Peyton Manning tied an NFL record by throwing seven touchdown passes in the Denver Broncos season opener against the Baltimore Ravens. In fantasy football leagues two classes of players were defined: those who had Peyton Manning on their fantasy teams and those who did not. The latter category also had the subgroup of people unlucky … Continue reading Fantasy football week one: Peyton Manning versus my bench
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How much do marketing companies really know about you? A lot. How do marketers know so much about you? They pay data brokers for information that has been collected from financial and legal records as well as your own disclosures. Now you can see that data too. Data brokerage giant Acxiom is offering an unprecedented … Continue reading Get an unprecedented look at what marketers know about you
I like to take the kids to Millenium Park to splash in Crown Fountain every year. It's a fun and uniquely Chicago thing to do on a warm summer day, but this year the season had slipped by. Suddenly it was Labor Day weekend, and we hadn't been to Crown Fountain yet. We decided to … Continue reading For kids a perfect day doesn’t have to be perfect
I feel guilty about pantyhose. I don't wear them. I haven't for years, but I still feel guilty. Something about going to work with bare legs just doesn't feel professional. I blame US Steel. It was my first real job. Although the mills had a casual dress code (that usually got covered up fireproof "greens" … Continue reading I feel guilty about pantyhose
I hate fantasy football. It takes football--a fun excuse to drink beer, eat junk food, and yell at the television--and turns it into some sort of competition. I hate fantasy football, which is why every year I say I'm not going to do it again. Then I do it anyway. I first played fantasy football … Continue reading Fantasy football is no fun, but I do it every year
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