A Knight in Dragonland

From the New York Times:

I agree, kid. I totally agree.

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I really don’t have any say in the Peoria library expansion issue, since I no longer live in Peoria. However, my parents live in Peoria, and we visit them often. Plus, I’m an opinionated S.O.B. that likes to insert my two cents (even when it’s not wanted). Thus, my blog.
It actually would [...]

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Did you catch this article in the Journal Star this morning? I’m wondering how this will play with Mr. Billy Dennis, the Peoria Pundit.
Money quote from Peoria City Councilman Ryan Spain:
‘Will It Play in Peoria?’ still has some real good legs on the national scene. Some (in Peoria) are tired of the slogan, [...]

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Now, according to this Journal Star article, several area municipalities are wasting our tax dollars on the purchase of outdoor ashtrays and free personal ashtrays to be given away at local taverns.  Why?  Because litter-bug smokers can’t clean up after themselves.
I’m really tired of the arrogant sense of entitlement some smokers seem to have.  Just [...]

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Unfortunate from my perspective, at least … Richwoods lost to Washington, and Pekin lost to O’Fallon.
(SIGH)
Ahh well … last season started out the same way, and both the Knights and the Dragons ended up in the playoffs.  Hopefully the same will hold true for this season.
I’m surprised there hasn’t been any gloating from a certain [...]

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I often find myself disagreeing with Phil Luciano, especially in regards to his snarky antagonism to the Smoke Free Illinois Act. However, I have to give him kudos for his column today. Luciano dispels some nasty internet rumors flying about regarding the new owner of a Bartonville gas station – Yosef Abdullah, an [...]

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No, I haven’t transformed into Dr. John Carroll. Heh.
BJ Aberle at Oneproblem has an interesting post about Avanti’s. He still feels the love, but recognizes that those from outside the area just don’t understand the affection. Even acknowledging that relatively minor sacrilege may get BJ lynched by a band of Gondola-wielding brigantes, red [...]

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“Snowmageddon.” Heh!  Leave it to Ms. McGee to come up with the perfectly compact and witty description of our “welcome to December” blizzard. Although Pekin certainly seemed to handle it a bit better than Peoria, it still brought it’s share of headaches (and backaches!) over here.
However, the snow did provide for great photo ops. [...]

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Since everyone else seems to feel the need to proclaim the obvious … I thought I’d tag along for the ride. I nearly couldn’t get the back door open wide enough to let the dog out to pee.
After lunch, the Little Dragons are suiting up with enough layers to stop AP rounds and venturing [...]

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One of the first things that I said when I started this blog is that I wanted to “bridge the divide between Peoria and Tazewell counties. Why do people from both sides of the river seem to think the other side is some foreign country?” Heck, that applies to the whole heart of Illinois [...]

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Cullinan Properties Ltd. sold the Shoppes at Grand Prairie “lifestyle center” for $94.5 million.
I missed something, apparently. When did a “mall” become a “lifestyle center”????
Reminds me of George Carlin’s shellshock becomes combat fatigue becomes post-traumatic stress disorder schtick.

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