Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Sep 25, 2011, 12:29 pm
Quick question for you.  You know what time it is?  I'll tell you. It is twenty minutes after eight in the morning. I'm standing in a Chicago Transit Authority train car, packed in with the rest of humanity like glutinous, smelly sardines, balancing up against the emergency door, lungs gras...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Sep 10, 2011, 4:46 pm
Royna said that President Obama's speech on Thursday, September 8 was his best since the 2008 campaign. I missed it, returning from work too late to catch the live version. I also thought it interesting the White House moved the speech up in order not to conflict with the Nazi, I mean, Nation...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Aug 19, 2011, 7:48 am
Special Release from CrabTonguePress:  August 19, 2011 As the market crashes, Early Rahmer is doing his part to stimulate the economy with his new and unique HYSTERIA! 3¼"x4" UV vinyl decal.  Take note of the theme of this premiere edition:  HYSTERIA!  Now, hysteria in and of itsel...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Jul 30, 2011, 11:55 am
Florian Keller's book "Andy Kaufman -- Wrestling with the American Dream" (published by the University of Minnesota Press, 2005) is an addictive read. I love a good academic art read to stimulate the brain, become more intimate with scholarly vocabulary and to compare and contrast the vocabulary wit...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Jul 18, 2011, 9:26 am
The NATO and G-8 summits will be held from May 15-22, 2012 in Chicago, the first city other than Washington to host a NATO meeting. The Group of Eight industrialized nations will meet here at the same time. Chicago is the perfect setting for the summits as we will want to convince the Industr...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Jun 5, 2011, 1:50 pm
Primary school mentality, is what I call it. The wonder boy talked his father into investing in the Chicago Cubs. "The stands are full no matter they win or lose ..." or something to that effect. And Ameritrade's Joe Ricketts, seeing his son's pupils dilated with dollar signs, bought the line of r...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - May 31, 2011, 10:24 pm
I guess I do not really care that I have not written in a month. Expressionistic viewpoints can take a back seat like anything else. On the subway train, a woman in hideous-looking sandals, her sense of balance minimal, she comes close to falling with each jerk of the train. Maybe I'm j...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Apr 17, 2011, 10:52 pm
In an election that held as much suspense as the functional capabilities of a healthy sphincter muscle following an overdose of flax seed dipped prunes, Rahm Emanuel will succeed Richard Daley as new Mayor of Chicago. In contrast to what the Chicago media attempted to portray as a mandate, Mr....
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Mar 6, 2011, 11:33 am
Call me un-American, but I like napping. These days napping is probably the number one sin an individual can commit in the eyes of corporate America. But that's okay. The recommendation here is to take a nap when you can. Napping is healthy. Why do we have 'napping' in the first place? Bec...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Feb 20, 2011, 12:36 pm
First Madison, next the whole nation! Might get worse before it gets better but at least the 99% are remembering what it is to stand up for themselves.  There are a lot of us and only a few of them, after all. Are you ready? Who are we against? Read Noam Chomsky's words below to get an idea. B...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Feb 10, 2011, 7:59 am
They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings, and in the face of austerity measures taking shape throughout the nation, American workers are pledging to do their best. To do your best is a proper response in any scenario, but especially in these dire times. It is th...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Feb 2, 2011, 5:52 pm
I'm not the only one, either. Whether it's how we're having our individual rights stripped from under our eyes wholesale or it is brutal civilian violence in nations around the world, the clown brand is kicking into high gear. To quote David Byrne's Marching Through the Wilderness: Don't wo...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Jan 27, 2011, 8:18 am
A low common denominator of daily life, but action none-the-less. What are you gonna do? Get squeezed tighter and tighter until the noose is snugly around your neck. The milk, meds and honey turn sour in the heat of the cab of your pick-up truck. Butts overflow the ashtray. A skinny J...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Jan 18, 2011, 11:41 am
He'll look into purchasing a cargo van, Ford Econoline. Maybe he should check on a smaller apartment, to keep monthly expenses down. One cannot be too small in an environment like this. He moves at his own speed while others take speed to keep up. He is skeptical of all of the unquestioned c...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Jan 15, 2011, 6:57 pm
Early Rahmer's Guide to Baseball Fundamentals, Part 18 How do we teach young hitters that waiting for the perfect pitch is detrimental to a good batting average? Generally, it is part of the positive mental attitude that the hitter needs to step up into the batter's box with: look forwa...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Jan 9, 2011, 5:53 pm
Early Rahmer's Guide to Baseball Fundamentals, Part 17 Still buzzing from the holidays? What are you still celebrating for? Do you recall who won the World Series in 2010? That's right, the San Francisco Giants. Why did they win? Great pitching and a positive mental attitude at the p...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Jan 9, 2011, 6:39 am
A cohort of mine made a comment the other day regarding the recent Federal Bureau of Investigation searches (that is, investigations) conducted in Minneapolis and Chicago. He said that the Fed is overextending its reach. Imagine that. Right here in the belt buckle of America, the federal go...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Jan 1, 2011, 1:49 am
Announcing the winner of the *3rd Annual MGSPANDG (My Granny Said 'People Are No Damn Good') Award 2010! If only low-brow tabloid news was reserved for one day out of the year instead of 24/7/365. In a society obsessed with ratings and selling, the Favre-Sterger case is precisely the type of...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Dec 19, 2010, 8:27 pm
