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I spend A LOT of time reading BCB at work. Sometimes I feel guilty about it, not because I'm shorting my boss (me), but because my productivity level dwindles enough during Cubs regular season, and sites like this just exacerbates the situation.

So what's the solution? I have concluded that the solution is NOT cutting down time spent reading articles and posting to diaries, etc. The solution is to see if we can maybe make a few work-related connections amongst ourselves in this online community. Maybe if we all shared what we did for a living, people would be interested in networking with each other outside the forum with regards to sharing business, referrals, services, etc.  

Please feel free to share in this diary. I can't wait for sarcastic replies from the unemployed.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of SB Nation or Al Yellon, managing editor (unless it's a FanPost posted by Al). FanPost opinions are valued expressions of opinion by passionate and knowledgeable baseball fans.

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I'm not saying...
my boss could be reading this.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 6, 2008 4:14 PM CST reply actions  

I am a computer technician
at a local computer store in Michigan. I'm lucky enough that I can listen or watch all the games here.

And this is my first post here. I have been reading since the playoffs last year and recently made an account. Thanks for the great site Al!

by Kzoo Cubs Fan on Mar 6, 2008 4:20 PM CST reply actions  

Hey Kzoo Cub Fan

I work for a rapidly growing IT firm out of Lansing and we are hiring a Tech in Kalamazoo. Being a Cub fan is a great qualification as far as I concerned, and this is, after all, the stated goal of this post. Would like to get together but I’m not sure how??

by MIMuggles on May 30, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ah, Kalamazoo..
I live near Ft. Wayne, Indiana. How's about Lansing Lugnuts vs. Fort Wayne Wizards rivalry?

I work for a factory in the engineering field. I set up machines initally and make sure they run right for the operators AND customers.

Can't wait for the Cubs in '08!!!

by fuzzycubfan on Mar 6, 2008 4:27 PM CST reply actions  

Hey, now
don't forget about the south bend silverhawks!

by davidalanu on Mar 6, 2008 8:38 PM CST up reply actions  

Live in Lansing

Lugnuts were more fun when they were a Cub affiliate…

by MIMuggles on May 30, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Amen MIMuggles.

It was MUCH more fun when the Luggies were baby Cubs. I live in DeWitt., Can you imagine what it would have been like around here if Ryno had been in mid-Michigan for the last couple of years?

The Blue Jays?

Yawn.

Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)

by Zeke on Jun 3, 2008 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

IT Manager
For a medical supply company.

by hauss007 on Mar 6, 2008 4:28 PM CST reply actions  

IT

Hey Hauss, I’m an Account Exec. for a hardware / software reseller and IT services company. We’re Cisco Premiere, MS Gold, etc etc. Drop me a line if you ’d like to talk.

by stucook on Mar 9, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Prospective grad student.
finishing up my BA. I work as a tutor.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07

by gary varsho on Mar 6, 2008 4:32 PM CST reply actions  

Student
At least I'm waisting my own time & money.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin

by Reddevil on Mar 6, 2008 4:33 PM CST reply actions  

By any chance....
...does Red Devil refer to your high school team name?
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Mar 6, 2008 4:43 PM CST up reply actions  

Yes indeed...
...it does.  

Mine though is from the western Chicago suburbs.  Looks like yours in from WI.

"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Mar 7, 2008 10:54 AM CST up reply actions  

Red Devil
I'm a former Red Devil from small town IL. You?

by Tangled Up In Blue on Mar 7, 2008 12:11 PM CST up reply actions  

Mine would be....
...Hinsdale
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Mar 7, 2008 1:03 PM CST up reply actions  

Mine would be...
...a small town called Spring Valley. About 100 miles southwest of Chicago.

by Tangled Up In Blue on Mar 7, 2008 1:38 PM CST up reply actions  

Indiana Red Devils
What about the Red Devils from the West Si-eed
Did he just say funky butt-loving?

by Louie on Mar 7, 2008 1:57 PM CST up reply actions  

I thought the "red devils" were ...
a baseball team in St. Louis.

Sorry to post twice.  I'll get this computer thing down one of these days.  Now, if only I can find where I crank the thing up....

Go Cubs Go! Go Cubs Go! Hey Chicago, whadya say? The Cubs are going to win today!

by Cubfansince1957 on Mar 8, 2008 1:55 AM CST up reply actions  

same
when did you go there?
MURTON!!!

by tal1286 on Mar 8, 2008 2:07 PM CST up reply actions  

waisting

if your waisting your time, then speeling is not your major….

by billy26 on May 26, 2008 1:12 AM CDT up reply actions  

IT Admin/Project manager
in Downers Grove.
Worst to First in 2007, brought to you by Lou, Sori, A-Ram and D-Lee.

by drewishdrewid on Mar 6, 2008 4:46 PM CST reply actions  

I
work for a UV Printing Inks Company . Based out of Columbus, Ohio. But we have facilities in Dallas, Chicago(crestwood), and LA(rancho). I ofcourse work for the Chicago facility

by Kchance on Mar 6, 2008 4:51 PM CST reply actions  

Installation/Maintenance Tech
in the semiconductor industry, currently assigned to the Intel fabs in Chandler, AZ.
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse

by BigJohnAZ on Mar 6, 2008 4:56 PM CST reply actions  

Electrical Engineer student here
I am in my last semester.

I was out there at the Intel Chandler plant for the college rush. It was a huge facility. I was interviewed for a process engineer job.

Unfortunately I did not get the job but I will be out there again in April interviewing with another company in Scottsdale called General Dynamics.

THE FONZ HAS ARRIVED!

by amaru on Mar 6, 2008 5:07 PM CST up reply actions  

Were you at the plant on Chandler Blvd. (Fab 6)
or on Dobson (the Ocotillo site Fabs 12, 22 and 32)? I work at the Ocotillo site.

Good luck to you!

"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse

by BigJohnAZ on Mar 6, 2008 5:15 PM CST up reply actions  

Blocking BCB at work
Yeah, I've been thinking about blocking this site from my work computer. I spend entirely too much time refreshing diaries just to read the most recent post. This site is too addictive.

by ms9av on Mar 6, 2008 4:58 PM CST reply actions  

Do you not realize..
how much time it will take you to catch up on reading all the posts made throughout the day when you get home? Trust me, keep BCB in your favorites and keep hitting the F5 key every 5 minutes. You'll actually be saving time in the long run.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 6, 2008 5:04 PM CST up reply actions  

Tru Dat!
n/t
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse

by BigJohnAZ on Mar 6, 2008 5:16 PM CST up reply actions  

I single-handedly
got BCB blocked at my high school.  I was confronted by the Computer Technician person about it,  lol.
1st Official Al-Wanna-Be! Feel free to become an Oficial Al-Wanna-Be Today!

by LilLPLancer23 on Mar 6, 2008 5:56 PM CST up reply actions  

What school?
If you don't mind me asking.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Mar 6, 2008 6:00 PM CST up reply actions  

HS
LilLPLancer has to be from Lake Park High School in Roselle.  They are the Lake Park Lancers.

by MissouriKev on Mar 7, 2008 4:27 PM CST up reply actions  

Doctoral student...
...at the University of Kansas.  In front of a computer 24/7.

Dan

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Mar 6, 2008 5:05 PM CST reply actions  

RSS feed
I've found that getting the RSS feed helps because I don't read the comments as much at work.

Me, I'm a management consultant.

It's a simple question, Doctor: would you eat the moon if it were made of ribs??

by Invalid User on Mar 6, 2008 5:17 PM CST reply actions  

Very Interesting....

