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December - 2003

Cubs Sign Todd Walker
The Barrett Deal Is Done, At Last
Oh, Well.
Movie Review:
Miscellaneous Cub Acquisitions and Other News
Cubs Sign Kent Mercker
Cubs Trade For Michael Barrett
Movie Review:
Movie Review:
More on Colgate Football
Let's Go 'Gate!
Movie Review: "In America"
Movie Review: "Something's Gotta Give"
Cub Signings
Colgate Is More Than A Toothpaste
More Free Money!
At Least One Chicago Judge Has A Brain
Recording Industry Makes More Friends
LaTroy Hawkins, Part Deux
Cubs Sign LaTroy Hawkins (Or So It Appears)

November - 2003

Movie Review:
How To Have Thanksgiving Dinner... Without A Kitchen
The Lee Deal
More Cub News From Venezuela
Movie Review:
House Renovation Update
Lame Excuse of the Year
Major League Baseball All-Time Standings
Cub Notes
Now, They're REALLY All Gone
Notes
Tribune Co. Tries To Slip One By
Some Cub News From Venezuela
Free Money!
Theater Review:
Movie Review:
Cubs Convention
Movie Review:
The New Soldier Field

October - 2003

Movie Review:
Cub Notes
The 2003 Bottom-Of-The-Heap Awards
Book Review:
Cubs 2004 Schedule
World Series Aftermath
Movie Review:
Catching Up On Things
Your Turn, Again
Movie Review:
Arizona Fall League
The Who Cares Series
2500 Miles From Where I Should Be
Today At Wrigley Field...
Journey's End
No Words Right Now
This Is Stupid, But...
Your Turn
Devastation
Untitled
Waiting To Exhale, Part Deux
Uh-Oh
E-Mail
Nineteen
Two Days Till The End Of The World
Greetings From Miami
Movie Review:
E-Mail
Ecstasy
Afternoon Update
Agony
Tradition
Random Thoughts
The Monkey Is Dancing Tonight
If It's Good Enough For Sandy Koufax, It's Good Enough For Me
Stat Of The Day
Three Things I Did Not Know Last Night
The Changing Of The Guard
Movie Review: "Lost In Translation"
Thought For This Afternoon
Well, I Was Close
Deja Vu
Afternoon Notes...
One

September - 2003

In The Middle Of Everything...
2003 Season, One Day After
Celebrate!
We Are The Champions
WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Nineteen...
Waiting To Exhale
Tomorrow
Four
Cosmic Things Really Are Happening
The Equinox
With A Little Help From Your Friends
Be Careful What You Wish For
A Few More Thoughts...
Al's Excellent Adventure
Movie Review: "thirteen"
Thank You Rockies!
Step Up!
It's Gotta Be The Hat
Ron Santo
Superstition
Stupid Umpire Tricks
Stupid Cardinals Lose
Nothing's Ever Easy, Part Deux
Correction Section
Puerto Rico Photos
Nothing's Ever Easy
First, The Good News
Well, That Sucked
Nineteen
El Morro and Old San Juan
El Yunque
The Leaving Is The Hardest Part
Adios!
Parallel Lines
Chomping At The Bit
A Photo From An Historic Week
If This Is A Dream, Don't Wake Me Up
Yes, I'm Still Alive
Oh. My. Gosh. (Part Deux)
39,290 People Can't Be Wrong
Interlude
Al's Day, Er, Night, At The Ballpark, Er, At Home, Er...

