I'm firking serious

My favorite pub when I studied in London - the Flintlock and Firkin.
Then I went to three Firkins in Paris (and got a special tee - plus
they spoke English and served beer other than 1664). Then, a Firkin in
Alice Springs, Australia. Now, a Firkin right here in Chicago!!

Homophobia

We really like the Unofficial Cubs shirt with the four Cubs logos
instead of the stars on the Chicago city flag. However, the same
"merchant" (read trademark infringer / criminal) also had a selection
of homophobic shirts like these. Too bad, I would like the cute non-
offensive shirt but I will not buy it from them.

Cubbies!

This nice man let me take his picture at the Cubs game this afternoon.
Turns out his father bought him this hat when he was a kid and brought
it to the game today. It rocks. So does the Oberon shirt.

'nough said

Drunk and (in)famous

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs up 11-5. This dude has been annoying all game
long; he stood up and blocked the view, drank a bunch of beers, flexed
his flab, and screamed random obscenities. I snapped this picture
right before he ran down the aisle all the way to the field, chickened
out and then turned around to come back to his seat. Too late! The
ushers got him and escorted him out of the stadium. Or arrested him.
Who cares. We all cheered.

Before

This doesn't look like much? A helmet of nachos? No problem.

After

Holy cow! We couldn't tell when we got them, but they layer the chili
and cheese all the way down. This helmet of nachos weighs about 8
pounds, still. We did our best and left the rest. Where are the Brits
when you need them?

Never cute

A rat tail is just never cute and never a good idea. And they have two.

Lunch

Beautiful

I posted a picture of this same flower bed a few weeks ago, but the
flowers have opened up since then. I didn't think it was possible for
the flower bed to look more beautiful, but it does! And it smells
wonderful!

Sign me up

If this is the starter kit, sign me up!

Useful instructions

Every once in a while, I open the wrong end. It's not a good move, but
it's not as bad as when I open the socket set upside down, despite the
clear "other side up" warning.

This guy will sell anything

I don't like Lance and I don't like this "beer."

Two goals

One step closer to the cup! Go Hawks!

Inappropriate

This just seems wrong on a t-shirt for little kids. I think it's wrong
on mudflaps, too, but this seems even worse.

It doesn't look like much

But it tasted fantastic! Homemade marinara sauce with goat cheese
baked in the oven. Yummy. Silver cloud, you got nuthin' on me.

Fridge magnets

Fridge magnets for smart folks. Inde would love to steal these off the
fridge. She is smarter than the magnets. And me. She'd probably end up
with another outrageous vet bill. I think I'll skip the fun magnets.

A close relative to quad art

This is food art. And napkin art. Happy birthday, DV! Nice food art, DD.

P.S. I think you could have fit behind the pole.

These boots

Were not made for walkin'! They were made for dancing! Leave it to a
gay country bar to have disco boots. Who am I kidding? I like 'em!

A little bit of Philly

Fitting that Andersonville should have a little bit of Philly. I still
miss Philly, but Chicago is growing on me.