Author Archives: robchristopher

Read the speech he gave this weekend at the Gridiron Club dinner: http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2006/03/obama_on_bush_b_1.html

Gosh. Is it okay to spend $115 on two tickets to an opera? Think about that. That’s a lot of money for a three-hour experience (in the balcony, no less). On the other hand, the opera is “Nixon in China,” … Continue reading →

1 1/2 oz. vodka 3/4 oz. Auburn (or other vanilla liquer) juice of 1/2 lemon Combine ingredients in a tall glass which is half-filled with ice. Top up with tonic water but do not stir.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-bush-ap-poll,0,7342698.story

Everything is really anoying me today, making me angry, and I’m not sure why. I mean, yeah, the networking thing yesterday really annoyed me, and there are countless little things going on at work that are annoying. And our lunch … Continue reading →

1: Men who wear gloves when the temperature is above 45 degrees. Give me a BREAK. 2: Why, no, the fax machine does not automatically replenish itself with paper. I put paper in there, regularly. Howewer, this is a task … Continue reading →

The networking event was sort of a waste. Except that it confirmed something I’ve been thinking about recently: selfpublishing the book WAS a good idea. If I had gone the standard route, the manuscript would still be making the rounds … Continue reading →

Something I said to Brandon this morning: “Angela Lansbury was just fine until about 1980, and then she turned into Andy Griffith.”

There’s this networking event tomorrow afternoon at Columbia College, for writers/artists/etc. who are thinking of getting a rep/agent. And there will be a panel discussion with various professionals, reps/agents will be there with time afterwards for glad-handing, yadda yadda. I … Continue reading →