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Keep us posted on the latter!

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I received 1 st mortgage loans when I was not very old and that helped my business very much. But, I need the short term loan as well.

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Nice article, Emily! When I get to the CU area, I’ll be sure to give this place a try.

Mica Swyers avatar

The marathon is certainly a tough distance, but I imagine that it compares to childbirth. In any event, having completed the former, I will agree that it is an excruciating tastk. Should the opportunity arise, I will let you know how the latter compares.

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I’ve always suspected that there’s a direct correlation between projected land use for the Rt 150 corridor [Industrial / Commercial] and the drive to expand 74. See the CCRPC Future Land Use Map for details, and then take a look at who owns land there, and you…

Adam Fein avatar

Zelini, I really like this - I’ll try to follow the theory more closely. As they reveal more about Kate (possibly next week), it might give us more perspective.  I agree with your observation about Ben and I think Michael Emerson has done an excellent job conveying his lesser stature.

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Surprised you think it will take two wins. I think we have a shot to get in with another loss.  The bubble is just a disaster this year, and we’ll float to the top even with one win.

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What if the sideways alternatives are where Jacob actually grants them their wishes, but in ways they didn’t quite expect?  The elimination of one regret. Sayid gets to be with Nadia - although through his brother.  Maybe he ends up with her at the expense of his…

John Steinbacher avatar

The link has been updated. Thanks for alerting us.

Annie Weisner avatar

This also explains why I was starting to think Roses & Sake was a group of strange pagans from Vancouver.  This is when it pays to be a local.  My apologies to the true Roses & Sake, we’ll fix this ASAP!

Annie Weisner avatar

Ahh, shame on me.  I grabbed it directly off of Mike ‘N Molly’s website.  I’ll see if I can’t get it corrected on here (and maybe pass along the word to them as well).  Thank you, observant reader!

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I’m with Brigham regarding the Acrylics set. Very XX-ish. Very good.

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i think the roses & sake link is actually: http://www.myspace.com/rosesnsake  

Stef avatar

Dangit! Now I have to go home and try that cake. MMMmmMMMMmmmm looks goood. Cakey cakey cakey…

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Very nice preview…I’m stoked to be seeing The Young Republic

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I understood this totally differently than the other people that posted…this is what I got from it: - the more background you have going in, the more of the allusions you will understand when watching - afterwards, you can do a little research to fill in the…

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Sorry about the lack of address and hours. All I can say is duuuh

Annie Weisner avatar

Amen.  When I told people I’ve lost 18 pounds since early October the number one response I get from women is concern.  18 pounds in four months is not unhealthy, quite the opposite for me.  But don’t give up on sugar, or become a vegan, or do…

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The whole self-acceptance idea is tricky in itself too. Are we supposed to self-accept by sitting around like bumps on logs, doing nothing but just appreciating and accepting ourselves? Life doesn’t happen like that. I like your point about pushing ourselves to do something greater. Self-challenge and self-reflection…

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lindsey - i certainly understand where you are coming from on that one.   and i just wanted to state for the record that in no way did i mean to imply that i am not a feminist (or a liberal) just that i find that whole…

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Stories & Beer | Sunday March 14th | 4 p.m. | Iron Post | Free

Driven by our compulsion to repeat, Smile Politely and HOBART: another literary magazine has tossed together another Stories & Beer event for you drinking/listening pleasure. If you missed the last one, check out Aaron Burch's recap, wherein you can listen to the audio for each of our readers — and while you should definitely take the time to listen to all of them, make sure you check out Josh Bishoff's reading of "Librarians of the Midwest" for the generally raucous response it evoked. 

As for this month, we have taken to heart the various calls for "more estrogen." Now, if I were in an apologetic mood, I'd say that the reason we didn't have any readers who were of the feminine persuasion last time was because we were in a rush to get readers and we weren't really concerned with inspecting anyone's reproductive organs (apologies to Judy Butler) — we just wanted to make sure our readers (a) could read, and (b) were willing to read something that wasn't about their uncle's funeral. But since I'm not in an apologetic mood, I'll say screw that, it was a great reading, and if you missed it, you missed out.

Now on to this Sunday, when the following readers will try to live up to the lofty standard set last month.

Featured Writer: Bryan Furuness

Bryan will be driving in from Indianapolis, where he lives with his wife and two smartypants boys.  He likes to write stories and teach composition and watch the Chicago Bears; in other words, he doesn't require a lot of reward in this lifetime.  Today he spent all day helping a buddy with yard work, yanking out strange vines that may leave him covered with a hideous rash by Sunday.  Come to the reading to find out (see what I did there?  That's called suspense, son).  

Emily Cody

Emily is from Chicago, where she used to spend her time writing snarky things about the Chicago Transit Authority. Now she teaches middle school in Champaign, and writes snarky things about children.

Sara Gelston

An old boyfriend of mine took a business trip to Indiana and sent back a postcard. He circled the place he was staying on the front and on the back wrote "Can you believe people live here?" We were from Maine; we couldn't imagine it. We laughed and laughed. Then I moved here.