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 6, 2008 5:26 PM CST up reply actions  

Associate Producer
Associate Producer for well known Sports Entertainment Company.

by ak123 on Mar 6, 2008 5:25 PM CST reply actions  

Professor, English.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Mar 6, 2008 5:38 PM CST reply actions  

I hope
that you're not grading us on our grammar!
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007

by DeRoMyHero on Mar 6, 2008 8:08 PM CST up reply actions  

Always.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie

by buckmulligan on Mar 6, 2008 8:11 PM CST up reply actions  

IT Admin/Project manager
in Schaumburg.  (Well...office is in Schaumburg, but I never go there.  Work from home in Rockford 99% of the time)

I guess this is an ideal job for people named "Drew"  

:)

by Neifi Puppy on Mar 6, 2008 5:40 PM CST reply actions  

huh
I don't get to work from home that often, tho...
Worst to First in 2007, brought to you by Lou, Sori, A-Ram and D-Lee.

by drewishdrewid on Mar 6, 2008 7:19 PM CST up reply actions  

Web Developer, Fantasy Sports
AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Mar 6, 2008 5:44 PM CST reply actions  

I think I'm in love...
...keep those fantasy ball improvements comin.

Dan

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Mar 6, 2008 7:44 PM CST up reply actions  

mike
do you do just web design or do you also program software?

by DartmouthCubsFan on Mar 7, 2008 2:17 PM CST up reply actions  

at this point
it's strictly web development.
AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Mar 7, 2008 3:24 PM CST up reply actions  

Physical Therapist
For the official rehab providers of the Cubs.  I hope one day that I will never get to post on here again, because I will be the PT for the Cubs.

Seriously, if anybody has any injury questions, or good doctor referrals in the Chicago area, let me know.

by MerigoldBowling on Mar 6, 2008 5:45 PM CST reply actions  

Warehouse Manager
for Chicago Costume.  Anybody need an Easter Bunny rental?

by JFG72 on Mar 6, 2008 5:46 PM CST reply actions  

Best one
so far
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson

by JohnM on Mar 6, 2008 6:05 PM CST up reply actions  

How is it
...that you've posted 11 times and this is the first one I've seen on BCB?  

And where the hell is that George Washington costume I asked for last year, dammit?!

by Rev Gunia on Mar 6, 2008 6:07 PM CST up reply actions  

I am....
I am a Service Advisor/Consultant in the Denver, CO. area.....
You gotta believe!!!

by bolson1076 on Mar 6, 2008 6:19 PM CST up reply actions  

What part of Denver?
I'm in Englewood.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007

by DeRoMyHero on Mar 7, 2008 1:21 PM CST up reply actions  

Work at a grass-roots drug recovery
program in North Philly. Do community projects like urban greening, waste veg. oil into biodiesel, and gardening; also job training and some fund-raising (which is how i'm on the computer)

by philadelphiacub on Mar 6, 2008 5:51 PM CST reply actions  

Asst. Branch Manager
@ a bank in Frederick, Maryland.  Needless to say I don't do anything at work but refresh BCB all day long.  This site is my herione.
"Oh well, there's always next year!!!" Every Cub fan

by McRipper on Mar 6, 2008 5:52 PM CST reply actions  

Hi McRipper
Checking in from Baltimore here. Nice to see other Cubs fans in MD.

by NorthSide87 on Mar 8, 2008 7:21 AM CST up reply actions  

I will be in Baltimore
at the end of April for the NAEMD Navigator conference. I have never been out that way. I am going with a couple other dispatchers as well. We were interested in a sightseeing type tour of DC. We don't have enough time to tour every building in DC, but would like to find something that would take us past the major ones. Any ideas or suggestions? Also, will the cherry trees be blooming around this time? I hear that is beautiful.
"The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose." ~ Ernie Banks

by love the ivy on Mar 8, 2008 8:43 AM CST up reply actions  

Suggestions
Good timing because the cherry blossoms bloom around the first week of April.  If you go to the National Mall, which is were the cherry blossoms are, you have access to many monuments.  If you like to walk, you can walk to the Jefferson Monument, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Wall Memorial, and several others.  

Also, you should really try to get to the Arlington Cemetary.  There is so much history there and the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a must see.  Also, the Iwo Jima memorial is near the cemetary.  Just some ideas for you.  It really is a beautiful city.

"Oh well, there's always next year!!!" Every Cub fan

by McRipper on Mar 8, 2008 9:24 AM CST up reply actions  

Hey Northside
Definitely, i've been living in Maryland for 18 years and have met maybe 2 other Cubs fans.
"Oh well, there's always next year!!!" Every Cub fan

by McRipper on Mar 8, 2008 9:11 AM CST up reply actions  

Government Affairs
I'm a lobbyist in Springfield.

by imauis on Mar 6, 2008 5:58 PM CST reply actions  

As most of you know...
... I'm a television director, for morning news at ABC-7 in Chicago.

In my spare time I run this site.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Mar 6, 2008 5:59 PM CST reply actions  

I thought
it was Fox. Anyhow maybe we give 7 a shot in the am. Have been watching Dick and gang for some time.

So what is the real story with Bruce Wolf? I have always liked his quirky ways. But he seems to have fallen off the screen. I don't expect you to answer, but hey throw it out.

"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"

by wild bill on Mar 6, 2008 6:04 PM CST up reply actions  

I forgot
to reply to your spare time comment. YOU HAVE A LOT OF SPARE TIME! HEHEHE. Really Al, thank you, you are using your spare time in a very good way. For that I thank you.
"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"

by wild bill on Mar 6, 2008 6:05 PM CST up reply actions  

for a long time
that was my dream job.  I could never break in, tho.
Worst to First in 2007, brought to you by Lou, Sori, A-Ram and D-Lee.

by drewishdrewid on Mar 6, 2008 7:22 PM CST up reply actions  

IT Recruiter
And a damn good one, I might add.

by kanderber on Mar 6, 2008 5:59 PM CST reply actions  

Where do you work?
I met with an IT Recruiter when I was between jobs back in September. I can't recall the name of the company off the top of my head, I just remember that their offices were on Riverside Plaza just a bit north of Union Station.
AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Mar 6, 2008 6:36 PM CST up reply actions  

you cover knowledge management positions?
or is your focus more technical, i.e. network security, server admin, etc.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Mar 6, 2008 7:19 PM CST up reply actions  

actually
kanderbear is a pro at being a dickhead

as far as job status kanderbear = unemployed drifter

"Just say Smith or Jones again, it dont matter, none of this matters"

by ksucubbie on Mar 6, 2008 10:20 PM CST up reply actions  

Technical
C# developers, SQL DBA's, Technical Support, etc.

by kanderber on Mar 7, 2008 3:58 PM CST up reply actions  

Da boss
I can only filter in on this site when I have time. Work first. If I have time I don't feel guilty at all. I must admit though, when I am busy and there is an interesting subject on BCB, I find it hard not to tune in.
"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"

by wild bill on Mar 6, 2008 6:00 PM CST reply actions  

Private Investor
The time I waste here is my own!  :-)
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007

by DeRoMyHero on Mar 6, 2008 6:00 PM CST reply actions  

Dispatcher here
I answer several phone lines including 911. I send out police, fire, and ambulance for my town of about 15k. It is interesting to say the least! I spend waaaay too much time on here when I am working late shifts, but I figure that's a good way to keep me awake and ready for the next call to come in! Sounds good anyways, right?
"The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose." ~ Ernie Banks

by love the ivy on Mar 6, 2008 6:03 PM CST reply actions  

Sports Writer
in Albuquerque, New Mexico
http://newmexicocubs.blogspot.com

by ABQ Cubs Fan on Mar 6, 2008 6:04 PM CST reply actions  

Going to New Mexico, Albq.
at the end of April, any suggestions, eat, drink and see?

