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Cab #713

Date: 6/13/09
From: Wicker Park
To: South Loop

The Cab: Has one of those credit card Verifone systems. Like a little TV screen. Hey, there's an idea! Put quarters in the slot . . . watch a little TV. Or cab porn. Tax that, Daley!

But does it really only take MasterCard? I mean, I don't expect it to take Discover, but . . .

The Driver: Late in the ride when I learned this was his first day on the job, I became embarrassingly excited. I was his second customer ever.

"How did the first one go?"

"It was trouble."

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Posted on July 3, 2009
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Cab #713

Kurdistan vs. Chicago.
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Posted on July 3, 2009
Open Letter

Open Letter

Don't let the sky scrape your ass on the way out.
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Posted on March 16, 2009
Life At Work

At Your Service: Behind the Bar

Every time I hear "Let's rock and roll on that pizza" or "Let's pull the trigger on it," a little piece of me dies.
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Posted on July 2, 2009

Meeting Up Now

Paddlers 4 Jesus. Baby Blanket Bingo.

Posted on July 1, 2009

Chicagoetry: Carnivale

I crave release from the heft of dreams.

Posted on June 29, 2009

Tuition Tales

How the University of Illinois will spend their extra money.

Posted on June 26, 2009

Celebrating Olympic Day

Our celebration is just a little different than the one Chicago 2016 has planned.

Posted on June 23, 2009

The Salad Bar Series: Sultan's Market

Unwrapped plastic tableware could make germaphobes uneasy.

Posted on June 22, 2009

The Five Dumbest Ideas Of The Week

Recession edition.

Posted on June 19, 2009

The Five Dumbest Ideas Of The Week

This week's contestants include David Carradine, Simon Cowell, Zac Efron, the FDA, the Beanzawave, Bret Michaels, and possibly Lindsay Lohan and Sam Ronson.

Posted on June 12, 2009

20 Tweets: Billy Dec

Kickn it w/Paris Hilton, Mancow & Oprah.

Posted on June 8, 2009

The Five Dumbest Ideas Of The Week

Including Patti Blago, nuclear stockpiles, coke whore housewives and crunchberries.

Posted on June 5, 2009

Chicagoetry: The Cloud Ulysses

Buried in Grant's Tomb. Living in Grant Park.

Posted on June 2, 2009

MUSIC - July Jackpot. In Bloodshot Briefing.
TV - America's Pitchman.
POLITICS - The Court's legal fiction.
SPORTS - Who ruled June. In Fantasy Fix.

BOOKS - Arresting Tales. In Chicago Blog Review.

PEOPLE PLACES & THINGS - Kurdistan vs. Chicago. In Cab #713.

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