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SoDak Beer

By matt | Published: July 12, 2011

Although, I’ve been a denizen of the Windy city for near on twenty years now, I cut my teeth in the hardscrabble hills and endless prairies of South Dakota. Not a glamorous place to be from nor one that gets a lot of press, save the obligatory American pilgrimage to  Mount Rushmore and the hell, [...]

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Goose Island may sell beer & wine at Pritzker Pavilion concerts

By matt | Published: June 7, 2011

Just saw this article on the Trib’s blog, and was nearly very angry at Goose Island and the city for fouling up something that’s been as much fun as I can remember having at a free event in this city. Luckily I read all the way through and the last line made the whole thing [...]

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Bill Dance – Fisherman, Funnyman, Everyman

By matt | Published: May 25, 2011

Now that summer is here, kind of, and I’ve had a chance to take a few casts I am reinvigorated by the opportunity to get some fishing in.  But not only that, I am also reinvigorated by the existence of all things hilarious.  It’s as if a great weight has lifted and my soul has [...]

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The Mint Julep

By matt | Published: May 9, 2011

As predicted Saturday was another in a long string of money losing days in my career as a thoroughbred handicapper. Luckily there were Mint Juleps aplenty to soothe my battered soul and wallet. Here, described in beautiful poetry by a pros pro, Chris McMillian, is the Mint Julep. Enjoy:

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The Kentucky Derby is Decadent, Depraved and Wonderful

By matt | Published: May 6, 2011

Well friends, tomorrow it comes around again, the most exciting 2:00 minutes in sports and I am ready to lose some money. This year however I won’t be losing it quite as blindly, gone are the days of betting on funny names and pretty colors. This year I plan to be an informed bad gambler. [...]

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Playing the Ponies

By matt | Published: April 21, 2011

Spring is here, kind of, and along with the cold temperatures, persistent showers and bad baseball comes along one of my favorite ways to lose money. The Kentucky Derby, or Run for The Roses if you prefer, will commence in just sixteen days from now and with it another triple crown season will be kicked [...]

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Jam Econo with Watt

By matt | Published: April 13, 2011

Mike Watt is a legend, a hero of rock, a bad mother fucker who has spent the last 30 some odd years roaming the world, bass in hand and cutting this country apart in his Econo line van. Would that I could say I had seen him play back in the day with D. Boon [...]

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Sazerac

By matt | Published: April 7, 2011

I, as has been previously discussed here at OA, am a huge fan of The Old Fashioned. Last weekend while dining at a new local Gastropub Owen and Engine, the bar keep suggested my friends and I switch it up a bit and try a Sazerac. We did and the result was deliciousness. The Sazerac [...]

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Happy Days Are Here Again

By matt | Published: March 31, 2011

Today marks opening day of the 2011 baseball season, perhaps my favorite day of the entire year. It marks the last time for the next six months that a Cubs fans can drink out of joy rather than pain. But more than that, it is the start of a long string of sleepy and meandering [...]

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Interval Training for The Treadmill

By matt | Published: March 30, 2011

As this detox has progressed and my fitness level has improved I’ve been interested in ways to intensify my workouts. All signs seem to point to interval training as the current craze. Generally, I’m not very interested in exercise fads, unless of course you count Jazzercise or Tony Little’s Ab Isolator, but interval training seems [...]

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