by Johnny Callison was a Cub on Mar 6, 2008 10:07 PM CST up reply actions  

Go to Wecks......
its a chain of cafes around ABQ only open for breakfast & lunch.  Great food & huge portions.  Get the pappas, unbeliveable!
BELIEVE!

by cubbie08 on Mar 7, 2008 3:46 PM CST up reply actions  

frountier
on my visit i went here and its like new mexican food and its kinda of like a portillo's type place were u order at the counter then take ur food and it's on central across the street from unm
but when i get there i'll know more. you gotta check out a isotopes game
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift." - Steve Prefontaine

by cublee on Mar 8, 2008 11:01 PM CST up reply actions  

I guess I can tell you..
I run the IT department for a printing company.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 6, 2008 6:05 PM CST reply actions  

Shoot
I had you pegged for a photo picture person (can't spell photographore)No spell check here,
"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"

by wild bill on Mar 6, 2008 6:09 PM CST up reply actions  

I figured graphic artist
or some such thing.
"Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?"

by Jettero2112 on Mar 6, 2008 7:55 PM CST up reply actions  

Dang
now that makes so much sense
I think my favorite uncle was Uncle Caveman. We called him that because he lived in a cave and would eat one of us. We then realized he was a bear.

by deepthoughtsbyjackhandey on Mar 6, 2008 10:40 PM CST up reply actions  

Hey HeyGundy
You didn't say what you do for a living.
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson

by JohnM on Mar 6, 2008 6:06 PM CST reply actions  

Sorry!
Solo Practice Attorney, Personal Injury Law and Residential Real Estate...
I make the league minimum

by HeyGundy on Mar 6, 2008 6:53 PM CST up reply actions  

where?
i represent real estate developers in vegas.
I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Mar 7, 2008 1:12 AM CST up reply actions  

Right now
Chicagoland...too bad...hot market out there, even during the crunch...
I make the league minimum

by HeyGundy on Mar 7, 2008 8:45 AM CST up reply actions  

Video freelancer
For years, mostly a shooter.  Also do some audio engineering, lately been doing a lot of editing, moving towards a bit of streaming tech, occasionally I will produce or direct.  Recently took up still photography again.

On the side I like to play music (long-standing guitarist who practices intermittently) and a very good cook.

by MN exile on Mar 6, 2008 6:07 PM CST reply actions  

Associate Pastor
at a Lutheran church in Burr Ridge.

by Rev Gunia on Mar 6, 2008 6:09 PM CST reply actions  

Hey, hey
Another Lutheran pastor - me, too.
Soriano must leadoff... to provide adequate protection for Big Z!

by DGU on Mar 7, 2008 5:47 AM CST up reply actions  

Yes, but
...the critical question:  ELCA?  LCMS?  WELS?  AALC?  Other?

by Rev Gunia on Mar 7, 2008 8:23 AM CST up reply actions  

LCMS
Do you know the pastor at Ebenezer? He and I went to sem together and talk about the Cubs pretty much every week by phone.
Soriano must leadoff... to provide adequate protection for Big Z!

by DGU on Mar 7, 2008 11:45 AM CST up reply actions  

All right
If you were ELCA, we'd have to agree to disgagree about everything...and also be forever bitter toward one another.  =)

I don't think I've ever met the pastor at Ebenezer.  It's Gizynski, right?  I hear he's got a challenging call, but is doing some good community service there.  

Where are you serving?

by Rev Gunia on Mar 7, 2008 12:03 PM CST up reply actions  

How about that
I'm an ELCA Lutheran member...great that you guys are part of the discussion

by MDBNIU on Mar 7, 2008 1:16 PM CST up reply actions  

Sorry
...but as a good Missouri Synod Lutheran, I'll have to disagree with that comment.  =)

That makes five of us here...not that I'm counting.

by Rev Gunia on Mar 7, 2008 1:19 PM CST up reply actions  

I'm down in Louisville
hoping to be able to watch Jay Bruce play all summer long, right up to the moment he's traded for an injured reliever.
Soriano must leadoff... to provide adequate protection for Big Z!

by DGU on Mar 7, 2008 2:07 PM CST up reply actions  

My vicarage
...was in Cincinnati, about an hour away from you.  My wife and I had frequently talked about visiting Louisville and seeing what there is to see.  I also had a Baptist friend who was studying at a seminary down there; we were considering looking him up.

by Rev Gunia on Mar 7, 2008 2:20 PM CST up reply actions  

TV production assistant.
I float around a bit - video editing on some days, floor directing/camera operating and teleprompter operating some other days. Occasionally I'll have to run audio or something.
I has a blog.

by cwyers on Mar 6, 2008 6:10 PM CST reply actions  

Teacher
I teach 6th grade reading.
This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.

by HectorVillanueva on Mar 6, 2008 6:25 PM CST reply actions  

Child Support Enforcement Attorney
For a really, really, really big county here in Southern California.
Santo Forever!

by BeerCub on Mar 6, 2008 6:34 PM CST reply actions  

Call centre representative, currently, FTD.
Yeah, you can call me and gripe about your damn flowers.  But my primary job is being an author and writing mentor.  No money, but much more enjoyable.

Here's a website:  www.ftd.com/love

$10.00 off everything you order.

GEAUX THERIOT!

by Littlerock Rynofan on Mar 6, 2008 6:48 PM CST reply actions  

Dept of Justice
I work for the Dept of Justice smackdab in the middle of Oklahoma.
GO CUBS GO!!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Mar 6, 2008 6:50 PM CST reply actions  

Military
I'm in the Army and am a Cryptologic Linguist Supervisor. Go Cubbies!!!

by ArmyCubFan on Mar 6, 2008 6:53 PM CST reply actions  

Army
right now reclassing at Ft Gordon, GA.  AFN needs to show more Cubs games and less Yankees games!!

by punchnpie325 on Mar 7, 2008 7:15 PM CST up reply actions  

Meteorologist
Central Oklahoma. Course, I don't surf the site at work, except on breaks.

by anvilcrawler on Mar 6, 2008 7:00 PM CST reply actions  

Professor, Business Administration
Usually log on at home at night and while eating lunch at my desk...and occasionally other times, too.
Free the upper deck!

by cubzfan on Mar 6, 2008 7:02 PM CST reply actions  

Video Director/Editor
at a University.
Did he just say funky butt-loving?

by Louie on Mar 6, 2008 7:15 PM CST reply actions  

Boiler Operator
in a powerhouse for a mining and smelting company and yes i read bleedcubbieblue at work
*diehard cubs fan from northern manitoba, canada

by hoppy91 on Mar 6, 2008 7:21 PM CST reply actions  

I can't help myself....
Has anyone had an unfortunate smelting accident and lost their member????
"The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose." ~ Ernie Banks

by love the ivy on Mar 6, 2008 10:09 PM CST up reply actions  

Student, MSU
But perhaps I won't share WHICH MSU...History major, (hopefully) teaching sometime soon...
"Hey! If the moon were made of ribs, wouldja eat it? I know I would!"

by cubs0505 on Mar 6, 2008 7:23 PM CST reply actions  

I am a self employed architect.
I work from home and I should be working right now.
"Harlem Furniture......You'll like our style!"

by Imtrejo on Mar 6, 2008 7:35 PM CST reply actions  

Teacher
.....and coach and a lot of related ventures.
This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).

by mrcubsfan on Mar 6, 2008 7:37 PM CST reply actions  

Architecture, Structural & Civil Engineering
for a company based in Louisville, KY.  (Uber Geek).  Director for my kids booster club so I spend a lot of time at Slugger Field (Bats, Reds AAA team) pouring coldies and also working a lot of U of L athletic events.
"Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?"

by Jettero2112 on Mar 6, 2008 7:45 PM CST reply actions  

Currently looking for a job
I'm 25 and currently looking for a full-time job, anybody know anywere thats hiring? I live in the south suburbs.(Orland Park, Tinley, Homewood, Frankfort, Mokena,Oak Forest and so on area)

by cubsfan25 on Mar 6, 2008 7:46 PM CST reply actions  

maybe suggest something that you would do
for someone to make them money.
I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Mar 7, 2008 1:10 AM CST up reply actions  

Talent Agent
Vice President of EC Model & Talent Agency in Orlando FL. My office is decked out, floor to ceiling in my Cubs gear! As much as the staduium's SUCK, I can't wait for June 17-19 and Aug 15-17.

