At Least 24 Arrests And A Great Job With The Illinois Dept of Corrections
Sun-Times: Xadrian R. McCraven has a criminal history that includes “at least” 24 arrests on charges including arson, illegal gun possession, attempted robbery, drug possession and aggravated assault, according to federal court records. He’s also an Illinois state prison official. On the job since July 1, he makes $110,000 a year as an administrator with the Illinois Department of Corrections, according to records obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times. McCraven, 44, who lives in Chicago, pleaded guilty to a weapons charge... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
Source: Dr. X's Free Associations - December 19, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: DrX Tags: Front Page Source Type: blogs
Reader Photos
Shots taken in BC last week by A Bear: "Ring billed gulls, unusually tame for a migratory bird." One more below the fold. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
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Marriage and Immigration
A friend married an Asian immigrant who had overstayed her visa. It's a legit marriage, they dated for quite some time and have now been married two years. Out of curiosity, I asked him about dealing with INS. He told me that the immigration attorney they consulted prepared them well for the kinds of questions they'd be asked at their interview, but there was one surprise. The INS officer asked if they text each other much. They answered, yes, and... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
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Tuesday Snap
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Mayor Emanuel
Would you please tell Chicago transit workers to stop throwing sand and salt on the L platform benches? It's very annoying and easily avoidable. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
Source: Dr. X's Free Associations - December 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: DrX Tags: Front Page Source Type: blogs
This And That
Below the fold, a few people shots recovered from the cutting room floor. Above: An opera singer who recently performed at the Vatican. He had been chatting earlier with the actor (left) and singer (right) below. Below, a passenger partly obscured by the opera singer when he was standing in the aisle earlier. And the happy fellow below gave up his seat for the opera singer. The men in the photo below had nothing to do with any of this.... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
Source: Dr. X's Free Associations - December 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: DrX Tags: Chicago Photos Front Page Local Photos Source Type: blogs
Police Gun Down Bank Robber
I see in the news that suburban police officers shot and killed a bank robber outside Bennison's Bakery at Davis and Maple in downtown Evanston yesterday. I posted images of the location last month. This intersection has seen more than its share of trouble in the past year. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
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A Last Look At The Percussion Man
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Crashing Cell Phone Conversations At The Airport
Could be a response to an obnoxiously loud phone user, but I wouldn't have the nerve to try it. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
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Sunday Underground
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Confessions Of T.A.
Allison Shrager: The revelation that the median grade at Harvard is an A- prompted lots of discussion, especially among Ivy-league educated journalists. Some speculated high grades reflect intelligence. Others say professors just want their students to get jobs, or, selfishly, they want favorable teaching evaluations. As a teaching assistant in the economics department at Columbia, I too inflated student grades, but for none of those reasons. I just didn’t want to deal with all the complaining. Of course, I (and... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
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The Percussion Man
He sings and plays a Clorox drum, a crushed Coke can and plastic pop bottles filled with pebbles. More images and a video below the fold. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
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Deep In Thought
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Overheard
At Grand and State today, a middle-aged man calls out to a trailing, unleashed dog who is in his own world while sniffing an invisible spot on the sidewalk. Man: Andiamo! Woman: Your dog understands Italian? Man: Andiamo is his name. I can't imagine this is the first time he's had this exchange with a stranger. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
Source: Dr. X's Free Associations - December 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: DrX Tags: Front Page Source Type: blogs
Boots of the Day
The L and the underground are jam-packed with shoppers today. It's cold, but not nearly as bad as earlier in the week. But even if we were in single digits or lower today, the trains would still be crowded. It's just that time of year. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
Source: Dr. X's Free Associations - December 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: DrX Tags: Chicago Photos Front Page Local Photos Source Type: blogs
