• Geek Out! - Politics, Schmolitics

    Governor Blago’s Facebook Page

    Unhappy birthday, Governor Blago. Please resign immediately for the good of the state, so Lt. Gov. Quinn can appoint someone untainted by your greed and mendacity as our second U.S. Senator. There are actually fairly recent posted items and photos – Thanksgiving with the Chicago Christian Industrial League, lighting a Christmas tree for an event called “Keeping our kids warm and safe.” I think I must not have the flu, I hardly feel like barfing at all. Detailed Info Website: http://www.illinois.gov/gov/ Gender: Male Relationship Status: Married to Patti Blagojevich Birthday: December 10, 1956 Political Views: Moderate Activities: Governing, Running, Playing…

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    Getting The Special Edition Out

    My grandfather’s newsroom at the Red Lake Falls MN Gazette, early 1900s. What would he think of today’s instant journalism? A proof sheet with the headline "A Monster Massacre" hangs over the chair in the foreground. If you can see the detail, coats and hats are thrown carelessly over the table on the right, which seems to be for setting up type, perhaps for advertisements as it’s at the front of the shop in front of a railing. The wooden tray with square boxes is for sorting type. My grandfather, C.R.C Baker, sits at the table at the left, writing…