Someone just called and tried to get me to apply for a promising job in an unspecified suburb. I told her I was trying to avoid a long commute and she said, "Oh, it's not too far." Mapquest tells another story. A story of tolls, tail lights and tedium, and a close, nearly personal relationship with the hosts of "All Things Considered." An intimate knowledge of the strange auction call that is radio traffic reporting in Chicago: "Kennedy one-oh-two to O'Hare, 58 the Loop, Eisenhower 48 to Mannheim."

Ha-HA! Me and my East Coast telecommuting clients don't need you anyway!

Alright, I'll stop before I have to rename my blog "Schaumburg: An Online Account of My Personal Waterloo." Back to work . . . 

¶ 2:52 PM