Chicago MMXII

http://www.radiolab.org/2011/nov/14/aids/ = Patient Zero

http://www.radiolab.org/2011/nov/14/ = The Cell That Started a Pandemic, which is the one I heard.

they don't go into any of the stuff you just mentioned, which was interesting

those are both from the same day though?

(xpost)

nevermind, i might be confused

Yeh, they appear to be from the same day.

I am playing it and they just said that the CDC created a diagram of who had sex w/ whom and numbered everyone "NY 7, LA 12" and Gaetan's number just *happened* to be numbered 0 "and as far as we know, that's the first time you get the term 'Patient Zero.'"

I'm really not trying to prove that I'm right, I was just very confused about how we could have such totally opposite memories.

You're probably right, I have a shit memory even for stuff I heard this morning.

I have no problem with you being right.

We're BOTH right, is what I'm saying.

B/c we were talking about two different episodes.

Those last three posts would make a good Paul Smon song.

Paul Smon would be a hilarious pseudonym.

"No, not Simon...it's Smon."

lol

lol

Alan Salami
Paul Smon
D1ck Cr01ss@nt

new CPS proposes getting rid of Pulaski Day! (that is, no longer getting a day off for Pulaski Day)

new CPS calendar, that is

I heard about that on the radio. What do you think about that?

This is like conversation 101.

Well, I think it's an interesting proposition. I listened to what both sides had to say, and each made a strong point. (Cultural heritage officially recognized for Poles/more instructional time for kids in school) Ultimately, I am not attached to the day whatsoever, so I always fall on the side of make the kids go to school. Their parents need to work and/or go to school too.

What do you think about that?

When I was in school, that was always a four-day weekend. The other day was a teacher institute day or parent/teacher conferences or something.

If they're going to have Pulaski Day off, they should get the Vernal Equinox, May Day, and The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (which was yesterday) off, too.

I am not attached to the day, but I like the idea of it so I would be sad to see it go.

dan m otm
therefore i say get rid of it -- kids need to be in school and their parents probably need to work that day.

Says "Paul Smon"

I like Pulaski Day because it is something unique to Chicago, kind of like how in Boston we got Patriots' Day off. Their needs to be more regional/local holidays.

^^^ that. It's nostalgia for something I've never experienced, admittedly. Also I like that Sufjan Stevens song.

Romantically, I am thrilled with the idea of Pulaski Day, but in reality (real everyday reality) it makes more sense to get rid of it. (I may frequently behave like a total fruitcake, but I am a practical person at heart.)

Hey so one of my students works in loss prevention for a well-known general retailer and he was telling me that there's this epidemic of people stealing Tide detergent and exchanging it for drugs? And then I looked it up and I guess it's true?

http://moneyland.time.com/2012/03/14/people-are-stealing-tide-detergent-and-using-it-to-buy-drugs/
http://www.thedaily.com/page/2012/03/12/031212-news-tide-theft-1-4/

I won't lie. If I find a black market source for Tide, I would probably take advantage of it. It's very good detergent but way too expensive.

Wait, what? How is Tide currency for drugs?

Ok I read the first link -- whoa. That is insane.

The stood's take was that since it has such recognizable branding (the logo and the orange bottle), it's really easy for strung out people to duck into a store and steal a bottle of Tide without having to put a lot of thought into it. And then since it's expensive and beloved by consumers, there's a demand for it.

I asked him what the most shoplifted thing was and he said bar soap! People steal it and then go sell it to people with tables at outdoor markets/swap meets.

(How to shoplift soap: wear two pairs of very baggy pants. Use your shoe laces to securely close the cuffs of the under pants. Drop soap down your pants until you look like Megaman (his comparison).)

I was having a conversation with some people recently about efforts to move toward a cashless society in Sweden. There was a lot of questions on how black market transactions would be made and the consensus was "gift cards", but this is even better!

Is it the prestige detergent?

Tide? I think it is. It's so vastly more expensive than pretty much any other brand name. I also think it got rated as best detergent by Consumer Reports at some point? Also my mom will not wash clothes in anything else.

Carl Agatha's Mom Seal of Approval carries a lot of weight in the drug dealing community.

I've been listening to Led Zeppelin all day and I don't know, I'm just throwing this picture of bearded, shirtless Robert Plant out here for you to enjoy as needed:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fhL7HxZlz58/TdlLCm9DBNI/AAAAAAAApAo/DwYWJh72bXk/s1600/led_zeppelin-creeps.jpg

I never *got* Robert Plant. Help me enjoy the male form?

https://www.morrisonhotelgallery.com/images/medium/Robert%20Plant.jpg

^ grocery groin

http://imstars.aufeminin.com/stars/fan/robert-plant/robert-plant-20071222-354335.jpg

Here's another one for you, Jesse:

http://www.bradelterman.com/2008/IMG/large/1978RobertPlant4.jpg

http://img.karaoke-lyrics.net/img/artists/11238/robert-plant-203301.jpg

Okay, I'm done.

He's got a cute face but grocery groin is gross and that hair is offputting.

Basically the 70s kill it for me.

god that must hurt his balls

in unrelated news, has anyone heard about the Bl33ding H3art Bakery controversy? I've never been there because I've heard shady things from the start & their whole thing kind of put me off from the beginning, but some of this stuff is nuts:

http://thejoeg.tumblr.com/

no one really comes off very well re: bleeding heart and that tumblr

been feeling kind of irritable and grouchy, went out to have a nice relaxing lunch break hanging out at argo tea and reading, and there was a big pro-life/anti-HHS mandate rally going on across the street :(

Ugh that is awful. :(

I wasn't following the BHB stuff, but yeah. That all just sounds very unappealing from pretty much every angle.

i'm a big fan of the 70s man

Me, too. The crotch pics were for Jesse, but the beardo pics are really where it's at.