Go Cubbies!

by ericrung @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Mar 6, 2008 8:12 PM CST reply actions  

We have a suprising amount of people...
...involved in TV/video production around here. Or maybe I just notice such things more because I'm one of them.
I has a blog.

by cwyers on Mar 6, 2008 8:14 PM CST reply actions  

I noticed that too.
I'm an IT Director for a forging company.  Steel, not checks.
"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Mar 7, 2008 1:06 PM CST up reply actions  

Yep. Here's another one.

Executive Producer for a television station in Michigan.

Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)

by Zeke on Jun 3, 2008 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Marketing/Graphic Design/IT
It's a family business in Florida.  I got stuck with being the computer geek in the business.  Used to work in Chicago doing marketing and PR for a blood bank.
a licky boom boom down

by dahcar on Mar 6, 2008 8:28 PM CST reply actions  

Engineering Technician
Pros:

Long time Martial artist and Weightlifter.

Nationally ranked chess player.

Lifelong Cubs, Bears, Black Hawk, and Bulls fan that can relate to cerebral adults who don't wait for someone else to tell them how to think or feel. Enjoy critical discussion with anyone that knows what they believe and can intelligently express and defend their views, basing those views on fact, not emotional generalities.

Cons:

Feminists, liberals, non-thinking, welfare feeding, government dependent, slack jawed, FM listening, maggot infested, knee-jerk, sycophant, star-struck, swooning.....

Oh wait.....

This isn't E-Harmony?

Oops...

Neveeeer Mind!

Topeka, Kansas huh! Let the good times roll!

by Kurt on Mar 6, 2008 8:32 PM CST reply actions  

wow
you sound like an ignorant nutcase! I doubt you welcome any dissenting views you ever had, despite what you wrote, so you are going to hell

by wojo on Mar 7, 2008 2:23 AM CST up reply actions  

It's a joke
I think he's purposefully trying to sound ridiculous for comedic effect.  

by Rev Gunia on Mar 7, 2008 8:21 AM CST up reply actions  

no
this is really how that guy is

he got banned from ACB & 1060 for gods sake for being a religous nutcase who threated to drive to kansas to assault people who didnt agree with him

"Just say Smith or Jones again, it dont matter, none of this matters"

by ksucubbie on Mar 7, 2008 9:53 AM CST up reply actions  

Huh
I'll stand corrected.  This fellow "religious nut-case" will bow to your superior wisdom.

by Rev Gunia on Mar 7, 2008 12:12 PM CST up reply actions  

Well...
I'm a tithing board member, teach the 3rd and 4th grade boys SS class, play on our worship team and am involved in the media/drama department of my church. But I'm not religious by any means.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 7, 2008 12:28 PM CST up reply actions  

no
dont get offended my fellow lutheran brother, there is a place for religon but Kurt def. takes it into the Fred Phelps realm of crazy which gives all christians a bad name
"Just say Smith or Jones again, it dont matter, none of this matters"

by ksucubbie on Mar 7, 2008 12:40 PM CST up reply actions  

Agreed.
I know he has been banned at other sites. I looked back at all the posts he's made here, and though he's come pretty close to crossing the line, he hasn't done so. Yet. But trust me, I'm watching.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Mar 7, 2008 12:50 PM CST up reply actions  

banning
him is what led to all the threating emails in the first place, but its good to know you are aware of him
"Just say Smith or Jones again, it dont matter, none of this matters"

by ksucubbie on Mar 7, 2008 12:56 PM CST up reply actions  

Thanks.
I'm well aware of the entire situation, and will keep my eyes open.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Mar 7, 2008 2:18 PM CST up reply actions  

Not offended at all...
and I am always mystified by how most Christians can be so personally offended by things. I guess I have the spiritual gift of thick skin.

Oh..and I happen to be a Nazarene not a Lutheran, but don't hold that against me K?

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 7, 2008 1:05 PM CST up reply actions  

I also play
on my church's worship team.  What do you play?
Go Cubbies!

by NC Cubs Fan on Mar 7, 2008 2:45 PM CST up reply actions  

These...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 7, 2008 2:54 PM CST up reply actions  

re: These...
Wow, those are some sweet-looking telecasters! Do you name your guitars? I have a friend who names all of his. I have a Seagull acoustic/electric that, unfortunately, I don't play very often any more.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.

by daver on Mar 7, 2008 7:10 PM CST up reply actions  

I do name them...
they're all named...MINE. LOL.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 8, 2008 10:34 AM CST up reply actions  

Nice Teles...
I'm on my second.  Just an MIM - nothing fancy, but I've set it up nicely and it sounds good.  The first, which I sold (moment of insanity) quite a few years ago, was a Thinline I hot-rodded rather interestingly.  LP "mini-bucker" at the neck, DiMarzio Strat PU in the middle, full-size humbucker at the replacement Tune-o-matic bridge, Schaller tuners, brass nut, and some "interesting" tone control circuitry.

And that's not all - the one I really regret selling at the same time was an old Guild Bluesbird, with P-90s.  I'll likely never see anything quite like that again.  Well, maybe, got a project in mind...

by MN exile on Mar 8, 2008 10:25 AM CST up reply actions  

Make it five
I'm the principal of an LCMS elementary school in SW Michigan

by 08 Cubs on Mar 7, 2008 8:12 PM CST up reply actions  

"Religious nut"
is tongue in cheek.  If the guy threatened to do harm to people who disagree with him, he's just a plain old nut who distorts religion to fit his own ideas as part of his nuttery.

I disassociate myself with harming, assaulting, manipulating, etc. people in any way (physical, verbal, psychological) and I especially am opposed to using religion as an excuse for such activities.

I suppose what I was trying to get across (unsuccessfully, I admit) is that not all nuts are religious people; not all religious people are nuts.  The distinction should be gently made.

By the way, I read a post of yours on the San Diego Padres site about "how to make fun of Cubs fans."  Your picture of Prior was hilarious.  

by Rev Gunia on Mar 7, 2008 1:08 PM CST up reply actions  

i think
im going to nail a copy of the 95 thesis on Santo's door
"Just say Smith or Jones again, it dont matter, none of this matters"

by ksucubbie on Mar 7, 2008 1:09 PM CST up reply actions  

Or it was humor, Wojo....
....and you're way too impressed with yourself.

By the way, nowhere in that post did I not accept Christ. Apparently you don't understand what causes one to go to hell. You probably should figure that out instead of professing righteous indignation at a joke.

Self-importance will do that to you though.

See if I ever frequent Taco Bell and let you fill an order for me again.

