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Navy Sensitivity Training

A wife asks her husband, "Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk and if they have avocados, get 6."

Years ago, a young Navy Pilot was injured while ejecting from his A-4 Skyhawk due to engine failure during a cat shot from the carrier, but due to the heroics of rescue helicopter and the ship's hospital staff, the only permanent injury was the loss of one ear.

A short time later the husband comes back with 6 cartons of milk. The wife asks him, "Why did you buy 6 cartons of milk?" He replied, "They had avocados."

Since he wasn't physically impaired, he remained on flight status and eventually became an Admiral. However, during his career he was always sensitive about his appearance. One day the Admiral was interviewing two Navy Master Chiefs and a Marine Sergeant Major for his personal staff. The first Master Chief was a Surface Navy type and it was a great interview. At the end of the interview the Admiral asked him, "Do you notice anything different about me?" The Master Chief answered, "Why, yes, Admiral. I couldn't help but notice that you are missing your starboard ear, so I don't know whether this impacts your hearing on that side." The Admiral got very angry at this lack of tact and threw him out of his office. The next candidate was a Marine Sergeant Major. When asked this same question, answered, "Well yes, Sir, you seem to be short one ear." The Admiral threw him out as well. The third interview was with the Submarine Master Chief Danny D. He was articulate, extremely sharp, and seemed to know more than the other put together. The Admiral wanted this guy, but went ahead with the same question. "Do you notice anything different about me?" To his surprise, the Submarine Master Chief Danny D. said, "Yes Sir. You wear contact lenses." The Admiral was impressed and thought to himself, what an incredibly tactful Sailor. "And how would you know that?" the Admiral asked. The Submarine Master Chief Danny D. replied: "Well, sir, it's pretty hard to wear glasses with only one f - - kin' ear!”

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JANUARY HOROSCOPE ARIES: Your philosophical side comes to the forefront in January 2013 as you seek the true meaning of life. When contemplating think of your important role in family life and in your work. True meaning has many aspects.

LIBRA: As you move into the New Year, you have interesting plans and goals in place. Make sure they aren't cast in stone. Be ﬂexible and positive about situational reality.

TAURUS: With renewed energy on your side, you will be surprised as a burst of creativity comes to you. You will ﬁnally see your excellent work ideas take ﬁnal form.

SCORPIO: In the past, you've been a good money manager, but as January bills come in, you may think you've lost your touch. You haven't. Make a plan and you'll be ﬁne.

GEMINI: Use your best communication skills to explain your plans and co-workers will support you. Be sure you are pushing for something that is possible, not just desirable. CANCER: It can be tempting to try to reinvent your entire personality in order to be more attractive to others. But that's a large order. Work on one aspect at a time; for example, try to be a better listener. LEO: There are serious decisions coming up, but this is not the month to make them. Never decide just to be done with it. Examine the possibilities and consequences. VIRGO: For personal relationships, January has positive aspects. You could meet the love of your life. Or you will ﬁnd new ways to keep love growing with your partner. FACEBOOK.COM/WHATSUPXTRAMAGAZINE

SAGITTARIUS: Your physicality is working at its peak, which will come in handy for jobs around the house. Save some energy for activities with others that are fun. CAPRICORN: The New Year is bringing you a new way to look at situations and projects at work. Your analytical thinking and clarity of mind will bring results. Speak up. AQUARIUS: The stars predict that changes are coming in the workplace, and most of them will beneﬁt you. Just remember that chance favors the prepared mind. PISCES: It's time to think about what you want to do for your summer vacation, especially if you stayed at home last year. In addition to cost, think about your health. Get a checkup and handle any problems before vacation time. 773.213.4597

