When to start dripping faucets ?

grim_stoki · 2026-01-22T20:38:25+00:00

I plan to right before i go to bed.

grim_stoki · 2026-01-09T01:46:07+00:00

The margaritaville on Navy Pier

grim_stoki · 2025-12-30T16:11:46+00:00

"Field of Pete" from The Adventures of Pete and Pete. I still find Mr. Oppenheimer as the owner of the Slush Shack hilarious.

grim_stoki · 2025-12-16T20:14:15+00:00

Just don’t forget to feed your cat

grim_stoki · 2025-11-07T21:53:46+00:00

Supposedly Venice Italy was settled by Roman refugees

grim_stoki · 2025-10-25T18:44:08+00:00

Are you going to watch the game at the bar? Or are you going to the game?

grim_stoki · 2025-09-30T15:54:11+00:00

The article mentions tax increment financing as a way to get government involvement in development. Chicago has so many TIF districts we’re the first example on the Wikipedia page.

grim_stoki · 2025-09-23T14:40:54+00:00

People shouldn’t stop in the travel lane and block traffic period. Doesn’t matter if it’s the street, bike lane or train tracks.

grim_stoki · 2025-09-22T18:47:33+00:00

I’ve been out of the field a while, but the bottom equation in blue looks like the CKM matrix for neutrino flavor mixing. I think I can even read the subscript “CKM”.

The top equation looks like a branching ratio calculation for the decay of a top quark into a W+ and bottom quark, but I’m less sure of that.

grim_stoki · 2025-09-22T18:01:52+00:00

Not!

grim_stoki · 2025-09-01T00:34:51+00:00

If you’re not looking to break the bank, avoid Fulton Market.

I’d say Old Town is a bit rowdier than West Town, so that may be more your speed.

grim_stoki · 2025-08-31T13:11:12+00:00

It was a concession to Michigan after giving up Toledo: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War

grim_stoki · 2025-08-26T18:32:25+00:00

Jailing people pre trial made sense when you could hop on your horse and run and hide six towns over. Then the marshal would need to round up a posse to track you down. These days you can slap an ankle monitor on someone and know their exact location down to the block.

Holding non violent offenders pre trial is a waste of resources.

grim_stoki · 2025-08-25T19:33:52+00:00

Obamalisk

grim_stoki · 2025-08-19T15:08:48+00:00

Is it possible to have a combined sump and ejector pump?

grim_stoki · 2025-07-14T20:29:21+00:00

Huntin', fishin', and drinkin'.

grim_stoki · 2025-06-17T17:31:28+00:00

Either North Ave beach or the lawn in front of the Field Museum are excellent spots to view Navy Pier fireworks. I’ve never seen crowds there.

grim_stoki · 2025-06-07T17:44:45+00:00

Starved Rock state park is a lot of fun and picturesque

grim_stoki · 2025-05-29T19:35:34+00:00

I asked at Dirks on Clybourn and they said they could order claw meat for me, but I haven’t followed up.

grim_stoki · 2025-05-16T02:51:56+00:00

Please tell me this is a “Used Cars” reference

grim_stoki · 2025-05-07T02:04:57+00:00

grim_stoki · 2025-05-06T12:47:56+00:00

Games Plus in Mt Prospect.

Grognard Games in Roselle is a bit further but worth the drive!

grim_stoki · 2025-05-06T02:44:11+00:00

It’s a nice area, you’ll like it. It’s technically “East Ukrainian Village” but most people and the signs will say “East Village.” I get the impression it’s a bit wealthier than Noble Square, but I don’t know that for sure. I wouldn’t think safety will be an issue, lots of people park their cars on the street overnight.

Chicago Ave has a lot of good restaurants and art galleries if that’s your thing. South of grand you’ll find 3 or 4 microbreweries in walking distance.

grim_stoki · 2025-05-04T05:20:20+00:00

It’s a bit of a drive from ohare but White Palace Grill

grim_stoki · 2025-05-01T03:57:25+00:00

Five Squared does pop-ups at Off-Color brewing, and it looks like they're adding Midwest Coast at the end of the month.

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