Paul Eisenberg

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  'It was cold and wet' - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/7/2003    Last Visited: 9/7/2003  

  By Paul Eisenberg

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  A busload of fun - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/13/2003    Last Visited: 11/14/2003  

  Paul Eisenberg
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  If Ed and Nancy are the coaches of this operation, their son Paul is the quarterback.
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  "I think this was the seventh annual this year," Paul said."Too bad the Bears have won just twice in that time."
  
  What started as a family trip to Soldier Field has blossomed into a full-blown production.
  
  "My brother-in-law had some friends get together a few times and car pool to the game."Paul said."It fizzled out after that, so we decided to rent a school bus one year and it took off after that."
  
  But not without a few rule changes.The trip was once consider a male-bonding experience, with no women allowed.
  
  But as lifestyles changed and the trip's attendance began to slip, Paul recognized the need for change.
  
  "Having a crowd of just 16 show up one year quickly ended the "men only" trip," Paul said.
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  "We rented a school bus the first couple of years," Paul said.
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  With food, parking and bus rental, Paul estimates this season's trip cost about $750.
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  "The front or end of a line of buses and RVs is key," Paul said.
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  Meanwhile, Paul and his parents begin the cooking.
  
  This is where all the prep work comes in handy.Tables full of snacks and food serve as appetizers for the main course - brats and burgers simmering on a 55-gallon drum grill.
  
  "My parents make sure I have everything written on my list," Paul said.
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  Paul and his friends gather around the keg, swapping stories of tailgate parties past.
  
  "Two years ago during the Bears' playoff season, we went to the Cleveland game - which was the second straight game Mike Brown intercepted a pass in overtime and returned it for a touchdown," Paul said.
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  For Paul, it's decision time.He has tickets to the game, but chooses instead to hang out at the tailgate site.
  
  "I've gone in a few times," Paul said.
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  "Last year I thought the group would diminish because of the long trip to Champaign," Paul said.
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  "It was fun, but after the 11th or 12th rendition of "The Flintstones," it can be a bit much," Paul said.

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  Area writers tell tales of love and lunchboxes - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/15/2001    Last Visited: 11/15/2001  

  By Paul Eisenberg
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  Paul Eisenberg may be reached at (708) 802-8828 or via e-mail at peisenberg@starnewspapers.com
  
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  Book presents unique facts about furry friends - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/30/2002    Last Visited: 8/30/2002  

  By Paul Eisenberg Have you ever tried to show a cat a picture?
  
  Even if it's a photo of a mouse, or even of the cat himself, the cat will be more interested in the hand that's holding the picture.
  
  As vain as many cats seem to be, they simply aren't interested in pictures of themselves.
  
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  Paul Eisenberg may be reached at (708) 802-8828 or via e-mail at peisenberg@starnewspapers.com
  
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  Can you dig it? - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/21/2003    Last Visited: 9/22/2003  

  Paul Eisenberg
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  By Paul Eisenberg
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  Paul Eisenberg may be reached at (708) 802-8828 or via e-mail at peisenberg@starnewspapers.com

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  Caring for critters - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/15/2002    Last Visited: 7/15/2002  

  By Paul Eisenberg

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  Changing landscapes - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/24/2002    Last Visited: 1/24/2002  

  By Paul Eisenberg

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  Dimensions/Time Out - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/27/2002    Last Visited: 9/27/2002  

  By Paul Eisenberg
  
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  Sources report AtHome editor Paul Eisenberg is designing a flannel tux.
  
  Turquoise beads a chunk o' style
  
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  Paul, guys wear 'em too and turquoise'll really dazzle with flannel.
  
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  Unless, of course, Paul needs them that day.

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  Dimensions/Time Out - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/28/2002    Last Visited: 6/28/2002  

  By Paul Eisenberg
  
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  Paul Eisenberg, AtHome and Entertainment Etc. editor, is making a run for the border as this column goes to press.
  
  At $4 a pack, she might be able to quit

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  Dimensions/Time Out - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/17/2002    Last Visited: 5/17/2002  

  By Paul Eisenberg
  
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  As circumstance would have it, her sticker had expired on Sept. 11, and she had planned on purchasing the sticker that day.
  
  She was sent home from her downtown office building that day, though, and didn't order the sticker until the next day - the day she was ticketed.
  
  She wanted to just pay the $50 fine and be done with it, but I assured her that if she went to court and showed that she purchased the sticker that very same day, the fine would be waived.
  
  Fines, I said, are for troublemakers, people who willfully try to get around the law.
  
  So we went to court in that village a month later and told the village official acting as judge what happened, proof of current registration in hand.The village official called us liars and doubled the fine.
  
  Not only unfair and insulting, the village official there seemed to blatantly be collecting money for village coffers, rather than enforcing compliance with any law.
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  Paul Eisenberg is AtHome and EntertainmentEtc.editor.
  
  Get her an oxygen mask

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