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More States Are Cash Mobs Organized Collecting Sales Online By Buy-local Taxes On Internet Advocates Purchases They are coming for your money. And you knew they would. You have probably noticed that some online vendors charge state sales tax, but many do not. That is going to change as cities and states eye big new piles of potential revenue from the Internet. Politicians at state and federal levels have been trying to overcome objections and put in place a structure to collect taxes online. Key to the effort is Amazon.com's new support of a national sales tax, according to Kiplinger's personal ﬁnance. Until now, the question has been one of how to collect the taxes. Retailers would have to somehow collect and remit taxes to thousands of jurisdictions, each with its own rates and rules. Now with big Internet retailers behind the tax, the playing ﬁeld is changing. At the moment, retailers have to be located in a state to be required to collect taxes. But the states, which want to collect some $23 billion a year in Internet sales taxes, are broadening the rules. In late 2012, 18 states passed "Amazon" laws, according to tax tracker CCH. Such laws might require retailers to collect taxes if they derive revenue from online links to an in-state business, or if they do business with a local distributor or warehouse. Ten other states have such legislation pending. Until a federal law is passed, and that could be very soon, Amazon has made its own agreements with six states and will with six more to come in the next three years.

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One Saturday, near Los Angeles' skid row, a mob formed outside a little gift shop and cafe. The shop owner was delighted. In the next couple hours, $1,200 worth of candles and soaps were purchased by the members of the pinstriped riot. The event is the newest social activism made possible by social media like Facebook. The altruistic sister of the exhibitionist Flash Mob, this new phenomenon is called the Cash Mob, and it is designed to put money in the pockets of local businesses. The idea was the brainstorm of a systems engineer in New York, who was concerned about the effect of big retailers and drastic discount schemes on local business. He used Facebook and Twitter to organize the ﬁrst Cash Mob. The idea was apparently ripe for its time because a Cleveland attorney had the same idea a few weeks later. Now the idea seems entrenched in the culture. The Los Angeles Times estimates there were about 200 Cash Mobs in the U.S. during 2012. There have also been Cash Mobs reported in Europe. According to Time magazine, some studies show that spending money at local businesses has a bigger local economic impact than shopping at big chains. It certainly has a big impact on the small, retailers, however. Health food, gift shops, wine shops, and more, all small stores run by local people have been mobbed by their fellow citizens. Owners say they not only have a good sale day, but also ﬁnd the mobsters return in the future as new customers.

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The Hardware Store Trip A man was ready to pay for his purchases of gun powder and bullets when the cashier said, "Strip down, facing me." Making a mental note to complain to State of Illinois about the gun registry people running amok, he did just as she had instructed. When the hysterical shrieking had ﬁnally subsided, the man realized that she was referring to his credit card. He was asked to shop elsewhere in the future.

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Peter was drinking and celebrating at a New Year's party when he turned to his friend Ken and asked for a cigarette. "I thought you made a New Year's resolution to quit smoking," Ken responded. "I'm in the process of quitting," replied Peter with a grin. "As a matter of fact, right now I am in the middle of phase one." "What in the heck is phase one?" asked Ken. Peter laughed, "I've quit buying."

Downside of Technology

A woman was in a Starbucks Coffee recently when her stomach started rumbling and she realized that she desperately needed to fart. The place was packed but the music was really loud, so to get relief and reduce embarrassment she timed her farts to the beat of the music. After a couple of songs she started to feel much better. She ﬁnished her coffee and noticed that everyone was staring at her. Suddenly she remembered that she was listening to her IPod.

BOOK REVIEW

The Instant Survivor: Right Ways to Respond When Things Go Wrong Written by Jim Moorehead

How to Keep Your Head When Trouble is All Around In a crisis, stay cool, keep alert, stay on your toes. In short: Stay Frosty. That is the first of four steps to surviving a crisis from author Jim Moorehead, an attorney and co-founder of a crisis management practice at a Washington law firm. Moorehead has written Instant Survivor: Right Ways to Respond When Things Go Wrong. In times of trouble, in times when trouble turns into a crisis, to survive you must resolve to have a cool head. Check your emotions at the door and face the facts. Moorehead advises people to bravely diagnose exactly what the problem is. The first step is to write the problem down. It helps you to get away from your first emotional reaction, which is: Why is this happening to me? Moorehead advises people to dissect the problem, asking themselves which parts they really own and can control. Moorehead gives the example of a person whose spouse leaves them. They don't own the spouse. They can't control what the spouse does but the crisis the abandoned spouse faces is likely to leak into many areas. "Crises don't obey boundaries," Moorehead writes.

