Author: Cakes
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It’s Irving B’s World – We’re Just Living In It! Severance’s Dominance Is On Full Display
Picture this: you’ve had a stressful week – between work and personal life, you’ve got a million things on your mind and are just focused on taking your days one step at a time. The Super Bowl is coming up and Sunday can’t get here soon enough. Finally, Friday is in your sights as work… Read more
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Back With a Bang – Severance Season 2 Ep. 1 & 2 Review + Looking Ahead
It only took 3(!!!) years, but Severance is finally back and already proving to be worth the wait after just 2 episodes. I, like most, was blown away by season 1 – I’d never seen a story like it. I could dive into everything I loved about this show heading into this season, but this… Read more
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Feel Good (Almost) Friday: Best Moments and Players from the last 20 years
We’re nearing the stretch of sports where many fans find themselves mindlessly refreshing X (formerly known as Twitter) starving for some news about their favorite team. Every now and then, a big moment is like a shooting star. “Did you see the Bears got Ben Johnson?!” “The Cubs just landed Kyle Tucker!!” “The Bulls are… Read more
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George McCaskey is… Making Me Happy?? Ben Johnson’s Bears Intro
I can’t believe the title here either, don’t worry. Since Sunday’s news, I’ve mostly just felt excitement about finally landing the head coach EVERYONE was hoping for this offseason; but today, after watching our new coach’s introductory press conference, a new feeling crept in. Gratitude. For as long as I can remember, the Bears family… Read more
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Ben Johnson, Welcome Home Big Boy!
Rewrote John Denver’s “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” up through the first chorus as “Thank God BJ Is A Bear”… If unfamiliar, click on the song title to listen. Well life as a Bear ain’t really laid back. Goes oh so close, not so close, heart attack. Georgie-boy’s loose, the fans are gonna craaaack.… Read more
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Must See TV: Silo Season 2 Review *No Spoilers* (Maybe)
I’m gonna tell you right now, there will be MAJOR spoilers after this first paragraph. If you clicked into this because you thought it might be interesting but don’t know what Silo is, you fell into my trap. But lucky you! Now you know to get access to AppleTV and watch. I’m not giving any… Read more
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Cakes’ NFL Divisional Round Sunday Preview
Hot off the press after the Commanders’ upset over the Lions and I am 2-3 after one day of picks. Not bad, but not the worst – I have nobody to blame but myself for the Lions jinx. I knew the Lions were beat to hell on defense, but I thought the moment would be… Read more
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Cakes and Wydo’s (almost) Big Day + Bama/Kentucky reaction
The setting is last night at our go-to Wrigleyville bar: Sandlot. We just finished dinner at Happy Camper and found ourselves at ol’ faithful playing darts as we often have since moving into the city several years ago. After a valiant effort came up just short on the dartboard, my sister’s friend texted me with… Read more
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Cakes’ NFL Saturday Divisional Round Predictions + Picks
King Yabo said it best in his Wild Card blog – but the Wild Card round of the playoffs was not great. Really made me happy to have had plans that cut into the amount I was able to watch (minus Bucs/Commanders, that game was FUN). Despite the slow start, I’m thinking this weekend’s Divisional… Read more
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Behind Enemy Lines – A Bama Fan in B1G Country
Last night, in the midst of fending off variations of “we’re getting Big Mike. it’s over” panic texts from Wydo and MichiganMan, I was met with the realization that I needed to take a night to remove myself from the life-sucking and jarring experience of trying to keep up with Bears twitter and all the… Read more