President Obama can’t be blamed for this one.  Turns out Michelle was showing off for some of her friends back in Chi-town where they had one too many apple martinis and decided to stick it to Cardinals fans by flying through the Arch. They even had a “Go Cubs!” banner tied to the back but it fell off somewhere near Decatur, IL. The pilot might have been a little buzzed too, as evidenced by the landing gear still being down.
Carry on, Citizens!
Thanks to Katie Jenkins for this week’s photo.

100 years is a long time to wait. For Cubs fans, the wait will be longer. After posting 97 wins and the best record in the National League, the Cubs were swept by the Dodgers last night. Many fans believe that the curse began in 1945 and is related to a billy goat. They’re wrong. I believe they’ve been cursed since the 1918 World Series. Many baseball historians believe the Cubs threw the 1918 Series a year before the south siders did it in the famous Black Sox scandal. Some …

I boycotted my usual baseball playoff post last night, in favor of the Druid story.  I had to mount some sort of protest to Bud Selig’s latest bastardization of the game: the Twins/White Sox 1 game playoff. No offense to White Sox fans, but no way that game should have been played in Chicago. In fact it shouldn’t have been played at all. The Twins won the regular season series between the two. They should have been in. At the very least, they should have hosted the game.
It’s been a …

Thanks to marvelous citizen Debbie Marshall for sending me this video today. One of the top 100 moments in baseball history, Rick Monday’s play is an inspiration to everyone who holds the flag dear and thinks that we should treat it with respect –both for the country it represents and the men & women who died to protect it.  (Wow, that was a long sentance!) Wish I could find a Rick Monday Cubs jersey…
Carry on, Citizens!