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Whisky Saves Man From Vodka-Induced Blindness DECEMBER 3, 2012

Score one point for whisky. 65-year old Taranaki man, Denis Duthie, was saved from a vodka-induced blindness by being administered an alcohol drip of Johnnie Walker Black Label. Duthie reported that he had been drinking vodka for his parents’ 50th wedding anniversary when things suddenly got dark at 3pm in the afternoon. After trying to sleep it off, the blindness persisted and Duthie headed to his local hospital where doctors diagnosed him with formaldehyde poisoning which often comes from the ingestion of methanol. This type of poisoning is often treated by giving the patient ethanol which is found in most alcoholic beverages. The hospital did not have enough ethanol on hand so a nurse was sent to the store to pick up a bottle of high-quality liquor for an alcohol drip. The drip was injected directly into the stomach but this treatment can also be effective through drinking. That doesn’t mean you should just down a bottle of whiskey next time you have methanol poisoning though…see a doctor.

Duthie awoke after 5 days with his eyes perfectly ﬁne and feeling “good as gold”. We are sure Johnnie Walker’s marketing team will be happy to know their whisky can also cure you from bad vodka. FACEBOOK.COM/WHATSUPXTRAMAGAZINE

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Ask The Wino... Take A Shot At Keeping Your New Year's Resolutions

Wino: Freddie “Birdman” (last name unknown) Likes: Flashing people in the park and playing ding dong ditch. Dislikes: People throwing trash on him when napping.

Once again the New Year and the inevitable resolutions are upon us. Lose weight. Exercise more. Be more responsive to the family. Those are the typical goals that people make and break in January. Sometimes it seems that the only new years resolution that works is resolving not to make one. Still, these are good commitments. If you want a better chance of making them stick, you might heed the advice of Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierny, authors of "Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength." First, remember that every exercise in mental self-control takes a physical toll. The authors give an example of an experiment in which hungry students were immersed in the yummy smells of baking chocolate cookies. Some of the lucky hungry kids were put in rooms by themselves and told to eat the warm cookies if they wanted to. Other unlucky students were left alone in a room and told they could not eat the cookies but they could eat radishes. The radish eaters used their willpower to not eat the cookies. Later, the radish eaters, having exhausted themselves by not eating cookies, were much less able to spend time on other tasks.

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Willpower, the author says, is diminished with use. Resisting temptation costs willpower and so does controlling strong emotions or focusing on a mental task. So if you are tired, overworked, and overwrought, you are in danger of breaking resolutions because you don't have any willpower left to keep them. Luckily, willpower is also replenished by rest. So if you want better family relationships, come home early or give yourself time to rest after work. If you want to exercise more, make sure you aren't mentally exhausted before you get on the treadmill. You can help yourself by doing certain things too. If you are on a diet, you can plan ahead as to what you will do when confronted with a buffet (I'll eat the grilled chicken but not the cake). You can promise yourself cake later (I'll have a piece but not today).

