Author Archives: Dave

Mad Men is back. And so is Don Draper. Here’s Don’s Guide to Picking Up Women in just four easy steps. Or so.

Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Bueller, Bueller … Anyone know the way to Shermer, Ill.? The WISCH LIST Aug. 15, 2009 Scour a roadmap of the Land of Lincoln, and you won’t find it anywhere. Plug the town’s name into Mapquest and you’ll get bupkiss. And if you ask a […]

… Well, gone tanning in South Florida is actually more like it. In any case, the Wisch List is taking the week off. But, I’ll be back with a  new column next week. See ya then.

Today’s Wisch List newspaper column from the Kankakee Daily Journal …   Bored of Trustees, Chief Illiniwek stirs   The WISCH LIST Aug. 1, 2009 The Chief is dead.   Or, is it long live the Chief?   “Chief Illiniwek is not dead,” said Steve Raquel, who portrayed the University of Illinois’ beloved – and […]

… teach old dogs new tricks; put my pants on two legs at a time; lead not just a horse to water, but the whole damn herd; ignore the thorns and embrace the rose; be all I’m cracked up to be; turn over new leaves; show I do know jack about that; not just roll […]

Maybe it’s just me, but being Batman appears to be a lot more fun in the Philippines than it does in Gotham City.

Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … The day I became a Cardinals fan The WISCH LIST July 18, 2009 Anyone who knows me knows that when it comes to my sporting allegiances I’m practically ashamed that my blood runs red. You know, like, Indiana Hoosiers red. Or Wisconsin Badgers red. Or, […]

My full-time work as a writer for the advertising-marketing-innovation agency Maddock Douglas takes me to interesting places. Including Big Sky Country. Below is a shot of me and my new buddies, Caleb and David, on July, 6, hanging out beneath the rear bumper of a crop sprayer (no, they’re not midgets) at the fascinating — […]