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For some time now, the expectation around the NFL has been that the Bears would use the #1 overall draft pick to select Caleb Williams, and trade Justin Fields, most likely for a day two pick (2nd or 3rd round). But recently the market for Fields appears to have softened, and today the New...

Here's how I think the first ten picks in April's NFL draft will shake out. I am assuming no trades. 1. Chicago - Caleb Williams. As I've written before, I don't think any other team will be willing to give up what this pick is worth, so I predict the Bears will keep it. And while Marvin...

There has been a LOT of discussion in Chicago about the upcoming draft and what the Bears should do with the top overall pick. A lot of people on the radio, including former coaches and analysts, talk about trading the pick for an expected draft haul. Others insist that after three years...

It wasn't bad at all. Celery, onions, carrots, potatoes, and Ball Park hot dogs in a chicken broth, with Velveeta cheese mixed in at the end.

Am I the only football fan here? A game just ended that I really wish I could have watched (not an option here at work). The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Detroit Lions 20-19, after the Lions failed to convert a 2-pointer after a touchdown with :27 to play. In a road game, one would think the...

There are several threads on this topic, but each of them date back more than ten years. So a new thread seems, to me, an appropriate idea. I am surely not the only one who rolls their eyes when Christmas season comes around because the inevitable Christmas carols begin playing in every store...

I've made smoked butt with cabbage for years, essentially boiling it for an hour or so, adding the cabbage, and boiling until the cabbage is tender. But it occurs to me that the meat might be much more tender if I use a slow cooker. Thoughts?

There's a new variety of Flamin' hot Cheetos called "Sweet Carolina Reaper." Evil is the only fitting adjective; they're not just hot, they're insanely spicy. I can't taste the sweetness or any cheese. Unless you're into testing your Scoville limit, avoid.

I've decided to try something new. I assume you are all familiar with the classic chicken and stuffing baked dish, yes? Cut up chicken breast, mixed with cream of whatever soup and topped with a box of prepared stuffing mix. Classic, easy. My plan is to make this with Italian sausage instead...

I am not a huge fan of Pop Tarts. Usually, I find them to be okay. Neither good nor bad; an acceptable, if mostly tasteless, foodstuff. But Banana Bread Pop Tarts, which I just tried this evening, are pretty good. They don't taste as good as homemade banana bread, of course, but as a...

...when gas stations had full service. You just pulled up to the pump, rolled down your window (car windows were lowered or raised with a crank, not a button), and told the man to "fill 'er up". And he'd wash your windows, too! ...and gas contained lead, an additive to increase octane. After...

Lately I've been thinking about things that are practically perfect. I see a lot of lists on the internet of bad remakes, which are commonplace these days. The original movies were terrific and the people who decide such things choose to remake them, with poor results. This made me think of...

Chicago today had a heat index of about 100 degrees F, and we will have the same over the next few days. We've had it easy, though; many parts of the country have seen temperatures over 110 for weeks at a time. Hot or not, though, ya gotta eat and that means ya gotta cook! For Sunday, we had...

Tomorrow night I am making ham steak and green bean casserole for my daughter and myself, but my wife cannot eat ham steak. Her teeth can't handle anything so chewy. So in the past, I have simply fried slices of spam for her, but I have since done some research. It turns out there's such a...

I had the idea of the song quote game, and it has since occurred to me that people might better remember quotes from movies. I'll get us started with a very easy one: - It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark .. and we're wearing sunglasses...

Here's how this works. I'll start by posting lyrics to a song. If you know the song, you answer and post lyrics to another song, and we'll see if someone can guess what it is. Here's an example: There must be some kind of way outta here Said the joker to the thief There's too much confusion...

I threw together a rice salad yesterday, to take with me to work tonight. I cooked some long grain rice, about 3 cups cooked; added to that a large tomato, diced; 2/3 bunch green onions, chopped; a couple jalapeno peppers with the spicy white pith & seeds cut away; and about a half a pound of...

I'm planning to pan-fry some burgers tonight. I have two pounds of 80/20 ground chuck, and my plan is to mix in some BBQ sauce and fancy shredded cheddar cheese. Six 1/3 lb burgers served on standard buns, with more cheese on top of the patties, naturally. Has anyone done this? I haven't...

I'm a sixty-ish man from the American midwest. I am a master of soups, a cookie demigod and an absolute wizard at creative usage of leftovers. Witam!

I made stuffed onions once before, a few weeks ago. My family liked it quite a bit, and I'm planning to make it again on Saturday night. But here's the deal: I want to make more of it. Here's what I did: I peeled two VERY large white onions, cut off the top and bottom of each, and then cut...