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Axel the Copier Repair Man asks: How often should a married couple make love? My wife and I of 15 years normally manage once a week, but she insist her friends are doing it much more often. I have seen these ladies and unless their husbands are going blind, I highly doubt it! What do you suggest would be a suitable frequency? Wino: The frequency of conjugals is always a difﬁcult issue since women have many tasks to juggle such as knitting, having their nails manicured, etc. However, if your wife is making these demands of you I have to assume that she has time on her hands, in which case I would suggest that you hire a young, handsome, gardener. He could deal with your wife's carnal needs and also do your garden (also further saving your knees if you know what I mean) as he would not want you to suspect that he was doing what you had hired him to do. Chelsea the Life Coach asks: The key to success is treating every special lady like she’s the only special lady. I know, this sounds simple but trust me, there is more to it than you men think! The ﬁrst step is chivalry, open a damn door for goodness sake. The next step is to keep all important dates, names, and events in order. Finally, listen to us. We are not one of the guys we need some patience and understanding. Are you a gentleman? Wino: What is the question you crazy ass bitch? I answer the questions...you ask the question. How could you possibly mess this up? Maybe I will write a book and dedicate it to you. I think I will call it "How To Balance A Bimbo". Guys steer clear of this one! P.S. Crazy bitch Harry the Gym Teacher asks: I noticed a trend at the locker room that's quite startling. No, it wasn't my shocking lack of manhood. That is another topic entirely. I want to know about the latest crave sweeping the nation...Manscaping!! I notice, not intentionally, but that other guys are trimming this shit back. I have to admit it sort of intrigues me. What should I do about my untamed fro, bro? Wino: I recently sculpted a bonsai tree out of mine, just don’t use garden shears. But if you do have a mishap, some universities will purchase your balls for cash! I’ve donated three myself. Whoa...there goes another one. Good thing they grow back.

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The Trotters' most famous dribbler was Marques Haynes, who once dribbled for an entire game quarter while dodging defenders. Ironically, the Harlem Globetrotters, who got their start in Chicago back in 1927, didn’t play in Harlem until 1969, after playing some 9,500 games in 42 years.

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Car or Haircut

A boy had just gotten his driver's permit and asked his father if they could discuss his use of the car. His father said, "Bring your grades up from a C to a B average, study your Bible a little, get a haircut, and we'll talk about it." The boy accepted the offer. Six weeks later, they talked again. His father said, "You've brought your grades up, and I've seen you studying your Bible. But, I'm disappointed that you didn't get your hair cut." The young man said, "You know, Dad, in the Bible, Samson had long hair. John the Baptist and Moses did too and even Jesus had long hair." His father replied, "Did you notice they walked everywhere they went?"

Arresting Mom

A police recruit was asked on an exam, "What would you do if you had to arrest your own mother?" In the blank, he wrote, "Call for backup."

Violin Practice

Little Harold was practicing the violin while his father was trying to read. The family dog was lying in the den, and as the screeching sounds reached his ears, he began to howl loudly. The father jumped up and yelled, "For pity's sake, can't you play something the dog doesn't know?"

Are You Smarter Than CHESTER “The Sock Monkey”? 1. In the United States, the coming of the New Year is celebrated by the lowering of a gigantic crystal ball. Where does this event take place? a) Central Park b) Times Square c) Yankee Stadium d) The Statue of Liberty 2. What is the Jewish New Year called? a) Hanukkah b) Yom Kippur c) Rosh Hashanah d) Bar Mitzvah 3. Why do the Chinese celebrate the New Year by letting off firecrackers? a) To piss their neighbors off b) To catch a buzz c) To scare away evil spirits d) All of the above 4. In many places, the coming of the new year is celebrated by singing the traditional Scottish song "Auld Lang Syne". What does "auld lang syne" mean? a) New Year's Day b) You’ve got a nice ass c) Sweet memories d) Old long ago 5. Under which of the following calendars is New Year's Day observed on January 1? a) Christian b) Roman c) Julian d) Gregorian 6. In some countries what do they do with Christmas trees on New Year’s Day? a) Redecorate them b) Make bond fires with them c) Re-plant them d) Give them to their In-Laws 7. In the Jewish New Year celebration, what is eaten to symbolize a sweet new year? a) Apples and honey b) Chocolate c) Fruit cake d) Twizzlers 8. To ring in the New Year in Spain, it is traditional to do what on each chime of the clock? a) Eat a grape b) Take a sip of wine c) Clap your hands d) Spank your wife 9. In Italy, what do people do on New Year's Day to bring good luck in the coming year? a) Go to mass b) Wear red underwear c) Eat black-eyed peas d) All of the above 10. Ecuador has a unique New Year's Eve tradition, the burning of "old years" in public places. What are they? a) Bonfires b) Old clothes c) Cats d) Effigies representing people and events from the previous year

Hockey

The coach called one of his 7-year-old hockey players aside and asked, "Do you understand what cooperation is? What a team is?" The little boy said he did.

