It was a throw-away line in a pre-game interview on WGN radio a few weeks ago, but it sums up the feeling Cubs players and fans have had all season long.

“It’s been surreal,” said Cubs rookie catcher Geovany Soto, responding to a question about his unprecedented success and the team’s drive to the playoffs. “Let’s keep it surreal.”

Let’s keep it surreal.

That’s a pretty good slogan for a team that has won the division title in back-to-back seasons for the first time in 100 years. And that’s a pretty good mantra for a team that needs just 11 more wins to stop an even more significant 100-year drought.

Tech blog Gizmodo played host to a pack of rabid geeks much like myself this past Saturday at Hotel Sax (formerly the House of Blues Hotel).

I have been jonesing for some live music, but I haven't wanted to shell out a lot of money to see a show.

How can the life of such a man
Be in the palm of some fool's hand?
To see him obviously framed
Couldn’t help but make me feel ashamed
To live in a land where justice is a game.
-Bob Dylan, "Hurricane"

Let me preface this by saying I am not one to vent my frustrations publicly. I am a simple man. I have simple goals and, more importantly, simple ways to go about these goals. In high school, I decided I wanted to go to college. So I worked hard. I registered for college prep classes and sat for standardized tests. Four years later, I got into college.

Now more than ever, not being safe on your bike could cost you.

State Street is going through a construction effort in order to make the sidewalks more accessible for those with disabilities.

Following some very useful feedback from members and well-wishers, the Citizen now has a much simpler, full-width front page.

You know you have been meaning to do it.

With gas prices going up, bikes are looking sexier all the time (in spite of all the recent rain).

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