Brian Kornell

Brian Kornell grew up in Mentor, OH, 20 minutes east of Cleveland. Not exactly on the wrong side of the tracks, but very close. In first grade, he won the JC Award from St. Mary's Elementary School for being the student who most exemplified the teachings of Jesus. He took this as a free pass to never go to church again. His work has appeared in Storyglossia, Ninth Letter, and on his grandparents' refrigerator.

Sidney Sheehan

Sidney Sheehan was born not too many years ago somewhere in the Midwest.  She loves elephants and cornbread.  She doesn’t like littering or when people inquire about where her life is going.  Someday she will buy a motorcycle with a sidecar.  She’ll fill it with her stuffed animals and ride off into the sunset.

So come on out and listen to some stories while you drink some beer. It'll make you feel better.

Note: Even though nobody complained about the lack of gingers, we made sure that our readers adequately represented C-U's population of redheaded people.

 

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late night drunk food after canopy shows? i’m in!

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I guess I could say it was a good day

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This is so what I’ve been waiting for.

Caleb Curtiss avatar

This is an historical occasion! Congrats to Merry Ann’s!!

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Yes.  Yes, the cinema just got more interesting.

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Oh great, now “Seasons Change” is stuck in my head.

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The University could meet ~80% of the peak steam load with natural gas right now, most of the time, the coal systems are unnecessary. They would have to do enough energy conservation to get the peak load low enough to use only the gas systems to meet…

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Aww dag, I have to work.  I would have loved to see Suzy rock the mic!

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Stuart, Here’s a breakdown of pounds of CO2 emitted per megawatt-hour generated:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_fuel_power_station#Carbon_dioxide It’s Wikipedia, so it’s only a starting point for delving deeper into the issue—but their numbers agree with what I’ve read at other sources and their writeup is very concise. Also, the plant manager…

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Interesting.  But I’d like to know exactly what the carbon difference between coal and gas is.  Anyone know the combustion chemistry? It strikes me that the CO2/Btu shouldn’t be that different, but I don’t know.  Any leads appreciated. Coal of course has other problems besides carbon; mercury…

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Keep us posted on the latter!

{username}

I received 1 st mortgage loans when I was not very old and that helped my business very much. But, I need the short term loan as well.

{username}

Nice article, Emily! When I get to the CU area, I’ll be sure to give this place a try.

Mica Swyers avatar

The marathon is certainly a tough distance, but I imagine that it compares to childbirth. In any event, having completed the former, I will agree that it is an excruciating tastk. Should the opportunity arise, I will let you know how the latter compares.

{username}

I’ve always suspected that there’s a direct correlation between projected land use for the Rt 150 corridor [Industrial / Commercial] and the drive to expand 74. See the CCRPC Future Land Use Map for details, and then take a look at who owns land there, and you…

Adam Fein avatar

Zelini, I really like this - I’ll try to follow the theory more closely. As they reveal more about Kate (possibly next week), it might give us more perspective.  I agree with your observation about Ben and I think Michael Emerson has done an excellent job conveying his lesser stature.

{username}

Surprised you think it will take two wins. I think we have a shot to get in with another loss.  The bubble is just a disaster this year, and we’ll float to the top even with one win.

{username}

What if the sideways alternatives are where Jacob actually grants them their wishes, but in ways they didn’t quite expect?  The elimination of one regret. Sayid gets to be with Nadia - although through his brother.  Maybe he ends up with her at the expense of his…

John Steinbacher avatar

The link has been updated. Thanks for alerting us.

Annie Weisner avatar

This also explains why I was starting to think Roses & Sake was a group of strange pagans from Vancouver.  This is when it pays to be a local.  My apologies to the true Roses & Sake, we’ll fix this ASAP!

Annie Weisner avatar

Ahh, shame on me.  I grabbed it directly off of Mike ‘N Molly’s website.  I’ll see if I can’t get it corrected on here (and maybe pass along the word to them as well).  Thank you, observant reader!

{username}

I’m with Brigham regarding the Acrylics set. Very XX-ish. Very good.

{username}

i think the roses & sake link is actually: http://www.myspace.com/rosesnsake  

Stef avatar

Dangit! Now I have to go home and try that cake. MMMmmMMMMmmmm looks goood. Cakey cakey cakey…

{username}

Very nice preview…I’m stoked to be seeing The Young Republic

{username}

I understood this totally differently than the other people that posted…this is what I got from it: - the more background you have going in, the more of the allusions you will understand when watching - afterwards, you can do a little research to fill in the…

{username}

Sorry about the lack of address and hours. All I can say is duuuh

Annie Weisner avatar

Amen.  When I told people I’ve lost 18 pounds since early October the number one response I get from women is concern.  18 pounds in four months is not unhealthy, quite the opposite for me.  But don’t give up on sugar, or become a vegan, or do…

emma reaux avatar

The whole self-acceptance idea is tricky in itself too. Are we supposed to self-accept by sitting around like bumps on logs, doing nothing but just appreciating and accepting ourselves? Life doesn’t happen like that. I like your point about pushing ourselves to do something greater. Self-challenge and self-reflection…

gillian gabriel avatar

lindsey - i certainly understand where you are coming from on that one.   and i just wanted to state for the record that in no way did i mean to imply that i am not a feminist (or a liberal) just that i find that whole…

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