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Glen Peters

Glen Peters

living in Rosemont, IL
   
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TOTAL VIEWS: 70,798|PUBLISHED CONTENT: 143|FAVORITED BY: 4|CONTENT PRODUCER SINCE: 06/23/2007

I'm a musician,student of history,lover of movies and very heavy reader. I also work for a local Chicago bank and love to try new places to eat.

Education/Experience: BA in Music Education

Interests: history, music, film, books

Affiliations: MB Financial (a Chicago-area bank)

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This is a list of some of the worst lyrics ever written, with some personal comments.
When I started working for a major Chicago insurance company in the late '90s I marveled on how much American business still depended on the collection of paper.
Ways you and your family can save money this summer
The final part of my article on the final illnesses and the last words of the American Presidents
A look at Discovery Channel favorites the Dilley Family and their sextuplets
The Final Illnesses and Last Words of the American Presidents:Part 1
A description of the various stages of cervical cancer in women and why having a yearly PAP test is so important.
A Look at the relationship between Christianity and the Consumer culture
Marcus Grodi is the host of a program called The Journey Home, which features people who have either converted to Catholicism from a variety of different religious traditions, or are lapsed Catholics ...
A Portrait of Harry B. Smith, The most prolific writer in the history of the Broadway Musical
A short Biography of the 1920's Broadway Star Marilyn Miller
This is the second part of my article on the vice presidents. This part focuses on the men who have served during the 20th century and beyond.
Tempting tidbits on the 19th Vice Presidents
A biography of Ziegfield Follies Star Eddie Cantor
An Update of a former article on the movies being released in the Summer of 2008
The results of my discussions with my cat on the subject of animal rights
Like many people, I take lisinopril to control my high blood pressure. (I have a family history of what doctors call idiopathic hypertension; in other words, I have high blood pressure without any kno...
Drugs such as Fosamax have become increasingly popular as we baby boomers age and the women of our generation start to go into menopause and develop osteoporosis themselves.
Suggestions for Presidents' Day events.
Roy Scheider is dead, presumably from complications of multiple myeloma.
When I was a high-school senior, I had the privilege of taking my girlfriend to my senior prom. Because it's close to prom season, I felt it appropriate to discuss some of the customs surrounding this...
This year, music fans will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Grammy Awards.
Who will John McCain select as his running mate?
The recent announcement of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's marriage to actress Jennifer Siebel prompted me to muse on the romantic lives of various leaders in the United States.
Frankly, most of Super Bowl XLII's ads were not that memorable and contained the usual plethora of expensive car ads and many liquid refreshment ads. I hope that there are more ads like the Pixar comm...
These events will be occurring in Chicago on March 17,2008.
I talk about my favorite local sources for federal and state income tax forms.
A bit of my wife's experience with Vytorin and a lot of other information about the drug
Yes, it's Groundhog Day again, and we look to Stormy and Cloudy at Brookfield Zoo to tell us when spring is coming.
Just why did the Fed cut its interest rates?
This article describes some themes which occur in the book The Gift of Fear, and how women can use these principles to keep themselves safe.
An obituary for Margaret Truman Daniel.
This is an analysis of President Bush's State of the Union address as delivered on 1/28/2008.
On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle known as Challenger disintegrated, less than 90 seconds after liftoff from a launch pad at Cape Kennedy, in Florida.
New Kids on the Block reunion, and the three bands I'd like to see get back together again.
This is my analysis of a story which happened in Fairfax County, Virginia within the past few days.
This article is about the many mistakes made in the care of the late President James A. Garfield after he was shot.
The announcement of the Academy Award nominees for calendar year 2007 was made on January 22, 2008.
This is my opinion of the way a sampling of the Green Bay media outlets covered the Packers and the NFC championship game.
A description of the death of Brad Renfro and those of four other celebrities.
Matthew McConaughey and his lover are expecting their first child together
Some observations about the current celebrity baby boom.
New England Patriots player Randy Moss is accused of battering a Florida woman.
This is my opinion of the comprehensivness of AFC Championship Game coverage.
My opinion of the New York media coverage of the NFC championship game.
A review of the coverage provided by Boston media outlets on the Patriots-Chargers game.
A preview of the major film releases of the Summer
My personal observations on the life of Elvis Presley.