Do you have a gun? And are you prepared to use it? There are a ton of guns in the United States, so I am asking, do you have one and are you prepared to use it? Because if you don't and you aren't, I am not fearing you in any way. And I will do my utmost to resist you in all ways. Long gon...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Dec 5, 2010, 6:19 pm
... In a brilliant exercise in doublethink, people are led to hate and fear the deficit. That way, business’s cohorts in Washington may agree to cut benefits and entitlements like Social Security (but not bailouts). --Noam Chomsky I understand that Julian Assange and his Wikileaks (copy and ...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Nov 21, 2010, 8:45 pm
Censorship is rampant in the United States. Imagine what we do not see, what we are not privy to, and you can bet that the censorship is by design and very, very prevalent. Below is the full, unedited version of Tina Fey's Mark Twain acceptance speech, not broadcast in PBS' presentation. Di...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Nov 14, 2010, 12:30 pm
Finally getting some press, after four decades, is how the super-rich 1% are ruining the country. The President, despite all good intentions, is folding up like a wet newspaper. Another recent statistic, equally disturbing to the crooks running America (and the World) into the ground is a sta...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Oct 31, 2010, 5:56 pm
I went to the Chicago unofficial satellite of Jon Stewart's RALLY TO RESTORE SANITY on Saturday in Grant Park.  I tumbled out of bed well past the alarm, brushed my teeth, laced up my boots as I checked bus tracker and ran down the steps to catch the 145 express to Michigan Avenue. It was a g...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Oct 5, 2010, 10:35 pm
Just another small example of inanity, of our so-called culture: looking out of the bus window this morning my view is obscured by a decal, a temporary ID card sticking to the bus window in front of my eyes. A bar-coded, Lane Tech College lunch period ID card (the name of the individual, clearly e...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Sep 30, 2010, 10:06 pm
I've never seen the hit t.v. series, Scrubs. No, this article is not concerning such egregious trivialities as bad t.v. I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about actual scrubs: the common, sheet-like material tailored into a T-shirt and pajama bottoms which health care professionals use in adm...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Sep 26, 2010, 6:41 pm
The Year of the Tiger continues to be difficult. The phone rings, 7:25 AM. Another compromised neighbor with an emergency shopping list: Imodium A-D, fat-free milk, Gatorade, paper towels and a role of toilet paper. At the convenience store these items cost exactly $16.36. Returning, I clim...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Sep 4, 2010, 12:11 am
Allusions to simple questions anyone can answer is not a difficult process to go through when you think about it. If only the wealthy one percent of our society acted in a similarly equitable manner. How many of you folks in the United States ride your bicycle to work? Not too many, you say?...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Aug 28, 2010, 1:15 pm
Early Rahmer's Guide to Baseball Fundamentals, Part 16 What are you thinking when you step up to the plate? Do you want to hit the ball? Do you want to reach base safely? Of course you do! Success at the plate translates into reaching base safely, which in turn, means you should as ...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Aug 5, 2010, 7:52 am
she’s all pregg’ed up up by some cop friend and she actually thinks she loves this cop friend and she actually wants to have cop friend’s baby. cop friend has two rug-rats from a previous relationship. she always claimed to dislike children but her hot box got the best of her no...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Jul 17, 2010, 10:25 pm
As summertime heats up many folks will simply plug in the air conditioner and retire to the couch alongside a pint of ice cream and/or a cold beer for a long evening of reality t.v. As debilitating as this sounds, here are some tips for keeping comfortable, designed for folks who don't want...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Jul 12, 2010, 7:09 am
No one questioned him sitting on the throne in the middle of the open loft space. The minions moved about and did his bidding, busily clearing objects within the found space with no walls, if only to avoid the odor. The stall doors had been removed and sold as scrap long ago. Co-ops offered p...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Jun 19, 2010, 11:49 pm
Early Rahmer's Guide to Baseball Fundamentals, Part 15 In past articles, we've talked at great length on the fundamentals of batting. Before we get into more specific techniques to improve your hitting, let's review where we've been and where we're headed, shall we? Re...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - May 21, 2010, 10:58 pm
It was a simple question, one that I could actually come up with an answer for. But it came at an odd moment; sort of took me off guard. It never happened to me before. We occupied stalls in the restroom; the only two available. There was a chemical residue on the toilet seat in the stall...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - May 8, 2010, 12:16 pm
This morning I made what could have been a fatal mistake. I left the house without my nicotine gum. Because the gum is always on my person (bought a new stash just yesterday), I found (only) two pieces in the pocket of the pants I happened to step into. Only two pieces, going to work?&nb...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Apr 21, 2010, 8:18 am
Unless you are immortal thinking you can live forever on sugar and booze, wrap your head and belly around an idea that will have you feeling a whole lot better: Uncle Sam Cereal with Real Mixed Berries. I consumed a bowl last weekend for the first time, until now staying with the regular Uncle...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Apr 14, 2010, 9:58 pm
It was the night of game one in a city he never visited before. The game changed venues at the end of each quarter. He sat with folks he didn't know and cheered. His team out in front by ten, late. After victory, he determined to walk the city blocks to catch up with friends but suddenly fo...
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Early Rahmer posted an article on Play Through the Absurdity - Mar 6, 2010, 11:24 am
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