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I’m talking about a book…

I’m talking about a book about the Chicago fire that does have a decent bit about the peshtigo fire in it.

but you have to chime in like usual with hey what about this other event that I know so much about because I’m not some sheep that doesn’t think for themselves. It’s like I tell my young children just because I’m complimenting one doesn’t mean the opposite for the other. There’s only so much room and time, I’m not going to cover all aspects of an event in a message board post when I’m just trying to give a book recommendation

It’s not even the media…

It’s not even the media. Chicago was one of the fastest growing cities ever at that time. It was becoming known around the world. The aftermath of the fire affected so many many more people and the political and economic outcome of a major city. A city that had multiple major periodicals.

a lot of people died and a ton of timber was burnt up in the peshtigo fire but it wasn’t much more than a company town.

The media in Chicago at the time definitely had an impact in what happened to the recovery. In fact a decent amount of this book is about that especially with medill getting elected mayor in the immediate aftermath

You are just ignoring the context of both fires to knock the media in a disingenuous attempt to appear more independent minded. 

Really enjoyed the first…

Really enjoyed the first three of the red rising, but I had too much of a gap and couldn’t get back in when the later ones came out.

definitely some hunger game vibes also

The kickstarter books are…

The kickstarter books are great. Huge fan of Tress of the emerald sea

his magic systems are so well thought out and developed

It talks about that too and…

It talks about that too and Ogden’s involvement in both.

i mean I get that it killed more people and destroyed more land but if you can’t see why the Chicago fire would be more well known you are being intentionally obtuse

A good fantasy series is…

A good fantasy series is Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

other highly recommend series

the Rampart Trilogoy by m.r. Carey (first is book of koli)

The books of babel by Josiah bancroft

Oh really enjoyed these,…

Oh really enjoyed these, such a different style of writing, light and flows but heartfelt

 

If you like these take a look at the The Singing Hills cycle series by Nghi Vo

You should take a look at…

You should take a look at the Burning of the World

its about the great Chicago fire and the political and sociological effects

My kind of recs, love cloud…

My kind of recs, love cloud atlas and Christopher Moore (although his recent stuff hasn’t be as enjoyable)

and a fan of scalzi

You should try the muderbot series by Martha wells

Moccamaster has a single cup…

Moccamaster has a single cup machine that’s great

I’m a pretty good home cook…

I’m a pretty good home cook and I manage to slice my finger pretty good on a mandolin once every couple years. I always make sure to have a bottle of that liquid bandaid stuff around

That speech by his wife is…

That speech by his wife is one of the most Marie Antoinette things I’ve ever seen.

Looking to make it back to…

Looking to make it back to Ann Arbor with the family for our kids’ first game. Would need to buy 5 tickets to the Purdue game.

Like there’s a chance in…

Like there’s a chance in hell he mentors a younger guy

Ahh I’m real broken hearted…

Ahh I’m real broken hearted for the guy 

will he let Joe Rogan do the surgery since he’s a medical expert or you know use someone with actual expertise

And M-den just did a pop up…

And M-den just did a pop up in Chicago. And they had a bunch of stuff from Valiant for sale. I got a Corum t-shirt

Great, then we can fire…

Great, then we can fire Harbaugh and get Campbell. Or has that genius idea not aged well

Saw Ray Romano lounging…

Saw Ray Romano lounging around in a towel in the spa at the Bellagio. He’s really tall.

Red hot lovers

Red hot lovers

Oh thats exciting, I didn’t…

Oh thats exciting, I didn’t know they did tavern style. Their usual pizza is delicious, it’s a sourdough crust. And they make great beer too

Beat them as hard as they …

Beat them as hard as they (allegedly) beat their…

Ah, I won’t go there

Was so happy I was a student…

Was so happy I was a student at this game and ended up staying as the stadium emptied out. What a rewarding ending for sticking it out.

 

also I can’t believe it was long enough ago, that all the nfl careers of these guys have played out

For NIL why couldn’t the…

For NIL why couldn’t the athletic department say they are using the players likeness to promote the football team and just pay them for that. 
 

or does the law specifically forbid money directly from the school?

but Michigan also has rows…

but Michigan also has rows of shark teeth to work through 
 

love that metaphor

so so sorry 😞 

so so sorry 😞 

Thought the same thing when…

Thought the same thing when I saw that

At least the buyout won’t…

At least the buyout won’t matter because I’m sure they’ll be firing him for cause within 5 years 

Good edit

Good edit

They’re going to finish with…

They’re going to finish with three wins, which would give them a total of five over the last two seasons, none of which came over Big Ten teams.

 

They beat illinois this year

My six year old happened to…

My six year old happened to be looking when Robbins took his helmet off and also got excited because he thought it was Dr Eggman.

I liked pointing out that…

I liked pointing out that what we are annoyed at is msu having a lead at all, and psu (a top 10 team at that point) having any success. Puts into perspective just how dominant M has been.

On the hurdle, I actually…

On the hurdle, I actually thought Turner was trying to protect the guy from hurting himself. It looked like he was trying to make sure he landed flat on his back rather than at an awkward angle.

I noticed that to. That’s…

I noticed that too. That’s crazy

Mizzou did almost beat uga

Mizzou did almost beat uga

all their sec losses are by a td or less (but did get blown out by k state ?!)

Yeah the weather excuse is…

Yeah the weather excuse is bs, it was pretty mild feeling

The wind was insane. My 6 y…

The wind was insane. My 6 y/o’s soccer game was on the lakefront in the northern end of chi. No way to throw a football with some of those gusts.

Public schools here in…

Public schools here in chicago are off today

DE looks like Peppers on the…

DE looks like Peppers on the run.

The blocked punt came right…

The blocked punt came right after CJ barely missed blocking a Rutgers punt because their punter recognized an unblocked guy pulled scrambled and got of a kick that end up rolling a bunch of yards. If the punter had just kicked it the first time it probably would have been 6 the other way. It’s weird how it feels like so often in college football when a team just misses something big the other team comes out and does just that.

Is Texas am going to miss a…

Is Texas am going to miss a bowl game? They are going to have to beat lsu to be bowl eligible

That was great when Jenkins…

That was great when Jenkins recognized the screen and didn’t over rush turned around and got the tackle

McBuckets was pretty good 

McBuckets was pretty good 

Cancel culture is just…

Cancel culture is just another churned up moral panic to divert the attention of the 99.9999% of people who it will never affect from the real grievances they should have

So many troublesome faux…

So many troublesome faux intellectuals out there, Aaron rodgers, Elon musk, Joe Rogan, Kanye

I don’t love the idea of…

I don’t love the idea of relegation for non-professionals.

and with recruiting being so critical to college it seems like it would be a lot harder to climb back up because it will be way harder to recruit after being relegated. Seems like it might be even worse for any kind of attempt at better parity

With the head bouncing like…

With the head bouncing like that, how could there not have been a concussion

Yeah Miami scoring a total…

Yeah Miami scoring a total of 14 in a 4OT game is pretty sad

Surprised that Georgia and…

Surprised that Georgia and gt are only 5 spots different academically

I grew up a Miami fan so I…

I grew up a Miami fan so I might be biased but I think that one sounds pretty good. You do the three syllables in Miami pretty quickly then draw out the “er” in the first syllable of hurricane.

Love rhcp, was really bummed…

Love rhcp, was really bummed to be out of town when they came to chi this summer