Topeka, Kansas huh! Let the good times roll!

by Kurt on Mar 7, 2008 6:17 PM CST up reply actions  

student...
but I'm working at Home Depot in Louisiana until I graduate with a degree in Marketing. Then I hope to move farther north...........

by blueballs on Mar 6, 2008 8:34 PM CST reply actions  

Partner in a consulting/software firm
primarily focus on online merchandizing and B&B app development.
I have no response to that.

by stelmodad on Mar 6, 2008 8:39 PM CST reply actions  

Training Specialist
Civilian employee of the USAF Air Traffic Control School.  Retired active duty USAF 24 years, mostly as an air traffic controller.
And so it goes.

by Luigi on Mar 6, 2008 8:41 PM CST reply actions  

When did you retire, what bases?
I retired in 2002, as an controller in USAF. Just curious.

by Johnny Callison was a Cub on Mar 6, 2008 10:13 PM CST up reply actions  

Retired in 1990
Instructor in the schoolhouse from 1981-1987 (military) and from 1994-present (civilian).  I may have been one of your instructors!
And so it goes.

by Luigi on Mar 7, 2008 8:22 AM CST up reply actions  

Was at
Kessler in June of 1981, now at Dover AFB, DOD controller, small world.

by Johnny Callison was a Cub on Mar 7, 2008 9:52 AM CST up reply actions  

My Guess
is that we know some of the same people.  You can contact me at sarge39532 at yahoo dot com and we can play the "Where were you?" game.
And so it goes.

by Luigi on Mar 7, 2008 10:08 AM CST up reply actions  

Film & DVD Distribution
My company does mostly foreign language art films, classics
and silent films. I deal mostly with Universities , libraries and
film festival. Got our first Oscar nomination this year. Yippee
Didn't win.
"It's the Cubbies. There's always a vibe. It's the greatest vibe in baseball." Greg Maddux on Cub fan's optimism even after the 06 debacle.

by jessica on Mar 6, 2008 8:42 PM CST reply actions  

porn?
n/t
I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Mar 7, 2008 1:07 AM CST up reply actions  

jessica..
is Kim's video still in the village?

by wojo on Mar 7, 2008 2:24 AM CST up reply actions  

Sort of
The big Kim's on 10th closed about 6 six years ago and it has been vacant because they want like a million dollars a month rent. About 2 years ago they opened a little Kim's on Christopher St. There is still a big Kim's store on St. Mark's Place

Per previous post. No actual porn but some weird Japanese stuff
I pay no atttention to. Mainly foreign language art films
( Tarkovsky, Haneke, Tavernier, Wong Kar Wai) and silent stuff
( Keaton, Griffith, Lang, etc). Don't forget the DVD of silent baseball films I produced.

"It's the Cubbies. There's always a vibe. It's the greatest vibe in baseball." Greg Maddux on Cub fan's optimism even after the 06 debacle.

by jessica on Mar 7, 2008 11:55 AM CST up reply actions  

Project Manager/Consultant
Healthcare software company, Madison, WI.  I need to move someplace warm.

by cubfan1982 on Mar 6, 2008 8:51 PM CST reply actions  

associate director...
... of a residential summer camp. Its hiring season so if anyone here's looking for a summer job, let me know.

DmL

by dmlichte on Mar 6, 2008 9:01 PM CST reply actions  

I read blogs about t-shirts at work
at least that is mostly what I have been doing lately.  I'm supposed to be a city planner for the 4th largest city in Wisconsin.
"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." -- Mark Twain

by circuitclout on Mar 6, 2008 9:09 PM CST reply actions  

golf pro here......
who's spending wayyyyyy to much time here since I discovered this site in Dec.

It is addictive as hell....oh well........things aren'ty exactly busy around the course during such a long dreadful winter.

by plenz on Mar 6, 2008 9:14 PM CST up reply actions  

it
must be cubs mania at the golf course where you work!!!

by cubsmania on Mar 6, 2008 9:30 PM CST up reply actions  

ha ha!!!!
as you well know..........it's the only golf course where golf is never on tv..........lol

by plenz on Mar 6, 2008 9:39 PM CST up reply actions  

it was
bad enough for productivity during cubs games without bcb....nothing will get done now that we will have game threads on bcb to go along with the game.

by cubsmania on Mar 6, 2008 9:43 PM CST up reply actions  

thankfully
more night games on the horizon!

by plenz on Mar 6, 2008 10:04 PM CST up reply actions  

just since december?!?!!11
wait till the season starts.  nah, wait till the PLAYOFFS start.  this place is like crack.
I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Mar 7, 2008 1:02 AM CST up reply actions  

OK, I'll bite
...pretell, what IS the fourth largest city in Wisconsin?  My wild guess for the top four most populous cities in Wisconsin are:  1) Milwaukee; 2) Madison; 3) Racine; 4) Wausau.

I could simply google this to find out the right answer, but instead, I'll anxiously await your reply.

by Rev Gunia on Mar 6, 2008 10:42 PM CST up reply actions  

you had the first 2 right
green bay is #3 and kenosha #4.  now you can impress all your friends with your knowledge of wisconsin's largest cities.  

you are welcome.

"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." -- Mark Twain

by circuitclout on Mar 6, 2008 11:47 PM CST up reply actions  

i had a great uncle
in both senses of "great" that lived in waukegan when i was growing up.  i went to many a kenosha twins game with him on the weekends.  my first exposure to professional baseball outside the cubs.

good times.  are the twins still around?  i could easily look it up on the internets but i will anxiously await your reply.

I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Mar 7, 2008 1:05 AM CST up reply actions  

sadly
the twins have long since left, though the ballpark is still around.

its nice to have all these people hanging on every word.  who needs google, i say.

"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." -- Mark Twain

by circuitclout on Mar 7, 2008 7:29 AM CST up reply actions  

3 out of 4
I got the first three out of four right. I won't have known that was number 4.

by Madison Cub Fan on Mar 9, 2008 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

My husband
and I own a couple of LLC's and I do the bookwork for them so basically I do nothing. :-)

by sue369 on Mar 6, 2008 9:10 PM CST reply actions  

own a couple LLCs??
that doesnt mean anything.  what do the LLCs do?
I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Mar 7, 2008 1:01 AM CST up reply actions  

The LLC's
are Ag related and they do mean something to us.

by sue369 on Mar 7, 2008 10:59 AM CST up reply actions  

I'm sure they do.
I was just saying that "owning LLCs" provides no insight into what you actually do since LLCs can do anything.
I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Mar 7, 2008 12:05 PM CST up reply actions  

investment analyst + fantasy sports analyst
for an institutional consulting firm

2nd part is for Fantistics, also known as www.insiderbaseball.com or www.insiderfootball.com

hoping to one day make the fanrasty sports analyst the bigger role...

by DartmouthCubsFan on Mar 6, 2008 9:27 PM CST reply actions  

wow...
fanrasty... its been a long day

by DartmouthCubsFan on Mar 6, 2008 9:28 PM CST up reply actions  

Marleyian slip?
fan"rasty"...

maybe you're destined to start up a Reggae Fantasy League

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Mar 6, 2008 11:45 PM CST up reply actions  

Technical Illustrator/ Freelance Graphic Design
I use Adobe Illustrator & ProE to draw Tech/Part Manuals for John Deere in Dubuque, Ia. I also do freelance graphic design on the side, as I have a Graphics degree.
That rug really tied the room together.

by TCobb1911 on Mar 6, 2008 9:32 PM CST reply actions  

John Deere is one of our customers.
I work at a forging plant.
"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

by BlueSox on Mar 7, 2008 1:14 PM CST up reply actions  

Risk Analyst in energy trading
in Portland, Or.  My user name has become a bit dated.

by akcubfan on Mar 6, 2008 9:40 PM CST reply actions  

Magazine editor in Colorado
Day games kill my productivity....

by chucolo on Mar 6, 2008 9:42 PM CST reply actions  

Retired Marine / Now Budget Director...
...with Training Command in Quantico, Virginia.
PERRY!!!!

by Goat Whisperer on Mar 6, 2008 9:58 PM CST reply actions  

semper fi, marine
I hope I said that right!

by wojo on Mar 7, 2008 2:27 AM CST up reply actions  

Accountant at University in RI
Work at a university in RI and have to watch all the 1:05 games on mlb.tv at work. tough life :)
i love mlb extra innings and mlb.tv out here on the east coast

by mossey12 on Mar 6, 2008 10:00 PM CST reply actions  

Analytical Chemist
Science Rocks!!

