Oh jeez, look who's got himself an opinion column in the Trib...

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Permalink Reply by Joe TV on January 14, 2012 at 3:28am

Oye.  There is something awfully Stephen Glass-y about him, no?

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Permalink Reply by Ken Gray on January 14, 2012 at 6:38am

Kinda funny, and not one word about bicycles or Critical Mass. At least we can be thankful for that!

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Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on January 14, 2012 at 10:19am

Personally I hope he gets rabies from the raccoon bite.

How does this guy get jobs as a writer; he's horrible.

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Permalink Reply by Debra J on January 14, 2012 at 11:40am

This guy is such a weenie. Not only does he claim to know more about Chicago biking than the rest of us, he is also (according to his little editorial on urban wildlife) a hiker who has traversed most of North America. What an idiot. I have no respect for this guy, especially after his Chicago Tonight apperance a while back, during which he couldn't express a coherent thought. Now this. This guy must have an m.o. Of taking any little experience and parlaying it into a column or book. Just one final thought... I, too, have walked (or more likely biked) along the lakefront and throughout Lincoln Park almost every day for more than 10 years. I've seen a lot of wildlife, especially more over the past 2 yrs or so. But, I've never had a negative experience or felt threatened b y the raccoons, snowy owls, cayotes, deer, beaver, etc that I've come across. (I guess maybe I'd have a column if I did). This guy is either provoking these animals, or they sense he is evil and are going on the offense (kind of like the babboons going after Damien in the Omen), or he takes little experiences and blows them out of proportion for attention.

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Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on January 14, 2012 at 12:56pm

Owls: The Silent Killer

All things considered it wasn't a bad article, imo.  Light years ahead of the last one I read.  

Who wants to go plant stuffed animals near his trail so he continues to write about stuff like this and not anything bike related?  

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Permalink Reply by Michelle S on January 14, 2012 at 2:39pm

Either he hacked into the Trib website to post that, or the staff at the Trib has decided that editorial standards are an antiquated concept.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on January 14, 2012 at 3:43pm

I'm grateful that it had nothing to do with bikes, but found it a half-assed attempt at humor and generally idiotic.  Why would the Trib pay him for such mediocre writing?  Oh yeah, it's the Trib, a half-assed mediocre shadow of its former self.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on January 14, 2012 at 3:43pm

+1

Debra J said:

This guy is such a weenie. Not only does he claim to know more about Chicago biking than the rest of us, he is also (according to his little editorial on urban wildlife) a hiker who has traversed most of North America. What an idiot. I have no respect for this guy, especially after his Chicago Tonight apperance a while back, during which he couldn't express a coherent thought. Now this. This guy must have an m.o. Of taking any little experience and parlaying it into a column or book. Just one final thought... I, too, have walked (or more likely biked) along the lakefront and throughout Lincoln Park almost every day for more than 10 years. I've seen a lot of wildlife, especially more over the past 2 yrs or so. But, I've never had a negative experience or felt threatened b y the raccoons, snowy owls, cayotes, deer, beaver, etc that I've come across. (I guess maybe I'd have a column if I did). This guy is either provoking these animals, or they sense he is evil and are going on the offense (kind of like the babboons going after Damien in the Omen), or he takes little experiences and blows them out of proportion for attention.

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Permalink Reply by Chris B on January 14, 2012 at 4:41pm

That is ridiculous. Everyone knows that when the Apocalypse comes, it will be zombies.

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on January 14, 2012 at 5:07pm

+1  Although you have to back a LONG time to find that "former self."

They are always trying to sell paper subscriptions in stores like Menards or other big-box outlets.  I feel sorry for the guys manning the booths and trying to get suckers to buy this worthless Legacy Media rag.  They say it's such a good deal but I always shake my head and say, "No, thank you!" -it's not their faults they are trying to sell over-priced pet-cage liner when you can get pet-cage liner for nothing out of the dumpster.

Anne Alt said:

Oh yeah, it's the Trib, a half-assed mediocre shadow of its former self.

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Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on January 14, 2012 at 5:36pm

Hey, Scott, better watch out for snipes in those woods, too.  

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