An op-ed piece on Beth ann Chester
These foods can cause weight gain in certain chronically-ill people.
When the Beatles first came to this country, many teen boys tried to get haircuts just like theirs - styles which seem downright conservative today, but were radically long for the early 1960s.
What did women wear during the 1960s?
What does circumcision have to do with New Year's Day?
This is actually prose, because the call for content specified that it could either be prose or poetry, despite the title.
Advice based on my experience caring for my wife.
One need not be made to feel guilty for not celebrating Valentine's Day.
History does indeed have a bad habit of repeating itself in America, because we do not have a sense of our own past.
It seems that there's a resurgence of something called False Memory Syndrome. The False Memory Syndrome Foundation Web site shows that this was a significant problem in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Animal collection is becoming a serious problem. It turns out that I knew an animal collector once.
This is what I call a no-brainer.
The title says it all.
More distinctive Chicago foods.
These are the consequences if a diabetic does not follow his treatment regimen.
These are the fruits of my wife's research into early Christian writings.
Jose Carreras and bone marrow transplants
Foods invented or adapted in Chicago
Some observations on the life of Paula Deen of the Food Network.
Our Lady of the Angels experienced a fire on December 1, 1958.
This article describes the difference between formal and informal dining when my wife was a child.
A review of Hastert's White Fence Farm in Lemont, IL
Part two of my examination of secular Christmas tunes
The first 12 of the 25 most popular Christmas songs of all time.
Spiritual Cinema Alliance sound like it's run by a group of thieves.
My curiosity was piqued when my wife mentioned the connection in the title.
The events of December 7, 1941.
A small number of patients are awake, paralyzed and experiencing pain during surgery.
Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States, had several strokes while in office.
The health history of Abraham Lincoln.
The most prominent feature of his medical history is the fact that he was shot in 1981.
Some personal observations on the way in which the holiday has changed over the years.
JFK's health history is detailed here.
Fr. Donald McGuire, a Jesuit priest, is also a convicted child molester.
The abridged health history of America's 42nd President
This is the story of my 2001 stroke.
St. Nicholas is the inspiration for the American Santa Claus.
We all remember all those Christmas specials fondly. This is a summary of them.
This is what I went through when my wife had MRSA during the spring of 2007.
Gower Champion was a choreographer who died of a rare form of cancer.
Sir Winston Churchill, a former prime minister of Britain, suffered from depression.
A list of the forgotten balloons of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.
An overview of how Hollywood treats real-life disasters in film.
A few helpful tips and suggestions to help you run a successful seminar.
A history of the Nobel Peace Prize and the American politicians who have received it.
This is the first leg of a tour of Chicago's ghostly and haunted spots.
This is the fifth part of my look at the presidential-election process. At the end of Part 4, World War II had ended, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was dead and Harry Truman had pulled off one of the grea...
A selection of little-known songs from movies that were nominated for the Best Song Oscar.
An description of identity theft methods and how to prevent yourself from falling victim to them.
I give to you now the first group of those stars of bygone days that should, nay, need to be, remembered by all of us.
This is a critique of pop psychologist John Bradshaw and some of his theories.
This article details the history of every Broadway theater with a list of their shows.
A selection of popular songs based on classic music melodies
A Review of the Chicago restaurant Maggiano's Little Italy
Is Wendy's fated to be sold? This article discusses why and how the fast food chain may have lost its way.
The second part of my article about all the theaters on Broadway, their history and some of the shows that have played there.
In this final look at the First Ladies of America, we enter some of the modern occupants of the position, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Truman and Laura Bush.
The second part of a brief series of biographical sketches of the First Ladies of America
A few tips on how to prevent youself from being caught by a check scamer
A description of my hobby of collecting Old radio shows with some suggestions on how to start your own collection.
My Personal views on making the Internet safe for our children without sacraficing our freedom of speech
A short list of some of the worst events in music history
A look at how President Ronald Reagan viewed some of the films he watched during his 8 years in the White House
More of the greatest disasters in entertainment history
Part four of my series on Presidential elections focusing on the period during and between WWI and WWII