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QT: Plus Another 16,000 Words Or So

QT Digest of the Second Presidential Debate (for Your Convenience):
“. . . just isn’t true. . . not true. . . not true. . . is up. . . is down. . . no, it isn’t. . . it’s absolutely true. . . just not true. . . completely and totally wrong. . . that’s not true. . . .”
Twenty days to go.

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Posted on October 17, 2012

Chicago: The Way I See It

By Scott Emalfarb

“Chicago through my lens. I was inspired to let my heart dictate what I shot. My physical body just reacted based on where my head and soul wanted to shoot. This is purely a compilation of what I saw today in Chicago.”

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Posted on October 16, 2012

QT: Abe 2.0

News Headline: “Lies, damned lies and Mitt Romney’s tax plan.”
News Headline: “Romney’s ‘Etch A Sketch’ abortion positions.”
News Headline: “Is Romney a habitual liar?”
These attacks are going too far.
The Republican Party is only running a few tests of its new Abe 2.0 software.
The design specs call for fooling some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time.
And enough of the people enough of the time.

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Posted on October 15, 2012

QT: Great Expectations

News Headline: “Low debate expectations a boon for VP.”
News Headline: “Romney lowers debate expectations for Ryan.”
QT expected Vice President Biden to be confident, charming, disjointed and long-winded.
QT expected Paul Ryan to be aggressive, determined, vague and evasive.
Both met expectations.
Should we call it a draw?

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Posted on October 12, 2012

QT: Like A Bad Penny. . . .

News Item: QT resumes writing–now at the Beachwood Reporter.
Son of Svengoolie, a Chicago reader, writes:
“Keep it going, Zay!”
OK. But what does the guy at your front door say?

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Posted on October 10, 2012

Many Americans Admit They Have Not Achieved Their Goals

By Bellevue University

Bellevue University, an award-winning leader in educating adult learners, released the results Tuesday of a U.S. consumer study that revealed that many Americans (40 percent) say they are not where they want to be in life, with 31.8 percent saying they thought they would have achieved more by now.
These numbers are likely to increase by 2020 based on a McKinsey Institute study.
“It is always a good time to evaluate our lives,” says Bellevue president Mary Hawkins. “Where we are and where we’d like to be.”

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Posted on October 10, 2012

Bats, Bears And Bongos: Milwaukee’s Boo At The Zoo

By The Milwaukee County Zoo

The Milwaukee County Zoo will be filled with a host of Halloween activities at Boo at the Zoo on October 19 & 20, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Here are some of the barely scary activities:
* Join our Halloween Haystack Maze, creatively constructed with haystacks and costumed characters! See how fast you can finish through the winding pathways!
* Enjoy our glowing and hand-carved pumpkins in the outdoor Pumpkin Patch! Then, continue on to the “Forest Trail at Wolf Woods Crossing” to see our illuminated pumpkins, as this display glows and glitters against a backdrop of a dancing light show!

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Posted on October 9, 2012

Muscle Cars in Mundelein

Road Warriors Come Out To Play

“Video from the annual Park On Park Cruise Nights in Mundelein featuring pre-1977 Custom Classic Hot Rod Muscle Cars.”

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Posted on October 2, 2012

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