Housing near public transit encourages car-free living A Bucktown resident is perplexed by neighbors who think housing near a Blue Line stop will bring more cars. Also, the Illini men's basketball team, Trump and what spring break was like for teens back ...

I had this exact same discourse with my neighbors in my previous building. The empty lot next door was being planned to be a housing building. The traffic complaints were endless, and the building is just blocks from the redline in uptown.
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Here we go! Opening day!

Built by yours truly and my AI companions!

I’m still suffering from the time change. Why oh why do we still do this nonsense???

Currently reading, “Conversations with Friends” by Sally Rooney. I’m just sad that I’ve read every other book she has written. Now I’ll have to wait for her to write another. She’s such an amazing writer.
#reading #booksky

Totally agree. The writing is actually really great but the video game thing wasn’t for me! I saw that this new book is on the way, I might give it a try too.

Unfortunately, I’m not the type for Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. I see the appeal, but I will not be reading the rest of the series.
#booksky #reading

Why am I always craving Taco Bell?

New year, new me!

Nothing says Christmas like sleeping in my bed from high school.

Why not go all the way to Evanston? Regardless, I personally think this is too big. I could easily live my entire life inside this boundary with a car and rarely if ever cross the toll boundary.

I’d prefer just turning Lakeshore drive from McCormick Center, to its end on the north side, into a toll road. This seems super logical to me - even as a north side resident myself.

I was either focused on my pace, didn’t want to disrupt your pace or late to kickball!!!

Current status: peak to waning cold symptoms, which means I only have the attention span for TikTok. Please pass a fresh box of Kleenex (ahcoo)

I’ve seen you maybe 3 times myself both when I was also running or biking.

Not me giggling to another Emily Henry book.

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Hot take: I don’t love a novel written in excerpts, transcripts or newspaper clippings. I’m currently reading “Murder in the Family” by Cara Hunter and I cannot keep focus.
#booksky #reading

Hoping one day I’ll be a star actor in your corporate sexual harassment training videos.

Currently reading Evenings and Weekends by Osín McKenna. Loving this great summer read.

Quick Review: As someone at an HFT firm, Flash Boys threw me into the electric early days of speed trading. Lewis unpacks how microseconds became millions, the secrecy and tech wizardry behind it all. Still thrilling and eye-opening years later. #booksky #currentlyreading

Syndicated content in Sun-Times special section included AI-generated misinformation A Chicago freelance journalist said he did not fact-check information he compiled using AI before including it in stories for media clients.

Always grim and awkward to report on problems affecting your own news organization.

But our credibility depends partly on covering these issues the same way as any other topic.

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This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.

I’m planning to bring this service to BlueSky here: @isthereacubsga.me

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I bet the tanks of gas we all buried underground has gone stale too. Thankfully I drive and electric car now

I’ve been warned that, “we live in the end times” my entire life. No thanks to these damn books.

A person relaxing in a hammock holding a copy of the book “Hello Beautiful” by Ann Napolitano. The book cover is colorful and features an abstract painted portrait of a woman’s face. Stickers on the cover note it’s a New York Times Bestseller and an Oprah’s Book Club 2023 selection. A blurred tropical background with blue sky and greenery is visible in the distance.

Currently wrapped up in Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano - lush, emotional, and beautifully written. Perfect hammock read. Loving how the story unfolds in my home city of Chicago.

#CurrentlyReading #HelloBeautiful #AnnNapolitano #OprahsBookClub #FictionLovers #Bookworm #HammockReads #Booksky

Currently reading, “All the colors of the dark,” by Chris Whittaker with my fuzzy little friend. 🐾
#booksky #blackcat #currentlyreading

A paperback copy of The Topeka School by Ben Lerner resting on a wooden surface. The cover features a dark stormy sky over a road, with a tornado or dust cloud forming in the distance. The book is labeled as a Pulitzer Prize finalist and one of The New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year. A brown bookmark peeks out from the top of the book.

Currently making my way through The Topeka School by Ben Lerner. It’s a bit of a slog at times, but there’s something intriguing about its writing style, debate, and cultural critique. Not the easiest read, but I’m sticking with it.

#NowReading #BookSky #LitFic #BenLerner #TheTopekaSchool

Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the most handsome cat of them all?

#blackcat #cat #catpics