"Good," said the coach. "Now go over there and explain all that to your mother."

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7. a) Apples and honey 8. a) Eat a grape 9. b) Wear red underwear 10. d) Efﬁgies representing people and events from the previous year

"And you know that when a penalty is called, you shouldn't argue, curse, or attack the referee." Again the little boy nodded.

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1. b) Times Square 2. c) Rosh Hashanah 3. c) To scare away evil spirits 4. d) Old long ago 5. d) Gregorian 6. b) Make bond ﬁres with them

"And do you understand that what matters is not whether we win or lose, but how we play together as a team?" The little boy nodded yes.

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A blonde gets home from work early & hears strange noises coming from the bedroom. She rushes upstairs only to ﬁnd her husband naked lying on the bed, sweating and panting. “What's up?” she asks. “I think I'm having a heart attack” cries the husband. The blonde rushes downstairs to grab the phone, but just as she's dialing, her four year old son comes up and says, "Mummy mummy, Aunty Shirley is hiding in the wardrobe & she has no clothes on."

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The blonde slams the phone down and storms back upstairs into the bedroom right past her husband, rips open the wardrobe door and sure enough, there is her sister, totally naked and cowering on the ﬂoor.

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“You rotten Bitch”, she screams. “My husband's having a heart attack, and you're running around naked playing hide and seek with the kids!”

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Everyone handles things differently, so the same behavior in one person will not directly translate to the meaning of the next person. With that said, I can’t tell you of any mannerism(s) that will definitely point to a person’s desire to be completely out of the relationship. I’m no psychologist, but I think it’s safe to say that if a man is acting angry, and there are no other family, work, or friend issues that can be causing him to act out of the norm, something is probably up. Just a hunch. If he doesn’t come out on his own, you’re going to have to figure out a neutral way to bring it up and talk about what is causing him to not act like himself. Be prepared to listen to things you may not want to hear: it takes two to create a successful relationship, and you may not be holding up something’s on your end. Dear LaLa, I met this girl I like in college last year, we were good friends and I really liked her. I'm pretty sure she knew I liked her too. The thing is though she seems "outta my league" I'm one of those smart nerdy kids whose fairly social, while she's one of the most popular girls at my school. I think she's beautiful, smart, funny, and nice. There's a lot of better guys going for her, but I know if I had the chance I'd try my best to keep her happy as can be. Do I stand a chance? Lacking Lester Dear Lacking, Not with that attitude. Listen, no one is “too good” for anyone. Anyone who actually believes that they are too good is delusional, selfish, has no clue about this world, and is NOT someone you want. When someone is attracted to another, it is due to how that other person makes him or her feel. I don’t care if you’re a self-proclaimed “nerd,” don’t make a hefty income, or don’t have celebrity good looks. If you are living life with goals, activities, and are happy with yourself, you are going to naturally exude a confidence that cannot be faked. This natural confidence will attract people who have common interests, to want to be around you. Before you even have a chance with this girl, you are going to have to be happy with yourself. Which I know you can’t be right now, when YOU are putting YOURSELF below another person. So, my first advice to you is to get rid of the “victim” attitude. Man the f*ck up, and start owning your decisions and interests, and work towards feeling complete with yourself. Once you get to a point where your own life is fulfilling, it’s not going to matter if this girl will “give you a chance.” If she likes you, cool! If she doesn’t, that’s cool too! You are already fulfilled and do not need someone else to complete you. Not to mention that there are 100’s of 1000’s of girls just like her. So, work on yourself, then you will find someone with the same interests that you won’t even have to try to make happy.

