Family Values with an Oy Vey!
  • To Go

    To Go

    Standing in line at the bank, the Teller asked if I had a good time ...

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  • Cumpleaños

    Cumpleaños

    Edwardo Ross called. It was his birthday. But we didn’t start there. We started with him ...

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  • Trombone Shorty

    Trombone Shorty

    Trombone Shorty, hands sliding down, was the best act at Jazz Fest, 2013. 19 were shot ...

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The Bronx

Thanks for Tuning In. I’ll do my best to make the next 7-minutes worth your time. Let me tell you about a boy from the Bronx, raised in an environment of hard-core racism, who grew-up with an acute sense of … finish reading The Bronx

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Chapter 10, Nigger

You know, it’s Thanksgiving in Chicago, finally starting to feel like winter, my toes are always cold. Been driving Elizabeth to work at night. It’s too cold to ride her bike. I wonder what she’ll do when I leave town … finish reading Chapter 10, Nigger

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Laughing All The Way To The Bailout

Dubya gave a lot of speeches. In those speeches, Dubya gave us more humorous material than Google can Google. Most of the humor came from us laughing at him. But some was his actual sense of humor. Turns out, if … finish reading Laughing All The Way To The Bailout

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Chapter 9, Seriously

Drinking a beer while I write this. I’m enjoying it, something I couldn’t do at Joey’s Brickhouse. Even though it was a bar, I didn’t drink. When it came to business, I took a Scarface approach, “Don’t get high on … finish reading Chapter 9, Seriously

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Presidential Courage

“Presidential Courage” is a book written by Historian Michael Beschloss. Presidential Courage is also what we saw, these past 18-months, from President Barack Hussein Obama. The former is an easy read. The latter is hard to understand, especially this week. … finish reading Presidential Courage

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Chapter 8, Try

OPEN ON: Montage Sequence of Rocky Running Backwards, Undoing 1-Armed Push-Ups, Spitting Raw Eggs in a Cup back into the Egg Shells they came from, the Egg Shells Magically Closing Themselves, with Rocky Ending Up on a Couch, in Sweatpants, … finish reading Chapter 8, Try

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Chapter 7, Poker

An open letter appeared in the school newspaper: “Dear Vince, it has come to my attention you do not approve of my recent column, “Everybody Must Get High on a Chairlift.” You maintain I betrayed “The Brotherhood.” You maintain the … finish reading Chapter 7, Poker

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Low-Grade Dan

Rhianna is on Gregs iPod. “Just gonna stand there and watch me burn. That’s alright because I like the way it hurts. Just gonna stand there and hear me cry. That’s alright because I love the way you lie…I love … finish reading Low-Grade Dan

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Chapter 6, VinVegas

Turned my iPhone to “Airplane Mode.” Can’t tell you how helpful this has been. No phone calls, no text messages, no access to the Internet. I can only use my iFuckPhone to tell time and play music, so I’ve made … finish reading Chapter 6, VinVegas

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The Journey Lies Within

In a different lifetime, one of Dad’s closest friends, Marvin, followed a routine with his daughter: black coffee, train ride, kisses and then each walked to work, in Downtown Chicago. On this day, the day I’m writing about, in a … finish reading The Journey Lies Within

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