tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post3217330489755301117..comments2024-03-28T15:05:10.372-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Saturday fun activity: Where IS this?Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-42176591341288632292017-06-15T07:22:45.872-05:002017-06-15T07:22:45.872-05:00Anon at 7:51 needs to go to North Korea.Anon at 7:51 needs to go to North Korea.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-17270331505905963192014-06-17T09:06:20.258-05:002014-06-17T09:06:20.258-05:00Yes, you have, though if you want the prize -- the...Yes, you have, though if you want the prize -- the book on Daley, which is not exactly scintillating reading -- you have to email me your address, which is a stumbling block for a lot of people. Unless there's something else you like -- the posters look nice, if you are into posters.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-961465867218021312014-06-16T22:05:14.587-05:002014-06-16T22:05:14.587-05:00So I won? That would be neat. (Strange how the con...So I won? That would be neat. (Strange how the conversation took such a turn after that.)Cindy Pannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-76151603596867321172014-06-16T18:56:53.632-05:002014-06-16T18:56:53.632-05:00Sorry, i don't like giving my email address ou...Sorry, i don't like giving my email address out, even to sites I like and visit often, if an anonymous option is available I'll take it.<br />Mine was the Flag rant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-82315262396191354252014-06-15T22:16:06.858-05:002014-06-15T22:16:06.858-05:00On the top of my list of things that irritate me a...On the top of my list of things that irritate me are anonymous posts. At least have the courage of your convictions and allow us all to identify you. Mark McCarterhttp://www.dogeeseseegod.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-14104193169181163662014-06-14T18:58:09.062-05:002014-06-14T18:58:09.062-05:00Next year you should start a campaign to have Amer...Next year you should start a campaign to have Americans fly the flag! I can see it now a huge parade of pickup trucks flying the flag honking their horns! The only time I see that is when the Puerto Ricans do it, but they aren't flying our flag!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-35296674489562343462014-06-14T12:52:30.117-05:002014-06-14T12:52:30.117-05:00Wow, that Saturday Fun Activity sure went off on a...Wow, that Saturday Fun Activity sure went off on a tangent!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05815848385972432687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-59708349430573782192014-06-14T10:43:03.196-05:002014-06-14T10:43:03.196-05:00Nations don't commit crimes, people do, and th...Nations don't commit crimes, people do, and the nation's citizens usual suffer the consequences of poor leadership or power hungry dictators. I believe the United States and its people learn from past mistakes and try to improve on how we live and treat others. This isn't always true in other countries.WendyChttp://twitter.com/WendyCCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-65595097243788677052014-06-14T10:43:00.270-05:002014-06-14T10:43:00.270-05:00A very interesting question. I would say that a na...A very interesting question. I would say that a nation is judged by its ideals. What is it trying to do? What direction is it going? The idea of freedom and personal liberty wasn't forged in the United States--that would be Locke and Hobbes and a variety of English philosophers—but it certainly was tested here. We fell short of our ideals constantly, but they were new ideals that we were still forming. At first it applied only to ourselves--we wanted white men who were us to be free. Then that attitude was applied to others. If you are going to blame the U.S. for slaughtering the Indians, that begs the question: in what nation was invasion and domination NOT a key part of its history? Except of course for those nations so isolated it wasn't a factor. When I look at the globe, you don't see the Vikings or the Celts rolling along to the present day. There isn't a condemnation of the U.s. that doesn't have a big asterisk by it. Didn't end slavery until the mid-19th century, while the Brits ended it, what, in 1803? Sure, and how much of the British economy was built on slavery? I suppose part of my philosophy is that you should feel good about where you live, just as you feel good about yourself as a person, not because you are perfect, not because you never did anything wrong -- or still do, for that matter. But because one should embrace the positives, tempered by the negatives that help us understand and improve. My "the flag is only for burning" correspondent, I would bet cash money, has never burned a flag, continues to live here, and is just a sad sack sourpuss who is miserable on many fronts, not just U.S. history. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-60550148119028130682014-06-14T10:40:02.405-05:002014-06-14T10:40:02.405-05:00I wrote this a while back to answer all my buddies...I wrote this a while back to answer all my buddies that were outraged about Obama using some altered version of the flag in his campaign. Flag day is a good time to share.