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The Literary "Hall of James" Favorite Fictional Characters /Bagheera

James came to know Bagheera from books borrowed from his home town library while in grade school. Baggy is still among his favorites

Bagheera was a big cat who hung out with a bear and wolves. That alone makes him stand out.

Best among the Beast

Bagheera is my favorite animal among fictional literary characters. I being canine centric tend to favor dogkind. Raksha, a wolf from the same story, displayed fearlessness defending Mowgli her adopted man cub. She is the only one among the four legge
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The 10 Best Places to Make Money Rideshare Driving in Chicago

The familiar mantra "location, location, location" is used to explain business success for everything from real estate to restaurants. Rideshare, the chauffeur on-demand service offered by Uber, Lyft, and Via follows the same model. Location matters.Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. I've found the best way to get rideshare dollars is by going to the busiest areas. Here, I list Chicago's 10 best locations to drive with a note about what makes them great.In the Loop, you'll find corporate office...
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The Literary "Hall of James" Favorite Fictional Characters / Teresa Mendoza

James is a fan of action adventure stories that have a historical element to them..

The Queen of the South (cover)

Life gave Teresa Mendoza lemons and she made lemonade… with a vengeance. Teresa, better known by her alias, “the queen of the south”, took her lemons and squeezed out lemonade using an ingredient mixture of good fortune and even better fortitude. As a result, she transformed from a mild mannered girlfriend of a Sinaloa drug cartel pilot (Güero Dávila) into a mysterious, enterprisi
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The Chicago Driver's Guide to Rideshare Street Smarts: Busy Boulevards/Michigan Ave

I drive people to their destinations as I drive towards my destiny.

Frank Sinatra croons “State Street that great street” in his lyrical homage to Chicago. To me, Michigan Avenue is that great street when it comes to rideshare driving. It offers tremendous money-making opportunity.

Michigan Ave is not a boulevard for its whole length. Its non-boulevard south side trek flows practically uninterrupted from 31st Street towards the southernmost city limits. Here it runs north to south and includes
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The Chicago Drivers Guide to Rideshare Street Smarts: City Center/The Loop

The Loop is the sun in the Chicagoland galaxy. The activity therein radiates throughout the city and surrounding metropolitan area. Downtown (i.e. City hall) decisions determine which streets in which city neighborhoods get their potholes filled. Its employment opportunities and entertainment options similarly affect the region.The area’s road and rail traffic movement follows suit.The Loop’s popularity as a destination enables it to cast a pervasive shadow onto the rideshare experience. I would...
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Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom

James is a self-proclaimed history nerd who believes that for many Americans, Independence Day happens in June.

Juneteenth honors the official end of slavery in the United States of America and its territories. It is the oldest known observance that celebrates this historic event. Today, Juneteenth is designated as a commemorative observance holiday or legal holiday in the District of Columbia and 48 of the nation’s 50 states. Hawaii, and South Dakota are the only states that don't recognize it
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The Chicago Drivers' Guide to Rideshare Street Smarts: The Lake's Edge—Near South Side

James has driven rideshare good through all 77 Chicago neighborhoods.

The ten best rideshare driving locales include seven with Lake Michigan beach fronts. The remaining three rub elbows with Chicago River banks at some point. Near South Side shares a coast line with both the Chicago River and Lake Michigan.Its city center location flanked by Chicago’s premier waters draw residents, visitors and their rideshare demand.

Neighborhoods that provide two sources of extraordinary demand will make yo
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