Thursday, March 8, 2012
Rush [email protected] Rush,Man! What a brouhaha over a bit of satire, huh? And now you're losing all those sponsors? Jeesh - no one has a sense of humor anymore, huh?One of…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:14AMWednesday, March 7, 2012
...that the richest among us should never, EVER talk about how hard it is to make ends meet on $250,000 (or more) a year. And that when someone from a financially privileged background…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:09AMTuesday, March 6, 2012
"I would like to see the lack of demonization for those of us who stand on sincerely held religious beliefs. It’s overtime. That’s where you see the demonization of people who stand on t…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 01:32PMI'm a quoter.I understand that there is a whole classification of people who tend to substitute their own (possible) wisdom with the wise sayings of Those Who Have Gone Before. Kirsten Dunst…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:05AMMonday, March 5, 2012
Breitbart dies.Of the many platitudes offered - from "he was a trailblazer" to "he was a parasitic douche" - one of the things most written was a deference to the "he said/he said/the truth …
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:11AMSaturday, March 3, 2012
Not long ago, my GF and I took her disabled sister out to dinner in the 'burbs. When we visit, we go to places like Ruby Tuesdays or Bob Chins and I am smacked upside the head by the samene…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 07:06AMFriday, March 2, 2012
Yeah - That Rich Guy Stress is Likely MUCH Worse Than the I'm Starving to Death Kind“People who don’t have money don’t understand the stress,” said Alan Dlugash, a partner at account…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:12AMThursday, March 1, 2012
Rick SantorumPO Box 37Verona, PA [email protected] Mr. Santorum,I know you're busy right now with your campaign to secure the presidential nomination for the Republi…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:36AMWednesday, February 29, 2012
...that it is unfortunate that television hasn't figured out how to Photoshop the images of live actors while walking the Red Carpet at the Oscars. Seeing over made-up actors with wrinkly n…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:06AMTuesday, February 28, 2012
Here's the thing about Iran - we could completely go the way they did in the next year or so.Iran was overtaken in the 1980's by a theocracy that destroyed any hope of Westernization or demo…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 02:13PMIn the past year or so, I've been spending more and more time participating in storytelling events. Sure, I have done my fair share in the past - I created the SKALD competitions that WNEP …
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:12AMMonday, February 27, 2012
Does it seem odd to anyone that......Billy Crystal pulled out his Sammy Davis, Jr. blackface impersonation and discovered that what was considered high comedy in the 1980's was just kind of …
SOURCE: Don Hall at 02:19PMLast night, I decided to watch the Academy Awards show for the first time in a couple of years. As the Hollywood machine has continued to churn out more and more of what I consider warmed o…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:07AMSaturday, February 25, 2012
I was invited to participate in the Acorn Theater's very first "Adult Education Night" of storytelling off-color tales.In addition to myself, I was joined onstage by Scott Whitehair, Dana N…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 07:05AMFriday, February 24, 2012
Now This is a PSA I Can Applaud Be from RingSide Creative on Vimeo.I'm personally in favor of PSA's that avoid the easy road of using shame to make a point.****Eric Cantor is Excellent …
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:13AMThursday, February 23, 2012
Office of the Mayor121 N LaSalle Street ChicagoCity Hall 4th FloorChicago, IL [email protected] Mayor Emanuel,Full disclosure: I didn't vote for you.It's OK. I've been a Rahm…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:06AMWednesday, February 22, 2012
...that every American would sincerely benefit with a thicker skin, a bit more self control, and the understanding that the "pursuit of happiness" is truly a waste of time....that the fact t…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:11AMTuesday, February 21, 2012
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A white public school teacher in Chicago has filed suit against the city’s board of education after he was suspended for using a racial epithet during an in-class dis…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:05AMMonday, February 20, 2012
Don't get me wrong. There are plenty of dangers in the world. Human beings manage to survive weather, predators, and the ill-fated consequences of their own myopic stupidity by the skin of…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:08AMSaturday, February 18, 2012
RACEBy David MametDirected by Chuck Smithpresented by The Goodman TheatreDisclosure: I paid $152.00 for two tickets to see this. That's nearly a dollar per minute.In order for a play -…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:34AMFriday, February 17, 2012
Stuffed and MountedSculptor Carl Turner has created a series of half-realistic, half-fantastical mounted animal heads that were seemingly poached out of a Dr. Seuss book. SOUR…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:03AMThursday, February 16, 2012
Senator Mitch McConnell317 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510http://mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactFormDear Senator McConnell,First, let me wish you an early …
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:17AMWednesday, February 15, 2012
...that sometimes I embrace the concept of "I'll sleep when I'm dead." and other times I just sleep LIKE I'm dead....that there is huge benefit in creating a plan, step by step, and then hav…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:09AMTuesday, February 14, 2012
I read a study recently that questioned children on what they wanted to be "when they grew up" and the most popular answer (at least the one that stuck out in my mind) was "famous."And I tho…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 02:14PMYou know that feelingWhen the Earth seems to shuffleAnd your feet lose purchaseAs if Gravity has taken a kneeAnd the chair you're on is tipping overOne way or anotherWhen you see very clearl…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:11AMMonday, February 13, 2012
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Sunday morning he would try to overturn any Supreme Court decision in favor of same-sex marriage if he became president.Santorum was asked by&nb…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 02:33PMWhitney Houston died this weekend.To hear the public relations of the glitterati, this was a tragedy, a shock, a horrible unforeseen thing.Heartbroken and in tears over the shocking death of…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:13AMSaturday, February 11, 2012
As we look into the basic effectiveness of the immediate protest and reversal of the Komen/Planned Parenthood funding decision, it merits a bit more examination as to why it worked when so m…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 07:02AMFriday, February 10, 2012
One of Twelve Over ThirtyLooks like Eric and Andy rank me among such notables as Emeril LaGasse, Peter North and Bilal Dardai in their tribute to "12 Over 30":We here at Iews started thinkin…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:05AMThursday, February 9, 2012
Wow.Did you hear?The organization that has, for decades, actively ignored those within it's ranks to sodomize children, provided legal cover for child rapists, marginalized women and is a ha…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 02:09PMIn keeping with my resolutions, I'm going to write an email and a snail mail to people in power and send it off. I'll post them here and will add any responses I [email protected]…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:07AM 