August - 2003

Baseball Is A Game Of Inches
Shawn Estes Must Go!
A Month Of This?
That's Better!
It Was Fun While It Lasted
Movie Review:
Ka-BOOM!
New Link!
Playoff Tickets!!!!
One Down...
A Day Without A Post?
What's Ahead
When You Come By, Bring My Stomach
Will The Real Cubs Please Stand Up?
Carole & Ernie's Wedding
Mark Is Eight!
One Step Back...
Um, That's Not How It Was Supposed To Start
Afternoon Notes
Some Pictures For An Off-Day
It's All Phil's Fault
Oh, Well.
OK, You Can Officially Get Sucked In Now
Prior! Part Deux
Yawn, Part Deux
Concert Review:
Congratulations, You Are A Winner!
Carlos!
Two Notes From Last Night
The Bat Is There For Your Use
It Happens Every Year
Prior!
Grrrrrrr....
Tourist! Tourist!
Grrrrrrr....
Movie Review: "Seabiscuit"
Sweep!
Correction Section
Controlling Yourself
Overnight Update
Sleeping With The Enemy
Cool!
More Game Thoughts
Late Sports Final
Off-Day Musings
How To Pass The Time During A Rain Delay
Attack of the Aphids
A Long Day's Journey Into Night

July - 2003

The White Tiger
Dave Jinxed It
Additional Notes From Last Night
This Is Why I'm A Cubs Fan
Rumor Mill
So Where's The Cub Post?
Roller Coaster Ride
One Step Forward...
Just When I Thought It Was Time To Give Up
Here's Why
The Weather Channel Could Have Helped
Can We Start Over?
Notes
Yawn
A Busy Night
The Trade
Notes
Blacked Out
Never Give Up
Comments Welcomed
Poor Dusty's Almanack
Just When All Seemed Lost...
Correction Section
I'm Not Waiting...
While We Are Waiting...
Movie Review:
And On The Forty-Sixth Day, He Rested
A Few More All-Star Notes
History!
Notes
Correction Section
Hey Now, You're An All-Star
More Notes
I Knew I Forgot Something!
A Smoltz-Free Weekend
All-Star Fan Fest
Throw It Back!
Correction Section
Notes
Starting Over
Notes
Movie Review:
Positive Thoughts... Positive Thoughts...
Remember...
Idiot Of The Week Award
I Know You've Felt This Way
Problem Solved
Congratulations, You Are A Winner!
It Was Forty Years Ago Today
All Wet
More Notes
Big
Notes
In Memoriam, Vince Lloyd, 1917-2003
Who The Heck Are We Kidding?
Movie Review: "Swimming Pool"
Wow!
AlfonSUCKa
Let's Talk About...

June - 2003

I'd Hate To See What The OLD Management Was Like!
Halfway Home
They're Not All Bad
Unsolicited Advice
Movie Review: "Whale Rider"
Notes...
(censored)
You Can't Tell The Players Without A...
Found It!
Farnsworth Appeals
Hosed
Cubhenge
Rotation Hijinks
Hey Look, I'm In The Paper!
Off-Day Musings
Surrounded
Blame Dusty
Better Never Than Late
I Was Watching A Baseball Game...
Clicking On All Cylinders
Rachel's Fine
Like Having Your Tonsils Out
Dumb and Dumberer
Going Home...
Movie Review: "The Italian Job"
Reed WHO?
Up To The Heights
Ugh
The Land Of SARS
A Memorable Night
I Should Have Known Better...
Untitled
Tourist! Tourist!
Baseball on the National Mall
Our Nation's Capital
Hey, I Was On TV!
It Lived Up To The Hype
Invasion!
Let's Talk Baseball
Life - and Baseball - Goes On
Speechless
Interleague Play
Catching Up
A Long Day...

