Google's Doodle has a Chicago connection

The Doodle on the Google home page is of Wizard of Oz.  People are still trying to figure out why it's being posted today.  It is the 71st anniversary but that's kind of an odd number to celebrate.

Whatever the reason, Google now has a Chicago connection by way of the doodle: L. Frank Baum lived in Chicago at the time of publication.  According to the wiki page, "It was originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900"  He also may have used the 1893 Chicago World's Fair (the "White City") as an inspiration for the Emerald City.

Pretty cool.

Duck Race Chicago

I adopted 6 ducks today.

I hope my ducks are the fastest!

Update 8/23/10: My ducks didn't win but I'm sure they put up a good fight. Here are highlights and the list of winners.

Next year my ducks will be quacking all the way to the bank!

CT: Maybe Apple Purposefully Chost AT&T

This begins a new set of posts: CT's or conspiracy theories.  These will be random and offbeat thoughts about the news, the world and what's going on in both.

First up: What if Apple purposefully chose AT&T, knowing that their backbone and infrastructure couldn't handle standard cell phone calls, essentially paving the way for app usage.  And lots of app usage.  Which would mean more $1 downloads.  And, similar to iTunes, those microtransactions add up.

Chicago, 2.7 Million

According to this Life article, Chicago is the 5th most photographed city in the world with 2.7MM photos (*based on the number of times the tags appear in flickr)

Most popular flickr tags

Chicago: 10 Great Cities for Young Adults

According to this Kiplinger article, Chicago is one of the top cities to live in if you're a young adult.  I would wholeheartedly agree!

Walgreens Launches Photo Ideas Page

Walgreens launched a new photo ideas sharing page:

Tips & Ideas from Members

Neat idea.  Let's see if it takes off.

$750 million to divorce Tiger?

Assuming 15 mistresses, that's $50M per mistress.  Nice.