Don Hall 5/6/18 Don Hall 5/6/18

Loose Chicks Featured Chick: Eileen Tull

Listen to some of her stories at the next Loose Chicks — 7:15 p.m., May 11 at Uncharted Books, 2620 N Milwaukee, Chicago, IL

Roberta Miles 5/6/18 Roberta Miles 5/6/18

It Was A Dream; [She] Was a Dream

And that tuft of hair on her mound of Venus that surrounded her lips and teased itself into a perfect curl with the perfect color. She was my ideal.

Then I saw my body, scarred — from the cesarean, fat, lined, wrinkled. It was mine. I heard a woman in the background say, Roberta’s breasts are too large. And it’s just not pretty.

You see, the people in my dreams talk, and they are not always kind.

Don Hall 5/5/18 Don Hall 5/5/18

Do Nothing. Try Something Different. Choose.

You are faced with a broken model of going about things. What the specifics of that model are are irrelevant. It simply is not working as either efficiently or pragmatically as you or everyone involved need it to be.

David Himmel 5/4/18 David Himmel 5/4/18

Notes from the Post-it Wall — Week of April 29, 2018

• Ah, yes, May 4th. The day Star Wars fans make fun of people with lisps.

Don Hall 5/4/18 Don Hall 5/4/18

Humpty Dumpty Fell Off the Wall and Now Lives As a Paraplegic

An insidious side effect of social media is that, while in the world of flesh and bone I can craftily avoid those weaselly fuckers whom I find noxious and hateful, with the many fence-sitters on that Friends list, I am constantly surprised by things that remind me of them. The ease of not choosing online, of remaining detached and out of the line of fire, creates webs of connectivity with people whom we no longer want to be connected.

Contributing Writer 5/3/18 Contributing Writer 5/3/18

American Shithole #15 — Comedians Unite! Except You, Dennis

Michelle did her fucking job. She kicked all the chairs out from underneath you, you sleepy-eyed, coddled, shitgibbon enablers — and apparently you couldn’t tell ruthless political commentary from a fugly joke, if your journalistic integrity depended on it.

David Himmel 5/3/18 David Himmel 5/3/18

Puppy vs. Baby and the Myth of Unconditional Love

Someone somewhere probably said something like, “If you want to know unconditional love, get a puppy and have a baby.” That someone was an idiot.

Joe Janes 5/2/18 Joe Janes 5/2/18

The Minutes of Our Last Meeting – EPA Emergency Meeting

"Dear Lord, thank you for bestowing upon us the responsibility of being stewards of this blessed planet. We take your many gifts, like coal and oil and natural gas and money, seriously. It would be downright rude to you, Lord, to not cultivate these gifts. We believe you have a plan and trust in you, Lord, to guide us. One nation UNDER GOD! America first! Amen"

Elizabeth Harper 5/2/18 Elizabeth Harper 5/2/18

Anger and Empathy

I remember when I was very little, maybe three or four, my mother said to me, “What am I going to do with you?” I told her she could put me down the garbage chute. I imagined that was where the Sesame Street monsters lived. I thought I could live with them and that’s where I would belong. I also wanted to solve the problem for her.

Don Hall 5/1/18 Don Hall 5/1/18

Comedy Is Supposed to Be Mean Unless It’s for Morons

The simple fact is that if someone laughs, it’s funny. Like that nutty dress that some people saw as gold and some saw as blue, comedy is really in the eye of the beholder and, if you can’t take being made fun of, best to quietly hide from the rest of society, content to be left out of the discourse and live out your life pain-free.

Don Hall 4/30/18 Don Hall 4/30/18

I Believe… [Avengers: Infinity War Was RAD!]

…that Trump doesn't lie more than other presidents. Trump just doesn't give a shit if he is caught in a lie.

David Himmel 4/30/18 David Himmel 4/30/18

The Inappropriate Hackery of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is more pathetic a work event than any kind of team-building game night or scavenger hunt even the most creative HR Director can think of. If they don’t want the roast, they shouldn’t hire a comedian to headline. Hire Jared Kushner instead. He won’t say anything mean. He won’t say anything at all. Unless there are Russians in the room. But that won’t offend anyone.

Don Hall 4/29/18 Don Hall 4/29/18

Loose Chicks Featured Chick: Sharon Ammen

Listen to some of her stories at the next Loose Chicks - 7:15pm, May 11 at Uncharted Books, 2620 N Milwaukee, Chicago, IL

Don Hall 4/29/18 Don Hall 4/29/18

Debate, Engage, or Namecalling: Only One Results in Results

As time passes, the Obama Administration both looks pretty idyllic (when showcased next to the past year and change of the Reality Star Dickwaffle, the administration of Warren G. Harding looks pretty special and productive) and a overly compromised journey through Healthcare Reform (kind of) and Drone Strikes.

Paul Teodo 4/28/18 Paul Teodo 4/28/18

Nothing You Can Do About It

I met her eight years ago at Holy Cross Hospital where I worked in West Englewood. A poor people’s hospital on Chicago’s south side.

David Himmel 4/27/18 David Himmel 4/27/18

Notes from the Post-it Wall — Week of April 22, 2018

• Never pity a fat man. Empathize with an obese one.

Don Hall 4/27/18 Don Hall 4/27/18

When Deprivation Becomes Deadly

At the time, I just saw him as a big, stupid fuckhole. Turns out, he was an early adopter of what is now being called an “incel.”

Contributing Writer 4/26/18 Contributing Writer 4/26/18

American Shithole #14 — Defending the Deplorables and Facing Fears

So, in your desperation, you voted for a showbiz circus orangutan whose only qualifications were that he screamed the loudest and threw shit bombs absolutely everywhere — oh, and he told you that you were special.

Elizabeth Harper 4/26/18 Elizabeth Harper 4/26/18

Spock and Valerie Solanas Meet for a Coffee Date at the Big Starbucks in the Sky

Valerie, to Spock: One concern I have is your allegiance to logic and rationality, which, while admirable in itself, has traditionally and nominally been used to silence and stupefy females. Males accuse females of being irrational and emotional in order to delegitimize the experience of females and deny the relevance of their emotions, when in fact, emotions—especially anger, hatred, and love — are perfectly logical.

Joe Janes 4/25/18 Joe Janes 4/25/18

The Minutes of Our Last Meeting — The Crisis Actors Union of America

I even updated my Special Skills section. I added “weep openly on cue, spontaneous melancholy moments of reflection, can take a bullet, good at social media, improv and juggling”.