Tough Times, Indeed

We all know that our economy is in a rut and that industries across the spectrum are feeling the pinch. But when you start to see some of your city's high quality institutions start to slip, it really pulls at the old heart strings. For instance, while I was taking a walk through the Uptown neighborhood in Chicago, I caught a glimpse of the following sight and froze in my tracks:


That's right, folks. The McJunkin Building is having trouble filling its office vacancies. In any well-functioning economy, it would be nearly impossible to imagine any business passing on the opportunity to have its operations associated with a name like "McJunkin", a virtual synonym for "prestige". These are truly tough times in America.

Back On My Grind

Well, its been a while, hasn't it?

I've been on a "hiatus" from posting on my previous blog, Homunculus, and by "hiatus", I mean, "I had to shut it down in the interest of remaining employed". Here's a helpful hint learned from experience: If you work for a public company, don't blog about your half-baked opinions regarding your employer's share price. They get all mad about it and stuff.

Anyway, I figured I'd get back in the game. I find myself seeing or reading things that I think deserve comment and like having an outlet to express my opinion, if only to provide an avenue to crystallize my thoughts. I'm sure you all missed my often ridiculous ideas, so you can now breathe easy knowing I'll be around to help dull your wit a little more everyday.

Talk to you soon.