Chicago - Feb. 8, 2021

Must-See TV
Army Of Darkness
ElRey
5 p.m.
A discount-store employee is time-warped to a medieval castle, where he is the foretold savior who can dispel the evil there. Unfortunately, he screws up and releases an army of skeletons. (tvguide.com)

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Tribune: 51/37
Sun-Times: Ferro/McKinney
Weather Channel: 44/41
Ntl Weather Service: 54/43
BWM*: 82/12

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Liberties will be taken.

Do We Sudoku?
No, but we do do moose stuff, and that can be anything you want it to be. Except Sudoku.

Losing Lottery Numbers
8, 25, 39

Daily Affirmation
I am open and receptive to new avenues of income. (louisehay.com)

Ellie
Knowing that a person may be unwittingly in danger of an assault imposes a moral duty to warn them.

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Psychodrama/Marshall Law

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The [Tuesday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

The Papers - and the site - will appear sporadically through the end of the year as I once again review what the hell I'm doing with my life. It's also time to turn my attention to various financial issues and plan for 2021. Suggestions, comments, large checks and assignments welcome.

+1.

Pritzker is trending.

Seems like another opportunity for me to thank him for the incredible job he's done at managing this pandemic with absolutely no help from the federal government, little cooperation from selfish citizens, & a growing budget crisis.

We'd be fucked without.
— Kevin Vargo (@KevinVargo39) November 18, 2020

New on the Beachwood today . . .

The Irreverence Polling Needs
"Elmo Roper equated polling to 'a stunt, like balancing cocktail glasses on top of each other or tearing a telephone book in two. It's impressive. It has a certain fascination. But it tells us very little that we wouldn't find out even if poll-taking had never been invented.'"

The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #330: Nick Folds
Bears buffoonery. Plus: Epstein Exits, Unsatisfyingly; Masters Class; Northwestern Football Is Good This Year; and Mo Better Bulls.

FCC Has One More Favor For Fox
New York City cross-ownership.

ChicagoReddit

Quick COVID testing sites that are not completely booked? from r/chicago

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ChicagoTube

Back In Chicago - Dead By Daylight Juke Montage

BeachBook

Peter Frampton On Fame, David Bowie And The Simpsons

TweetWood
A sampling of the delight and disgust you can find @BeachwoodReport.

Parents Tried to Cover Up a 'Superspreader' Dance. Disaster Ensued. https://t.co/VCmDGquBJ1
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 16, 2020

City Sports to Pay $420,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination suit https://t.co/8RcfHCwWW6
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 17, 2020

Mondelēz takes consumer experience up a notch by letting them customize their Oreos https://t.co/l7TaaAdSBJ
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 17, 2020

The Beachwood Speedwagon: You get what you play for.

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Posted on November 17, 2020