May - 2003

Tradition
Reunion!
Road Trip(s)!
Just In The Nick Of Time
I'm Not Complaining, But...
It's A Good Luck Day!
Al-Master
Roger Clemens Update
Score THIS!
State Of The Cubs
Glove Affairs
Dee-Fense!
Movie Review: "Down With Love"
Site Of The Day -- Where Is It?
Cosmic Things Are Happening, Part Deux
Stupid Suburban Tricks
There's Your Score
We're Losing Power And I Don't Know Why!!
Rainout
Another Monday Note
Who The Heck Are We Fooling?
Stupid Baseball Tricks
Sing Us A Song, You're The Piano Man
Game Of The Week
Movie Review: "A Mighty Wind"
Oh, Well.
Sweep!
O'Leary!
Winning Streak
More People With Too Much Time On Their Hands
A Good Beginning
Stupidity and Greed
Game Called
Appalling
Designated Winner
Round One
I'm Bored
I Miss The 70's
Group Huddle-and-Jump
Small World
Jeff & Krista
All's Well That Ends Well
Movie Review: "Identity"
No Costumes
Doubleheader Split
This Could Be The One
People With Too Much Time On Their Hands
Oh Well.

April - 2003

Late Night With The Cubs
The End
The Best-Laid Plans...
Update to Museum Visit Friday
It's A Lot Of Fun, But...
Baseball As America
It's All Brian's Fault
Blue Skies, Sunshine...
Wiki!
So Where The Heck Is He?
Movie Review: "Laurel Canyon"
Dee-Fense!
Cosmic Things Are Happening
Movie Review: "Anger Management"
GameCast Works!
Quote of the Year
An Interlude
Even More Thoughts on the Umpire Attack
Special
More On The Umpire Attack
Back To The Drawing Board
Another Fan Attack
Blowing Out!!
One More Note...
The Men's Room
Yawn!
Soak Up The Sun
Good For Roger Kahn
Well, The Weather Was Nice
The Hall Of Fame Is Run By Idiots
What A Difference A Day Makes
Opening Day!
Chip Caray
Movie Review:
April Is The Cruelest Month
Just Another Rainy Thursday
Movie Review: "View From The Top"

March - 2003

Those Who Are Left Behind
Proof That There Are All Sides To This War
Almost Time!
You Know Vacation's Over When...
Al's Arizona Spring Training Travel Guide
We Got Wood!
Late Night With The Cubs
A Prior Engagement
2002 Rears Its Ugly Head Again
Tying One On
Minor Leaguers Are People Too
Let's Play Two!
Thursday Update
Get These Clouds Out Of Here!
Turn on the HEAT!
Rain, Part Deux [another rant]
Rain [a rant]
A Cloudy Day In Arizona
It Doesn't Get Better Than This
Greetings From Sunny Arizona!
A Few Notes
It Worked Again...
OK, Apparently Watching on TV Works...
Cubs Win Again Without Me Listening
This Sickness Thing...
One of my favorite books...
I Should Get Sick More Often
Pete Rose Tries Again
On This Date in Baseball History...
Can't SOMEONE Shut Him Up?
Baseball Broadcasting Lesson
Stupid Sports Arrest Of The Week

February - 2003

Cubs Win!
Game Called
Movie Review: "The Life of David Gale"
Pete Rose Snubbed
LOOK! The Cubs Are About To Start 2003 Baseball!
Frank Thomas Is An Ass
It's Not Worth Your Life
Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Dies
Movie Review: "The Quiet American"
Movie Review: "Gangs of New York"
Movie Review: "The Pianist"
Duck And Cover, 21st Century Style
Do You Tatu?
You Have Got To Be Kidding Dept.
Answer to Monday's Trivia Question
Give It Up, Michael
Happy Birthday to the World Wide Web!
BASEBALL IS BACK!!!
endnote to david gray show
CONCERT REVIEW: David Gray
Pot, Meet Kettle
Movie Review: The Recruit
Movie Review: "Confessions of A Dangerous Mind"

January - 2003

Sports Jerk of the Week
Sports Hypocrisy of the Week
Well, I Never Did Like Bruce Froemming Anyway
Six weeks from today...
LOSE WEIGHT FAST! HERE'S HOW!
2003 Super Bowl Prediction
It's winter. It's Chicago. It's cold.
Concert Review: Rolling Stones At The United Center
Ivan Rodriguez Signs With Marlins
The Cubs Convention, Day 2
2003 Cubs Convention Report, Day 1

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