, 2006

“Champs make mockery of listless Cubs”

Chicago Tribune, May 20, 2006, referring to the White Sox’s win in the Chicago teams’ first meeting of 2006

If you want to learn anything

May 11, 2006

“Gotta get up near the teacher if you can
If you wanna learn anything”

Bob Dylan, “Floater (Too Much to Ask),” Love and Theft (2001)

Pint-sized party

May 4, 2006

“LollapaLucy”

Ann Boyd’s IM status message, May 4, 2006

Minnesota at Chicago, April 22, 2006

April 22, 2006

Jesse Crain

In late relief for the Minnesota Twins on April 22, 2006, Jesse Crain pitches to the White Sox in Chicago. (Many thanks to Andrew for the free tickets!)

Mather at Von Steuben, April 21, 2006

April 21, 2006

Von Steuben Pitcher

Chicago’s Von Steuben High School plays their home games across the street from us, on the Northeastern Illinois University field. We caught the very end of this home win against Mather.

Scones

April 14, 2006

“Scones == Giant Cookies”

Nathan Lenz, IM status message, April 14, 2006

Cincinnati at Chicago, April 13, 2006

April 13, 2006

Ronny Cedeno

Though the wind was blowing out, and the Cubs couldn’t hit as many homers as Cincinnati. Here, Ronny CedeƱo takes a cut in the late innings. (He went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice bunt.)