Evanston, IL

Did you think I was done with Rod Blagojevich? Not likely. At least, not yet.

Days after Rod has appeared on Late Night with David Letterman "in the worst way"... you'd think the fervor would have died down. Not so much. A recent visit to Ebay, the online auction site, shows that when typing Blagojevich into the search line, 131 items show up. Are you ready to shop? Let's see what we can buy these days with our PayPal account.

A "Buck Flagojevich" bumper sticker going for 99¢... that's a good start, no bids yet.. A Blagojevich Inaugural Invitation with 7 bids, going for $38.00. Believe it or not, a Blago Pez Dispenser, with 3 bids, going for only $3.25 (there's still time to get in on this one!). A blago plastic figurine (in the shape of a horses hind end)... going for 99¢ (no bids yet).

There are quite a few autographed photos of the Gov. ranging in price from $29.99 and up... including a few with David Letterman. A signed baseball (who is he now... Mickey Mantle?... a Bobblehead for $19.99 (with free shipping)... Do we really need a Bobblehead for the Gov. Isn't he the original "bobblehead"?

One of my favourites... a "crumb" shaped like Illnois, titled "Illinois Crumbs (all that's left after Blagojevich) going for $2.00 (no bids). Lots of newspaper headlines, and bumper stickers... and even that infamous "Target Rats" poster... T-shirts, Campaign Buttons, and Trading Cards (yes, Trading Cards) with the face of the candidate who put the Goober back in Gubenatorial on them.

You know, if he's planning a run for... er.... um... just about anything... this kind of advertising can't be bought. It's Bleepin' Golden!

Now, who's going to go win me that Bobblehead for my collection? Hmmmm?

This morning, the sun is shining, the sky is a brilliant blue, not a cloud in the sky.

Of course there are no clouds in the sky. They have the common sense to stay in, 'cause it's to freakin' cold!

I knew, that living in the Chicago area was not like living on the equator. We get a fair bit of cold weather.

But look at this morning's map. Okay, Minnesota is taking the brunt of it... (you can see the dark purpleish bruise-like colour hanging over Minnesota,) but they're Minnesota... they're used to it. The Minnesota state motto is "You think that's cold?? You shoulda been here in 1904... now THAT was cold!"

Most of the country is in double-digits. 42 in Washington State (way further north than Chicago) Even 10 and 11 degrees in Main (usually way cold). The Rockys are recording temps from 8 all the way up to 28. and areas all around Chicago are registering 10, 14, 17, 16. And what's the temperature in Chicago? What is it you ask? It's ONE. that's right... ONE. The heart of the current coldwave is surrounding the midwest.

Now I never expected tropical weather. I wasn't anticipating being able to wear Bermuda shorts, here in February. But c'mon!!

I'm gonna bookmark this post... 'cause I'm sure I'm going to want to reference it (and the feeling that came with it) somewhere mid July, when it's 85 degrees, here in Chicago, and an equal 85% humidity. (You know the kind of weather, where you hear that "ripping noise" as you peel your back off the leather seats in your car?).

Try to stay warm. And for those of you in temperate climes. Try to resist the temptation to tell me how warm it is where you are. Any of you who do that, I'll sic Greg Nino on you! (that includes YOU Greg!)

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"Bam!" "Will be Right Back"

Super Bowl Sunday in the minds of realtors marks the beginning of the " Spring Real Estate Market". Many realtors look forward to this day because " They Put It Up a Notch" when the Spring Market hits. In anticipation of the Super Bowl being this weekend, I have to think how many Realtors are up to the challenge to "Put It UP A Notch" . Are we prepared to put aside all of the bad economic news and go back to business as usual? It will be interesting to see if a New President and New Governor in my home state will help "Put It Up a Notch". As Emiril says on each show" "Will be Right back" to "Put it UP a Notch"