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Fortune magazine interviewed 21 visionaries from all walks of life, including finance, law, tech, military, and beyond, to ask what one piece of wisdom got them to where they are today. Chef, author, and host of Travel Channel programs, Anthony Bourdain said that in the late 1980s, he was a recovering drug addict, and had wrecked the first half of his career along with any professional reputation that he had. He got a job as a lunch cook, the same job he had at the beginning of his career. In his book Kitchen Confidential, Bourdain calls the boss Bigfoot whose orders went like this: "If you're going to work for me, the most important thing is that you show up on time." To him, that meant 15 minutes before your shift started. Bourdain said showing up, on time, every day not only disciplined him but also showed respect to every other person in the organization. It's a rule he has lived with. Now a top chef again, Bourdain is his own Bigfoot, pounding into every new employee that getting there, on time, every day is the first thing they have to do. The skills necessary to do the job can be taught to people who show up. For his TV shows, he says it's unthinkable that anyone will be late. Bourdain says his behavior sets a tone. Because he's there on time every day, his people show up on time too. WWW.WHATSUPXTRA.COM

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Kelly’s Pub Celebrating 80 Years Kelly's Pub located at 949 W Webster Avenue is the one of Chicago’s oldest family-owned pubs in the Lincoln Park neighborhood and has been operated by the Kelly family for over 80 years. Shortly after prohibition was repealed in 1933, the Kelly family opened the doors to Kelly's Pub, and a Chicago tradition was born. The pub has been mentioned in numerous books, newspapers, magazine articles, television shows and even a famous movie. Highlights over the years include: 1933: Prohibition is repealed and Frank and Loretta Kelly open Kelly’s Pub on Chicago’s North Side at 949 W Webster. 1937: John P. Kelly, second child to Loretta and Frank and future owner of Kelly’s Pub, is born. 1942: Kelly’s Pub serves the military—literally—when DePaul Academy is utilized for military training. 1957: Frank Kelly passes away, and son John Kelly takes over the operation of the pub. 1962: John Kelly meets future wife Polly Potteiger at Kelly’s. 1963: John Kelly and Polly Potteiger marry as well as the fictional founding date of Maguire University. 1982 and 1983: Kelly’s is an unofficial stop in the Chicago marathon. 1986: Kelly’s is featured in “About Last Night,” starring Demi Moore, Rob Lowe and Jim Belushi. 1988: John Kelly joins Maguire University. Kelly’s Pub becomes official north-side campus and future official headquarters. 1995: John and Polly Kelly and Kelly’s Pub are featured in the PBS documentary, “Remembering Chicago Again.” 2000: Kelly’s Pub is featured in articles in both Bon Appétit and National Geographic. 2003: Kelly's Pub history is documented in Chicago Tribune’s “Ye Olde Pubs". 2008: ABC Eyewitness News of Memphis, Tennessee and The Wall Street Journal report on McGuire University’s famous history and annual pilgrimage to the “Final Five.” 2008: Kelly's Pub celebrates 75 years with 1930's themed party. 2010: Channel 5 and 7 do feature stories about Maguire University's trip to the final four. So what is Maguire University? Kelly's Pub is the lake front campus of Maguire University. Maguire U. is a fictional educational institution established in 1963 for the sole purpose of obtaining tickets to the NCAA Basketball Championship. With the motto “We Play Hurt,” and an official mascot, the “Jollymen”, Maguire University successfully supplied its founders and their Maguire “teammates” with NCAA Final Four tickets for two years while they made up excuses as to why their team didn’t show up to play. The charade ended when the Chicago Tribune exposed the scheme, but Maguire University’s run to the Final Four didn’t stop there. The “alums” have been meeting ever since and still make an annual pilgrimage to the NCAA Final Four, our “Final Five” as they call it, although they now obtain their tickets through legitimate means. Maguire University has made the Final Five for 46 consecutive years. "It is quite the record," said Art Duffy, the university's president. Maguire University has made the Final Five every year since 1963. The friendly neighborhood Pub, with its original back bar and cabinetry is filled with Chicago singles and Lincoln Park locals. They offer a large selection of bottled and draft beers, weekly drink specials, tasty pub food, a summer Beer Garden and fourteen TVs for our loyal sports enthusiasts. Be sure to stop by and say hello. As John and Polly Kelly would say, “You’re a stranger there but once.”