Old Style is the nectar of life.

by Mordecai on Mar 6, 2008 10:00 PM CST reply actions  

Where do you work out of?
I'm a PhD student @ OhioU
I'm likely to start as many MLB games as Neifi Perez in '08

by jds2 on Mar 6, 2008 10:42 PM CST up reply actions  

sorry hit post to soon
P-Chemistry specializing in Nanochem
I'm likely to start as many MLB games as Neifi Perez in '08

by jds2 on Mar 6, 2008 10:43 PM CST up reply actions  

Schaumburg
Doing QC work.
Old Style is the nectar of life.

by Mordecai on Mar 7, 2008 9:51 AM CST up reply actions  

Air Traffic controller
retired from US Air Force, now a controller for the DOD in Delaware.

by Johnny Callison was a Cub on Mar 6, 2008 10:11 PM CST reply actions  

Cool...
Me too...

UIC School of Public Health, Network admin.

by lalocp on Mar 6, 2008 10:26 PM CST up reply actions  

IU student
just trying to make a future living and fun stuff in my free time
I think my favorite uncle was Uncle Caveman. We called him that because he lived in a cave and would eat one of us. We then realized he was a bear.

by deepthoughtsbyjackhandey on Mar 6, 2008 10:38 PM CST reply actions  

Rocket Scientist
Work on the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) program for the Space Shuttle - we launch next week!

by JFCubFan on Mar 6, 2008 10:40 PM CST reply actions  

Where's Nickler?
I'm dying to find out what he does for a living.  

by Rev Gunia on Mar 6, 2008 10:42 PM CST reply actions  

ha!
made a fortune selling wooden nickels?

by wojo on Mar 7, 2008 2:15 AM CST up reply actions  

Credit Analyst in Denver,
covering infrastructure companies.  
The Cubs are on their way!!

by DenverCub on Mar 6, 2008 10:51 PM CST reply actions  

As my name suggests..
I am a professional opera singer.
"Keep the sun out of your eyes and be yourself"

by cubbietenor on Mar 6, 2008 10:55 PM CST reply actions  

wow is right !!!
I love the opera.  I think a Cubs opera is doable, don't you ?   Ha !!

by coral on Mar 7, 2008 4:18 AM CST up reply actions  

I dunno..
A lot of operas are tragedies and I am hoping for glory this year.
"Keep the sun out of your eyes and be yourself"

by cubbietenor on Mar 7, 2008 11:54 AM CST up reply actions  

I believe I'll start a grassroots
...movement to get you singing the National Anthem and/or the "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during a homegame.  

Hmmmm...now how to go about doing that.

by Rev Gunia on Mar 7, 2008 1:14 PM CST up reply actions  

Crap
...now I have to draft a petition.  Maybe I'll ask Chad to do this.  I bet he'll be diligent and do it in a timely manner.

by Rev Gunia on Mar 7, 2008 1:59 PM CST up reply actions  

lol that's great...
If you wanna hear me, you can go to my website at www.jaeaster.com
"Keep the sun out of your eyes and be yourself"

by cubbietenor on Mar 7, 2008 7:48 PM CST up reply actions  

Do You Peform
wherever there is an available role or do you stick primarily to a single venue/opera company?
And so it goes.

by Luigi on Mar 7, 2008 8:24 AM CST up reply actions  

The life is constant travel...
I live in NYC for the auditions but travel around the state. Each job is usually no more than 6-8 weeks.  Began my career a couple of years ago so I am an not traveling full time yet but here and there. Sang with Des Moines Opera, El Paso Opera, New York Opera, Empire Opera and that does not count the Symphony concert gigs.  Hopefully in the next year or two I will have jobs lines up for about 8-9 months out of the year (that is about the normal for a full time opera singer)
"Keep the sun out of your eyes and be yourself"

by cubbietenor on Mar 7, 2008 11:53 AM CST up reply actions  

In NYC also
we should catch a game sometime.
"Keep the sun out of your eyes and be yourself"

by cubbietenor on Mar 6, 2008 11:07 PM CST up reply actions  

cool
i bet you played all the great places?

by wojo on Mar 7, 2008 2:16 AM CST up reply actions  

Well...
...I suppose it depends upon your definition of great. :-)  Some of the more well-known jazz clubs, e.g., the Blue Note, are not known for being particularly receptive to free jazz, my main interest (as one might infer from my screen name).  But thankfully there are other venues that are very nice to play in.

A couple years back when touring the midwest, I stopped in Chicago and played at the Empty Bottle.  It was a fun gig, but it was bad timing and not a lot of people showed up, which led us to henceforth refer to the Empty Bottle as the Empty Jazz Club.

by John Q Freejazz on Mar 7, 2008 11:21 AM CST up reply actions  

Business side of Healthcare
for the last 15 years.  12 of those with a company that provided sports medicine coverage to many different professional and amateur organizations.  I moved over to the healthcare IT side of the business a few years ago.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Mar 6, 2008 11:16 PM CST reply actions  

Walt
Lutheran school administrator in South Bend, IN

by Walt on Mar 6, 2008 11:35 PM CST reply actions  

A third
...person in the Lutheran system.  I feel like singing "A Mighty Fortress."

by Rev Gunia on Mar 7, 2008 8:20 AM CST up reply actions  

Registered Nurse
(I take care of babies) plus I've begun a graduate program in communications.

by coral on Mar 6, 2008 11:57 PM CST reply actions  

German professor
I teach language and literature at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  
Hoping to goodness is not theologically sound. --Linus

by moldyfolky on Mar 7, 2008 12:49 AM CST reply actions  

lawyer
n/t
I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Mar 7, 2008 12:58 AM CST reply actions  

Me too.
Commercial litigation.  Large law firm based in Atlanta.

What do you do?

Go Cubbies!

by NC Cubs Fan on Mar 7, 2008 12:15 PM CST up reply actions  

great diary btw
n/t
I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Mar 7, 2008 12:59 AM CST reply actions  

iPhone Software Designer
I recently started doing professional iPhone game and application development for a small independent software vendor.  I've been up all night working with the new SDK actually.

Nice thing is that they are based out of NJ but I work out of my home in Carpentersville, or wherever suits me for the day.  No more commutes, and I can have the games on TV/radio in the background.

by McCarron on Mar 7, 2008 1:47 AM CST reply actions  

i hope
you get well soon!  are you by any chance Chad's mom?
"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." -- Mark Twain

by circuitclout on Mar 7, 2008 7:32 AM CST up reply actions  

The Chad's mom thing
was uncalled for IMO.
MMMMM...Nutrisystem!

by Kinky Reggae on Mar 7, 2008 4:17 PM CST up reply actions  

U of C.
You?
MMMMM...Nutrisystem!

by Kinky Reggae on Mar 7, 2008 4:17 PM CST up reply actions  

az, I don't believe it....
I work in the Newborn Intesive Care at the U of C over at Comer.

by coral on Mar 7, 2008 6:29 PM CST up reply actions  

Get out!
That's pretty wierd.  
MMMMM...Nutrisystem!

by Kinky Reggae on Mar 8, 2008 9:24 AM CST up reply actions  

Portable Vendor, Wrigley Field, Sect. 229
Great news!!  I heard today I'm switching back to Bud/Bud Lite after two down years w/ Old Style.  My prefs are to drink old style over bud; but, as a profiteer, get your bud lite here.  if that ain't your thing, we'll still have PBR and becks, hot dogs, pop, etc.  