<br /><br />I have been receiving many disturbing emails about how Obama has desecrated the flag.<br />Let me tell you, I was really upset.<br /> <br />I was so upset that I dropped my Flag Mug spilling hot coffee on my Flag Pajamas.<br />Of course that got my Flag Underwear wet and ran onto my Flag Chair.<br />I had to wipe it up with my Flag Paper Towels, which I found right next to the<br />Flag Paper Plates and Cups. <br />All the bending up and down on top of the anguish this had already caused, I became<br />violently ill, fortunately my Flag Bucket was handy. All the thrashing around made my<br />diverticulitis kick in and I crapped all over myself, so off to bathroom I went.<br />There I sat on my Flag Toilet Seat and finished the job, cleaning myself the best I could <br />with my Flag Toilet Paper. <br />Being a mess, I had no choice but to pull back my Flag Shower Curtain and clean myself up.<br />The Flag Soap worked its magic with my Flag Washcloth making certain to get in all the<br />cracks and crevices. The Flag Beach Towel came in handy to make sure the job was done.<br />Finally feeling refreshed I put on my Flag Thong, Flag Socks, Flag Jeans and Belt, Flag Shirt, <br />Flag Converse Shoes, leather Flag Jacket and Flag Hat. <br />Ready to get over the bad start of my day, I ventured out for a nice walk around the neighborhood.<br />Nice to see all the patriotism on display. There’s the Flag everywhere. Well, some may be missing the last two stripes, that one is shredded all the way to the pole, I’m sure that one stuck in the gutter is OK. There’s one that’s wrapped around the pole, but I suppose the Cubs flag that’s over it will protect it. Funny I didn’t notice all this last night when we were walking around. But it was dark and none had a light on them. But hey, Patriotism is nice but, electricity don’t grow on trees you know. <br />Those that use the Flag as anything but THE FLAG are no Patriots.<br /><br />You can Google all the Flag products mentioned to see them, unfortunately I didn’t make any of them up.<br />Maybe you should Google Flag Code too. <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-6226870767015887292014-06-14T09:56:45.401-05:002014-06-14T09:56:45.401-05:00Mr. Steinberg I tend to agree with your point, but...Mr. Steinberg I tend to agree with your point, but I'm curious- how do you judge a nation's crimes against its virtues? Surely it's not just all the other nations have been terrible (by and large, they have been, of course) but on some sort of objective standard.<br /><br />What's the standard that you use? scottmprizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005945296255906630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-46893555122146109502014-06-14T08:18:29.423-05:002014-06-14T08:18:29.423-05:00You don't have to be ignorant of American hist...You don't have to be ignorant of American history, or believe that everything the United States ever did was right, to be patriotic and love the flag. Comments such as the one above only show that the writer doesn't know world history, has never been anywhere else, and is judging America on a standard that any other place falls far, far, far below. One of the many beauties of the flag, and this country, is that, among its glories, is the ability to withstand slander undiminished. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-69210469921786701832014-06-14T07:51:54.810-05:002014-06-14T07:51:54.810-05:00That flag is only fit for burning. Genocide agains...That flag is only fit for burning. Genocide against the Indians, slavery, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Cuban embargo, Two Gulf Wars, Afghanistan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Down with flag. Thye U.S. is a cancer on humanity. Piss on the ashes. It is the swastika of today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-78362404575227024242014-06-14T02:24:10.794-05:002014-06-14T02:24:10.794-05:00Right you are. Right you are. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-88049061140738715432014-06-14T00:25:23.993-05:002014-06-14T00:25:23.993-05:00Actually, I think the doors do front on Adams, and...Actually, I think the doors do front on Adams, and used to go directly out there, but now there's a turn that leads out onto Clinton.Cindy Pannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-83323749277059760452014-06-14T00:09:02.997-05:002014-06-14T00:09:02.997-05:00Union Station was my first thought, but it doesn&#...Union Station was my first thought, but it doesn't have any exit to Adams. The exits are to Clinton & Canal.Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79402649360348145342014-06-14T00:07:28.641-05:002014-06-14T00:07:28.641-05:00I'm guessing the lobby of the former Peoples G...I'm guessing the lobby of the former Peoples Gas building at 122 S. Michigan.<br />But if I'm correct, I don't want a biography of Richie Daley, I hate that bastard!<br />Give it to the next person.Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-50875315515757021792014-06-14T00:03:39.259-05:002014-06-14T00:03:39.259-05:00I think it's, maybe, Union Station.I think it's, maybe, Union Station.Cindy Pannoreply@blogger.com