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Do something just for you every single day. As a manager or business professional, you can get caught up in doing for others during every minute of your work day. Resolve to set time aside for yourself every day to exercise, cook a gourmet dinner, eat ice cream, garden, walk your pet or do any other activity that takes you away. Just make sure the activity is different and you will begin to feel as if you have a life. Give yourself credit and a pat on the back when you deserve it. People who had received praise or recognition for their work are more happy and productive. It is important that you recognize yourself for excellent efforts. One way to do this is to keep a file of positive notes, thank you letters and reminders of successful ventures. Stop to assess success after each project you complete. Strive to learn something new every single day. Read an article; discuss a new approach with a colleague; research what other organizations are doing on the Web. The opportunities for learning are multiplying every day in this information age. Make professional contacts and network. Make sure you attend at least one professional meeting each month. You will benefit from the friendships and relationships you develop from active participation. Practice professional courage by stepping out of your comfort zone. You hear yourself making up excuses in your mind about “why” you don’t need to speak, or “why” taking a stand on an issue will get you “in trouble.” Just once, when you find yourself in this situation, state what you are really thinking. After the shock wears off, your coworkers will admire you.

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Listen more than you talk. As a manager, you spend much of your time in problem-solving activities and efforts. Plan this year, to listen to all that your coworkers are saying; they may want a sounding board, not advice or problem solving. Develop a method to track your life goals, your daily engagements, and your to do list. Using a planner allows you to empty much of the daily detail from your mind. This gives your mind room for more important thinking. Read voraciously to continue to learn and grow. Try to read widely and broadly. Get out of the business books once in a while to see how other subjects enhance your point of view. Take up a new hobby or activity this year. If something has always intrigued you and piqued your interest, resolve to take the ﬁrst steps in participating this year. You’ll add a new dimension to your world. Take yourself a little less seriously. As we strive for business success, we can get bogged down in serious deliberation, advising and problem solving. Take time to laugh. Smile when you hear stories about what all of your crazy employees are doing. Enjoy them for all their little quirks and differences. With warm regards, and great best wishes for your success, we wish you a happy, healthy, prosperous, outstanding New Year as you adopt these New Year's resolutions and more of your own. FACEBOOK.COM/WHATSUPXTRAMAGAZINE

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I Meant to Ask You about Your Job Today By Rob Christiansen Orville Redenbacher came out of the pantry tonight. Not that he’s gay. Besides, that would be a closet he would have come out of. The vacuum seal on the jar of kernels went “pop!” when I opened the lid.

my neglect to ask about her occupation as a faux pas and simply moved my feet. “Bye bye!” I said.

It’s life after Christmas. I live, since September, with Leanne, who I met at Burton’s. We’re a couple of dinks. She’d like to get married but then I’d have to stop daydreaming and buckle down. I’d have to buy a car, and buckle up. I was six when I sat behind the wheel of my dad’s station wagon in the driveway and realized that I never wanted to learn to drive because every adult problem would stem from driving. No one else was in the car and I didn’t have keys except ones to my imagination. It’s cleansing to admit your weaknesses, but you should never admit them until you have no choice.