Come visit!!  However, please be patient in April and May... it's always hard to count out bills when I can't feel my fingers.    

in the offseason, i'm finishing prereqs for a physician assistant program.  when not at the ball park this summer, i'll be riding around in an ambulance.  

 

"Trapled moss on your souls; changes all you're a part; seen it all, not at all; can't defend a (Cubs fan)"- pearl jam

by section229beer on Mar 7, 2008 1:59 AM CST reply actions  

my dream job!
i'd rather sell peanuts though!

by wojo on Mar 7, 2008 2:30 AM CST up reply actions  

I sell peanuts, too!
BTW, peanut vendors can get suspended/fired for throwing peanuts.  Apparently, the corners of the bags are "sharp" and can cause eye damage.  I saw a vendor once throwing hotdogs 25-30 feet, watching as they unwrapped in the air.  He got in trouble, too.
"Trapled moss on your souls; changes all you're a part; seen it all, not at all; can't defend a (Cubs fan)"- pearl jam

by section229beer on Mar 7, 2008 3:09 PM CST up reply actions  

I bet it was funny...
watching the people try to catch them!

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 7, 2008 3:18 PM CST up reply actions  

Wow
...that picture is just...wow.

by Rev Gunia on Mar 7, 2008 4:11 PM CST up reply actions  

They still did in the bleachers last year
and several times a game also. Good throws, a little arc, not too fast and right on.

Is this new for '08?

What's this world coming to? Based on all the warnings today, most of us over 40 should never have made it.

by blackhawk24 on Mar 7, 2008 3:19 PM CST up reply actions  

Yeah, it still happens.
The rule's been in place for years.  

I'd rather hand it to the guy/gal on the end of the aisle and watch them tchrow it.  

"Trapled moss on your souls; changes all you're a part; seen it all, not at all; can't defend a (Cubs fan)"- pearl jam

by section229beer on Mar 7, 2008 4:51 PM CST up reply actions  

Are you going to
give discounts to anybody with BCB shirts?

by JFG72 on Mar 7, 2008 1:07 PM CST up reply actions  

I will sell BCBers everything at cost...
what it costs me is what I'll sell it for.  
If it were free for me, I promise, it'd be free for you.  
"Trapled moss on your souls; changes all you're a part; seen it all, not at all; can't defend a (Cubs fan)"- pearl jam

by section229beer on Mar 7, 2008 3:12 PM CST up reply actions  

Kinda...
Say hi to him whenever I see him, which ranges from Wrigley to Comiskey, summer concerts in chicago parks, and occasional northside bars. A couple years I had a shoulder length pony tail and would get comments that I looked like him.

Real nice guy.  Good Cubs fan.

So is Bob LaVelle, who runs the import beer stand all the way down the right field line on the mezz.

"Trapled moss on your souls; changes all you're a part; seen it all, not at all; can't defend a (Cubs fan)"- pearl jam

by section229beer on Mar 7, 2008 4:47 PM CST up reply actions  

Section229
I know Bob really well, actually live with his godson. Great guy.

I'll have to stop by section 229 and say hello this year. Probably stop by and pay Bob LaVelle a visit too. Got get to know and keep the beer guys happy!

by Tangled Up In Blue on Mar 10, 2008 8:40 AM CDT up reply actions  

I am gonna...
eBay tix for section 229 right now.  You're my new favorite BCBer, 229.  Sorry, Rev Gunia, but you can still come to the game with me.

by JFG72 on Mar 8, 2008 2:59 PM CST up reply actions  

Nobody Special
I live near St. Louis, MO.

I recently became an ex-Youth Pastor.

For the last four years, I've owned a private business.

I lack 4 classes from finishing my MA. I've been saying for the last year and a half that I'm going to finish it, but I really don't know if I am going to get around to it.

Basically, I feel like I am at a crossroad in life. Yippie... At least I have my Cubbies which makes me smile.

;0)

by JohnMan on Mar 7, 2008 2:00 AM CST reply actions  

Airline Pilot
working out of Vienna, Austria. I am flying the Airbus A-320 series.
My true addiction though are the Stock City Cubs, a baseball team near Vienna, which I founded in 1991
Yes, there is baseball in Austria! Well, kind of ... www.cubs.at

by Frank Chance on Mar 7, 2008 2:28 AM CST reply actions  

Very, very cool
Come to Ireland and you can play an exhibition game against my club, the Greystones Mariners, also founded in 1991......
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson

by JohnM on Mar 7, 2008 3:30 AM CST up reply actions  

Irish Baseball
Have you been on the Irish squad which played in the European Championships in 1998? That was at our field. I actually attended the premiere of "The Emerald Diamond" last year in Dublin as I call your former federation president M.M. and your current president M.K. good friends (don't want to name names ;-)
M.M. was a guest at my 40th birthday party last year.
As far as coming to Ireland to play, It's gonna rain 90% of the time, why don't you guys come to Austria  ;-)
Yes, there is baseball in Austria! Well, kind of ... www.cubs.at

by Frank Chance on Mar 8, 2008 1:49 AM CST up reply actions  

National team
Hey, that's interesting that you know those guys. I know them in passing because Irish baseball is so small, but I was only involved in youth baseball until recently (last year I started playing on our adult "B" team as a Julio Franco type veteran). I was supposed to be interviewed for the Emerald Diamond, but the shoot was rained out (go figure). I did go along on a trip the national team took to the US in 2001 as a development tour, because they took a youth team with them and my son was involved.

Sure it rains a lot, but you're the one with the plane, so I thought you could check the weather forecasts and radar before you make the trip!

Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson

by JohnM on Mar 8, 2008 5:10 AM CST up reply actions  

Industry analyst
in telecommunications. This is a very interesting diary.
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson

by JohnM on Mar 7, 2008 3:31 AM CST reply actions  

Oh boy
Self-employed, small business owner. I am a farmer. On weekends, I am a DJ. Mostly weddings and private parties. Busy time of the year right now for me. I am also a freelance writer, as I write regular columns for several magazines and I am working on my first book.
"Oh, I get a little tired now and then, but knowing my lifestyle, that's only natural." -- Harry Caray

by Cribbs463 on Mar 7, 2008 6:23 AM CST reply actions  

R&D, public safety radio communication systems
I work in N.Ill and design radio communications so public safety agencies at any level can communicate regardless of location, system or environmental conditions.

I completed all my graduate and post-graduate work right here in N.Ill and have worked now over 22 years.

by blackhawk24 on Mar 7, 2008 6:32 AM CST reply actions  

Is this
like what I would use as at my PSAP for dispatching or something else?
"The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose." ~ Ernie Banks

by love the ivy on Mar 7, 2008 5:55 PM CST up reply actions  

Yes, it would
PSAP, E911, etc. Any protocol. Once its mixed up to Radio Frequency (RF), that's where my group takes over.

by blackhawk24 on Mar 8, 2008 9:10 AM CST up reply actions  

I'll join in...
I'm a mainframe Computer programmer for a Federal angency headquartered in Chicago.

