Take a Cup of Kindness Yet

When I was a kid I had this really weird thing for maybe 3-4 years where I would cry every New Year’s Eve.  I’d be so bummed that the old year had gone and afraid that the next year would never be as good as the last.  I’m sure it confused the hell out of my…

Rogue One: More Machine Now Than Man

Today I’m going to give my two cents on Rogue One:  A Star Wars Story.  Obviously I will essentially spoil the entire film and if you’re a person who can’t handle criticism of Star Wars, read no further. Rogue One’s entire premise hinges on the viewer entering the theater adhering to the following: Has seen…

The Want-To

With his Bears selecting 14th in the 2014 NFL Draft, Phil Emery knew that the team was looking at the twilight season of cornerstone Charles “Peanut” Tillman, and a quality cornerback prospect would be available for the plucking – either Oklahoma State’s Justin Gilbert or more realistically Virginia Tech’s Kyle Fuller. Gilbert went 8th overall…

Remembering “Batman Returns”

I grew up a Batman fan – a huge, huge Batman fan – and if you don’t believe me just ask my parents.  As a tot I watched the same few films over and over again:  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985), Batman (1989), and Ghostbusters (1984).  I feel like I recall…

Barkley Provides

Matt Barkley through 3 games as the Chicago Bears starting quarterback has done the following: Gone 59/104 for 720 yards, 4 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, earning an average 87.5 quarterback rating. Gone 1-2, the only win coming against the 49ers who were 1-10 entering the game. Generated an intense amount of excitement from Bears fans who…

Listening For the Bells

1:27 AM: The Christmas season is well and truly upon us, and we are 12 days from Christmas Day itself.  So caught up am I in the holiday meaning that I’m unable to sleep.  Knowing full well that I have to work early tomorrow morning, I’m turning to the solace of a computer keyboard. I…

Reports, Fluff, Rumor…and it’s gone.

On the Sunday morning prior to the Bears/Lions matchup, a report from Jason La Canfora of CBS indicated that Bill Polian, former General Manager of the Bills, Panthers, and Colts, would be open to an NFL return in 2017.  La Canfora speculated that one team in particular stood out among the pack: A senior executive,…

There’s Snow Time Like The Present

By the time the game was finished on Sunday, even the most stubborn of pessimist fans couldn’t deny that it felt damn good to watch the Chicago Bears lay a beating on somebody. The San Francisco 49ers were by no means a worthy adversary.  Their effort waned with great frequency, abandoned fully by late in…

Yuletide Slush & Introspection

Those who follow me on Facebook & Twitter know by now that one of my major gripes is that we have tied our holidays to particular dates, and that our climate no longer accommodates the aesthetic often associated with them.  This isn’t going to be a tirate on Global Warming or if it’s actually a…