I went back to McDonalds for lunch, because I have to diet sometimes. Leanne is Italian and learned to cook from her mother. I had salad with chicken chunks and French dressing. It was like winter out there but my ears didn’t freeze because I wore ear muffs. In history, quintuplets conceived by invitro fertilization were born today. They have a 95% chance of survival. Mr. Blackwell revealed his “10 Worst Dressed List” for last year. Congratulations, Lisa Bonet of “The Cosby Show.” You won.

I washed millions of things that had accumulated in the sink and Leanne practiced her craft, cooking. My olfactory senses detected a miniature Thanksgiving in the kitchen as contestants played “Hangman” on a black & white rendering of “Wheel of Fortune.” Vanna White speaks her line so well. “Bye bye!” she says. We had turkey breast with Leanne’s famous ingredient, pieces of garlic. Then I sat at my piano against a dining room wall, my back almost touching the family size enamel table where we eat. I paused in my labors and intermittently glimpsed at the small black and white TV on top of the refrigerator by turning to my left. I must have good vision. “Who’s the Boss?” and “Growing Pains” were on tonight. Leanne dusted her popcorn machine. I consider it a novelty item and it lured me from my piano like cats leaping off a couch to investigate a whirr. I’d been practicing Chopin’s “Nocturne in E ﬂat Major” because it sounded cool in the movie, “Dead of Winter.” We rented it from Erol’s and watched it on Saturday night. I trotted to the bus stop at Lawrence and Marine Drive this morning, watching in horror as two buses left seconds apart. I failed to ﬂag the latter down and caught a westbound Lawrence Avenue bus to the el. I sat next to a girl who also boarded there. “I recognize you from the video store,” I said, though I was guessing. She looked at me as if to read my mind, which is easy to do and the reason I prefer video poker. “Erol’s?” she replied. I engaged her in a conversation although I forgot to inquire as to her job. “I get off at the next stop,” she said sweetly after the train lurched away from Clark and Division. This was either a hint to ask for her number or a request to move my feet out of her way. I took FACEBOOK.COM/WHATSUPXTRAMAGAZINE

This wasn’t the highlight of my day, although I’m taking the train again tomorrow. It’s faster. Hanging with Leanne in the kitchen and doing the dishes was the highlight of my day. Are you reading my notebook, Leanne?

I wanted to keep playing piano, but Leanne cooed. We cuddled in bed throughout “Moonlighting,” a bizarre rerun featuring Rona Barrett and outtakes from previous episodes. I made us tea, but Leanne didn’t touch hers, and may not touch it now, as she is soundly asleep. This entry is out of it, in space. It’s way out in space. I keep thinking about the girl I met today and have lust in my heart like Jimmy Carter and red in my checkbook like Santa Claus. I’m going under and use a red pen except for the occasional pay day entry when I might be able to use a black pen. Leanne and I have been to The Green Mill and Earl of Old Town this year because we resolved to live it up a little. I don’t take taxis and haven’t bought clothes since shopping at Carson Pirie Scott the Saturday before starting my job in April. Leanne shops and cabs it as though Doomsday is around the corner. My economic plan for the household reduces spending and increases savings, but I’ll be impeached unless I resign ﬁrst. I told Leanne, “I’m going under.” I said, “Marysville ain’t nothing but a wide spot in the road,” a Tom Waits’ lyric. Her eyes appeared black when she deadpanned, “Oh, I get it.” She apparently heard, “Marriage-ville.” I’ll have to enunciate the next time. This apartment lease is like a marriage license. It’s renewable on October 1, but we’ll have to start talking about it in July. I’m not looking forward to the “Dog Days” of summer. Leanne called me at work to ask for my parents’ phone number again and then she called my mom. A friend called to say he’ll get me some job leads from his old law school. I’m aware that my job with the Labor Department is “nonessential.” I don’t have to be reminded it’s nonessential but the government classiﬁes everything, including hammers. When I was a boot camp Marine I was called “Private” and took it personally. I have the vague ambition of a complainer about whom all is known is he says he would rather be essential. Maybe I should just quit complaining. 773.213.4597

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