Kasey

See the Cubs 2008 schedule with TV schedule at http://ignarski.tripod.com/sched2008.html

by kaseyi on Mar 7, 2008 6:34 AM CST reply actions  

Me
Data entry production 70 percent at home 30 percent in an office for same company.

Sometime this summer will be with my siblings and our spouses taking over the family business as my Dad finally retires.

We are all waiting for that glorious October night when we finally win it all. Until then we will continue to cheer, never do the wave and hope.

by puckishcubsfan on Mar 7, 2008 7:09 AM CST reply actions  

Checking in late here,
but I'm an adjunct instructor of writing at Western Michigan University. My "real" job is validation specialist at a large pharmaceutical company. I make sure what we sell abides by FDA standards and such.

The breadth of experience on this site is astounding. I'm glad to be a part of this place.

"Just because you've had enough/ doesn't mean you wanted too much." -Dean Young

by Kegler on Mar 7, 2008 7:36 AM CST reply actions  

I retired from
a company that builds yellow tractors, and now I'm trying to farm on the family farm.
Hey Lou, we're long overdue.

by deadcatbounce on Mar 7, 2008 8:06 AM CST reply actions  

Divorce Attoreny
I'm a divorce attorney in central NJ.

by sdurst on Mar 7, 2008 8:13 AM CST reply actions  

Headhunter
I do executive recruiting specializing in the waste industry which means I talk trash all day

by carolinacub on Mar 7, 2008 8:21 AM CST reply actions  

Very cool
I too talk trash most days as I cover the waste industry for the bank's infrastructure/enviro services portfolio.  
The Cubs are on their way!!

by DenverCub on Mar 7, 2008 1:31 PM CST up reply actions  

Stunt man
Actually, an English teacher.
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." - George F. Will

by Slakkr on Mar 7, 2008 8:38 AM CST reply actions  

Research Scientist.
I work in biomedical research at the U. Wisconsin-Madison.

Go Cubs!

Go Badgers!

by madmf on Mar 7, 2008 8:48 AM CST reply actions  

My Gig
President of America's largest Private Investigative agency serving the insurance communities. Full time Red Sox fan and part time Cub fan by marriage.

by dwm on Mar 7, 2008 9:28 AM CST up reply actions  

Would you mind
Would you mind if I picked your brain for writing?
We are all waiting for that glorious October night when we finally win it all. Until then we will continue to cheer, never do the wave and hope.

by puckishcubsfan on Mar 7, 2008 2:03 PM CST up reply actions  

This is a very cool diary.
Thanks to Hey Gundy for posting it and we certainly have a large range of occupations. Really interesting. Thanks to everyone who answered!
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Mar 7, 2008 9:02 AM CST reply actions  

In my short 2 years of practicing
I am always amazed at the power a little networking can do, and what can be when you share with others. You make a single connection and it can change everything. Thanks everyone for their posts!
I make the league minimum

by HeyGundy on Mar 7, 2008 4:51 PM CST up reply actions  

My job title is Senior Editor.
I work for a marketing consulting firm in downtown Chicago.

I must confess this thread is rather fascinating.

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.

by daver on Mar 7, 2008 9:05 AM CST reply actions  

I knew you were in marketing! The bull just flows like water from you.

"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Mar 9, 2009 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

out of work....
.... and spending too much time here!!!

Anyone in the auto parts / restoration biz out there looking for some help? I'd love to chat if you are.

by paulreuschel on Mar 7, 2008 9:22 AM CST reply actions  

no auto parts
But I am looking for maintenance managers in Chicago area

by carolinacub on Mar 7, 2008 10:19 AM CST up reply actions  

I like how this thread...
...is turning into monster.com.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.

by daver on Mar 7, 2008 10:23 AM CST up reply actions  

You never know
I found my job through a connection on a Bears fansite.  Things happen.
We are all waiting for that glorious October night when we finally win it all. Until then we will continue to cheer, never do the wave and hope.

by puckishcubsfan on Mar 7, 2008 2:04 PM CST up reply actions  

Civil Engineer...
from Georgia Tech, so stop ragging on Murton.  And Patterson.

by dorf on Mar 7, 2008 9:24 AM CST reply actions  

What a list...
We have a tremendous list of people who are all great Cubs fans - one of the enduring great aspects of our team.

By the way, I'm a credit analyst for a mid-size bank in northeastern Missouri, able to check on here 2-3 times per day.

Proudly waving the Cubbie Blue from Northern Missouri! GO CUBS GO!

by Tater01 on Mar 7, 2008 9:49 AM CST reply actions  

Nice
too see another credit analyst on here...

This is a great diary btw!

The Cubs are on their way!!

by DenverCub on Mar 7, 2008 1:34 PM CST up reply actions  

*to
The Cubs are on their way!!

by DenverCub on Mar 7, 2008 1:35 PM CST up reply actions  

Lawyer - General Practice
In a smaller southeastern Iowa town.  

This site is costing me tons of billable hours.

by MikeIowa on Mar 7, 2008 9:53 AM CST reply actions  

Office Manager
and assistant community center manager in West Minneapolis burbs. The first is a means to an end, have to pay student loans somehow.

by jbertram on Mar 7, 2008 9:53 AM CST reply actions  

I make drugs
more expensive than they should be. Currently, I contract with the largest drug manufacturer on the planet; you know the one whose wildly famous products are targeted at the two most deadly medical conditions in the world: erectile dysfunction and male pattern baldness.

by Herr Pfannkuchen on Mar 7, 2008 9:54 AM CST reply actions  

Be careful...
I had a friend who made drugs.  Now I won't see him for 10-12.

by JFG72 on Mar 7, 2008 1:11 PM CST up reply actions  

male pattern baldness
I have a long-held sneaking suspicion that if stem cells are found to cure baldness, they'll be in the water supply.

(My own humorous vision for how the controversy ends!)

by MN exile on Mar 8, 2008 10:40 AM CST up reply actions  

One of the best diaries
I have read, what a diverse group, Good luck to all and Go Cubs!!

by Johnny Callison was a Cub on Mar 7, 2008 9:58 AM CST reply actions  

Certified Financial Planner - Tulsa, OK
It's been an exciting year so far!

by wrigley on Mar 7, 2008 9:58 AM CST reply actions  

I am a...
software developer for a very large telecom company that isn't doing so well lately, can you guess?

Well anyway, all the comments in this thread are very interesting.

You ARE freaking out MAN!

by crw89 on Mar 7, 2008 10:00 AM CST reply actions  

Freelance Video
Shoot, edit, produce, direct. Whatever I can do to pay the rent.

I find it interesting that a number of others on here do the same thing.

by WittyUserName on Mar 7, 2008 10:08 AM CST reply actions  

Agree
I thought I was alone in that occupation.

by ak123 on Mar 7, 2008 11:04 AM CST up reply actions  

No
Connecticut.  It's like the new production area on the East Coast.  Most networks have moved out of NYC to there.

by ak123 on Mar 8, 2008 11:15 AM CST up reply actions  

Film Composer
Would love to see your work -- we have complimentary skills!
TEAM = MVP

by southerncubbie on Mar 8, 2008 11:07 AM CST up reply actions  

Litigation paralegal
for a very large international financial institution in the northern Chicago suburbs.  I deal with credit cards. Starting law school this fall...

by Anders on Mar 7, 2008 10:24 AM CST reply actions  

Don't know yet actually...
One of the Chicago schools though.  I'm actually downtown interviewing for a scholarship this weekend.

by Anders on Mar 7, 2008 10:48 AM CST up reply actions  

My Roomate
went to DePaul Law and I went to Kent. I have heard great things about DePaul and Loyola...I was only lukewarm about my choice...
Serving Cubdom and Wrigleyvil