Mary Catterlin built a dugout canoe out of a giant cottonwood tree. Her friend Amy Lukas helped her near the end and together they circumnavigated Lake Michigan. They recently received a Paddlers of the Year award and the story of their journey, and the boat, “Makeba,” that took them on it is currently on exhibit at the Porter County Museum of History in Valparaiso, Ind. The girls have done several interviews regarding their adventure, and it’s all on their blog. The Dodgy interview focuses on beer, food, movies, music, and relationships. The name of your canoe, Makeba, invokes music. Did you bring any music with you on the trip and if so, who were the artists of choice? Amy: We brought Mary’s iPod, so in…
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I have no idea when it’s on, and I don’t watch it, but there’s a cable show in Chicago called “Sports Talk Live.” Last week its guests included Tim Doyle of the Big Ten Network and Comcast Chicago Bulls analyst Kendall Gill. There was an argument during the show about a Bulls call and what followed was a case of violent grab ass as Gill ended up punching Doyle in the hallway afterwards. Gill has been suspended from his job. Doyle has not. And some people have been critical of Doyle…the Doyle haters are out there. One ChicagoNow blogger compares Doyle to one of those people who make you wonder “how do they have a job?” Basically he calls Doyle “bland/boring and “annoying/irritating.” He also criticizes…
A follower of imprisoned douchebag killer Charles Manson tried to smuggle a cell phone to him the other day. Apparently this has happened before, successfully, and resulted in Charlie texting a bunch of people. My friend and I riffed online about what those texts could say, why Mr. Manson would want a phone, or just random thoughts. Hello, Charlie? Is that you? Wait. Let me put you on speaker. I wonder if he has the T-Mobile 5 friends plan. I hope he doesn’t butt dial. Hello? Yes I will kill for you. I think he just wants to make some Jerky Boys-style crank calls (“I’ll wrap your head in a wrench”). Is your refrigerator running? Well chase it down and stab it to death!…
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