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  1. @mthilmony For that age, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is good
  2. Power outage in Devonshire area of Champaign don't know how widespread
  3. @pgspringer Wow where did you see a mink? I've never seen one around here
  4. Helped organize and attended Mid-America Press Institute conference on sports reporting and social media #mpisports some good stuff
  5. The News-Gazette is now officially an a.m. newspaper. End of one era, beginning of another.
  6. Just did a great wine and food tour of Livermore and Napa counties in CA. Off to Ft. Collins CO for daughter Lindsey's MBA graduation.
  7. Working on putting together a sports journalism workshop for the Mid-America Press Institute, www.mpinews.org, Jun 28-30 in St. Louis
  8. Got tickets for Cubs-White Sox game June 18. Should even be warm then. Always a good time when those teams play.
  9. Power on UI campus reportedly out also
  10. Power out in S'west Champaign near Windsor and Prospect
  11. Nasty driving out there today, be careful. Blew through a stop sign on way to work at a busy intersection.
  12. Gas up to $1.99 also at Colonial Pantry. Seems to be taking a mighty jump. Inexplicable. The price of crude is steady.
  13. About to read Sunday N-G opinions stories -- some good stuff coming on Lincoln; also WILL-TV Lincoln programs look good next week
  14. Bitter cold outside, but there's hope for a February thaw. http://tinyurl.com/ddscfj
  15. Gov. Quinn off to a good start -- moving Illinois primary to September is a good idea
  16. Hard work but spectacular desert weather
  17. In Juarez Mexico for a week working on housing for the poor
  18. Don't know how much it helps, but we kept our shades drawn and blinds closed overnight and today to keep heat in and cold out.
  19. Exciting news day. Nothing like a major breaking story in the middle of a production cycle.
  20. Cripes, gas went up 35 cents a gallon in one day. Can anyone explain that?