Category Archives: Totally random stuff

DNR and you

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Fred Stiening

A story has been bouncing around the media the past few days – as presented by the 911 audio, the nurse was ordered by the 911 operator to perform CPR on the patient. She refused and the woman died. bad … Continue reading →

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Everyone needs a hobby

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Fred Stiening
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Pete Barbutti & Chicago

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Fred Stiening

If you asked “Name the person dead or alive you would like to spend an evening with”, Pete Barbutti would have to be on the short list. Thanks to some dimwit at NBC who decided to erase the tape library … Continue reading →

Posted in Art's Big Adventure | 9 Comments

Increase in visitors for progressive talk

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Fred Stiening

I noticed an uptick in the number of people listening to Progressive talk shows this week and was wondering why. This morning I got the answer – two more Progressive Talk stations just went under – WGUV in Atlanta (they … Continue reading →

Posted in Dead Things, Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 2 Comments

Speaks for itself

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Dick Armey left Freedonworks, the establishment group pretending the Tea Party was them. He grumbled that the money spent on Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh radio shows were not effective in raising money. Who did he tell this to? Media … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Art's Big Adventure | 2 Comments

Jake Hartford is dead

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Fred Stiening

You may not have heard Jake Hartford unless you live around Chicagoland. Most of his radio career was on weekends on WLS-AM. His day job was working behind the scenes at WBBM-TV He recently started working as co-host of the … Continue reading →

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ESPN Chicago

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Across the street from the Chase(sm) Chicago Theater

Posted in Art's Big Adventure | 4 Comments

Christmas Past

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Fred Stiening

The Holiday Tree at the former Marshall Fields on State Street in Downtown Chicago

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Federal Court overrules Illinois on Conceal/Carry

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Fred Stiening

After I moved to Chicago, I wrote a brief blurb about Chicago’s incredibly awful handgun laws and how the City can’t put two and two together and figure out it is the gun ban that is causing the gun violence. … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Art's Big Adventure, Collapse of America | 7 Comments

The Cost of Diversity

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Fred Stiening

My new neighborhood near Park Ridge seems to have many immigrants from Eastern Europe, and as a result the smaller supermarkets carry interesting imported products. I picked up a bag of cookies, and wanted to look at the ingredient list. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art's Big Adventure | 5 Comments