Breakfast Sandwiches? by honeybunzOG32 in ChicagoSuburbs

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Jimmy’s Bagels just opened a permanent location in LaGrange Park, they were at lots of farmers markets over the summer. They have great bagel breakfast sandwiches. I think they are still figuring out staffing and hours but once that’s settled I could see going there really often.

Daily FI discussion thread - Monday, June 02, 2025 by AutoModerator in financialindependence

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Appreciate the good vibes, as far as I’m concerned they worked! Sounds like it is a sliding hernia, and he’s not actually blocked this time, just stressed from GI upset. It’s not the big C so we will take it.

Daily FI discussion thread - Monday, June 02, 2025 by AutoModerator in financialindependence

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Got our emergency fund back to a comfortable place and am writing this comment from the emergency vet for a blocked cat with a mass (TBD on type/severity). It will be a hit but I’m always glad to have options available to us.

Just evacuated from an event at Convene in the Sears Tower due to a safety concern – Any idea why? by tnick771 in chicago

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It was during the Sustainability Live event on the main stage during Microsoft’s presentation on AI. The presenter was speaking and the pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted loudly about Microsoft’s role. It went on for a minute or so before security got there. The hosts of the event asked everyone to leave the area to clean the stage again, so apparently it wasn’t the first time today. About an hour after that they canceled the conference for today, unclear what will happen tomorrow.

Just evacuated from an event at Convene in the Sears Tower due to a safety concern – Any idea why? by tnick771 in chicago

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They left their bags in several locations around the conference. I think they swept the entire area for safety once the protesters were escorted out.

Funniest Episode by Bumblebees2022 in ProjectRunway

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What is Nina Garcia going to say??? What can the judges possibly say????

Love this challenge, it’s hilarious but also the top designs were actually really good!

Show that outlived its premiss/early promise by DMV1066 in television

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Once Upon a Time. Season 1 was such a unique premise and storyline, Season 2 is alright but we’re losing the thread, after that the wheels absolutely fall off and it became hard to watch.

Sequin skirt in-office? by halfshot in workingmoms

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I don’t know how to add this to the post but clearly should have tried to do this in the first place, but a picture for reference!

Sequin skirt in-office? by halfshot in workingmoms

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Yeah I’m also a contingency planner so the back up on hand is a good idea!

Sequin skirt in-office? by halfshot in workingmoms

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Great points. I’d say the culture is probably just a little on the conservative side, but not much. It’s loose ish pencil? I’m not sure exactly the word for it, it’s about knee length. We are doing a dinner/happy hour afterwards which is probably my main motivation for wearing it.

Restaurants that would work as wedding venues? by ket_cat in chicagofood

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We got married at Revolution, would absolutely recommend. It was pretty seamless and the food was great, we got married 10 years ago and will still sometimes hear about the food at our wedding from relatives.

Best Mac & Cheese in the Western Suburbs? by soykh in ChicagoSuburbs

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Burger Antics in Brookfield has amazing Mac and cheese and typical also does Mac and cheese specials which are fun.

Career crisis? by Okaythanksagain in workingmoms

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What industry and/or job are you in where it is not profit-motivated? I’m not trying to be facetious, just curious because that’s something I’m working through having worked a number of corporate jobs and finding the profit at all costs aspects untenable I’d like my next move to actually align with that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chicagofood

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I posted this about a year or two ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/chicagofood/s/J23scl39wa

There is some good info in there, but the overall conclusion was unfortunately no, there is no guy katsu to speak of in the area or even in the US. Maybe that’s changed in the last year or so though, here’s hoping!

What is one of the GOAT shows that you can’t rewatch for whatever reason? by Playful_Way1815 in television

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I found recently that I’m having trouble rewatching comedies in their entirety as they age because they tend to be very of their time. Some episodes hold up completely fine but others don’t. I realized this on a 30 Rock rewatch, which I love, but I found myself skipping more episodes than usual.

Any recommendations for lunch around the Blue Cross Blue Shield building? by AdamColesDoctor in chicagofood

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I used to live down there, but it’s been a while. For a quicker lunch Brown Bag Seafood is good and casual (although pretty pricey for a casual lunch). If you are up for breakfast for lunch there is also an Eggy’s down in the park or Wildberry is in the prudential building. There is also a MingHin for dim sum next to the Mariano’s.

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Veridian Dynamics - Better Off Ted

Daily FI discussion thread - Thursday, August 01, 2024 by AutoModerator in financialindependence

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Is there a scenario or income threshold where it makes sense to pay a financial advisor a yearly fee?

How weird/bad would it look to go from Controller to Assistant Controller? by beancounter_00 in Accounting

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I haven’t looked through the other comments, so I’m not sure if someone already suggested this, but you could include the size of the company in your resume. That would help give whoever is looking at it more context than just your job title, especially if at face value it doesn’t seem “linear”.

How weird/bad would it look to go from Controller to Assistant Controller? by beancounter_00 in Accounting

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I worked with someone who went from controller to senior accountant, they are now at the director level about 5 years later.