The UC

We showed up, but why didn't the Hawks?

Testing mic check 1 2

Testing mic check 1 2

One Sweet Ride

Where's my little debbys?

Two Happy Customers

All the ex-girlfriends now have worms. Thank you The Kids in the Hall!

Where'd you go today?

17 mi. round trip or so.

A sweet ride needs sweet lube.

Man, Little Debbie is a slut.

Irish Coffee?

The day after St. Patrick's Day near the Chicago River downtown.

'May I hear it in a sentance?'

Could someone get oxford on the horn?

If you thought O'Hare was bad...

I've recently returned back to Chicago from my hike up K2. It was pretty brutal.
¡Rb!

NetWORK!

So in the pursuit of a new job, I have been reading up on the how-tos and what-not-tos of looking for work, especially in a major market like Chicago. And granted, I am a huge proponent of a simpler lifestyle, but a lot of this stuff is a just repetitive mindless "It's who you know." Well I don't know nobody.
I found that I did have a lot in common with two men who were each on different busses in the City. I wonder if it may have been the same man just on different busses, because their stories were uncannily similar.
The first bus was an uberfull express South to Hyde Park. And a gentleman, very polite, gets on the bus only to make an announcement after the bus announces that soliciting is illegal on the bus. He mentioned that he was just released from prison and was down to one resume trying to get enough for a bag of groceries. The second time was a very similar story, but with plenty of resumes at hand, and it was only my friend and I on the bus.
In the second situation, the man came up to me and explained his story after introducing himself. He explained his story but then I threw him a curve ball.
"...so as you can see if there is anything you can do to help..."
"Well, I'd love to, but I'm unemployed myself."
So I began wondering a couple of things. By the look on his face I wonder if he was really unemployed. Because if I'm unemployed and he's asking for a handout from me, but he really does have a job.... not that I want to make him feel guilty, but....
Secondly, I wonder what happens if I pass out my resume on the bus. Does that constitute good networking? Suppose that I just stood outside of a business and handed out my resume to people coming and going from there. That could be fun.
Lastly, is it good marketing to mention that you just recently were released from prison? I was immediately concerned what crime he was convicted of. Luckily it didn't appear that he was convicted of stabbing a bus full of passengers. At least that bus.........