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* I’m in dire need of more coffee. How are you?

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 8:44 am

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Coffee, the elixir of the morning along with Capfax. Life is good.

Comment by froganon Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 8:48 am
Finishing my first coffee and listening to John Prine, so I’m doing alright.

Comment by Buford Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 8:49 am
Seems like the quality control on my coffee has gone out the window. I’ve been buying the same brand for years, but the past year or so every bag of coffee is different - some too strong and bitter, some too weak. Today’s coffee is perfect.

Comment by TinyDancer(FKASue) Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 8:58 am
A good week deserves good coffee.
Good news on my dog, truck, and refrigerator.
Time to quit while I’m ahead.

Comment by Langhorne Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 9:08 am
On third coffee. And I went to bed early last night.

Comment by Nagidam Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 9:10 am
I’m wondering how successful the Mary Miller fundraiser was yesterday at Mar-A-Lago and whether Darren was able to make a pitch to get the endorsement from the Donald! I’m sure that eventually we will find out.

Comment by illini Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 9:11 am
I am entertaining myself imagining the questions that Illinoisians would ask Presidential candidates if we were moved up to an earlier primary date as the impact of all politics being local is felt.

What is your plan to address Chicago political corruption?

How will you address States like Illinois that are failing to meet their federal mandates to protect children through DCFS?

And so forth. Some people might be excited by the upsides without understanding the attention that comes along with it. If I were more responsible for DCFS than a regular Jane Citizen I don’t think I would want my failings and the pediatric deaths that can be attributed to them showcased for the most prominent leaders in my political party, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

If we and the leaders we elect haven’t been embarrassed enough to fix it with the ferice urgency of now I don’t know if being national embarrassed by the child victims of our sorry state will be the catalyst to fix those kinds of issues.

We’re not muddling through in this state. Muddling suggest some kind of progress. We need intentional effort and we don’t seem to be getting much in the way of results if that effort is happening.

I like our Governor, but he has a big job to do made bigger by the failures and short comings of his predecessors. I don’t like living in a state where children are buried because DCFS is understaffed, over worked, and constantly excused by the fact that it’s been an embarrassment for a long time.

Comment by Candy Dogood Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 9:12 am
White Sox play at 1pm. Might be a good spot for coffee today….?

Comment by ChicagoBars Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 9:12 am
Warming trend continues here in central Illinois. Plants are roaring to life, hope we are done with the frost warnings and high temps not getting to 60.

Comment by Give Me A Break Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 9:14 am
Went to bed early- got up early. All the coffee please.

Comment by West Sider Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 9:14 am
Thornton’s gas stations offering free coffee Thursday!

Comment by Donnie Elgin Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 9:26 am
If a Sox player went for a cup of coffee he would pull a hammy

Comment by Galway Bay Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 9:42 am
Might have to make the drive back to Grand Rapids to restock on our coffee beans before our annual cherry picking trip.

Comment by CT Guy Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 10:09 am
there is not enough coffee tea or chocolate to wake me up these days. come on spring (banned punctuation)

Comment by Amalia Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 11:15 am
Well drank two cups that I percolated and had myself a whole coffeecake I think I did too much. And by the time I finished it all it’s almost noon!

Comment by Levois J Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 11:55 am
Coffee is a must. My personal taste is Kauai coffee.

Comment by Fivegreenleaves Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 12:36 pm
A CSB safety video about the May 3, 2019, reactive chemistry incident at the AB Specialty Silicones manufacturing facility in Waukegan, Illinois. Two incompatible chemicals were mixed and reacted, producing flammable hydrogen gas that ignited, causing a massive explosion that killed four

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j8EprZP4IE

The CSB videos are worth a watch and are very well-produced reproductions of accidents and their causes and lessons learned.

Comment by OneMan Thursday, Apr 28, 22 @ 1:46 pm

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