Eddie VanBogaert

@eddievb.bsky.social

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Everyone in tech should have to work helpdesk at least once. Aspiring dad band vocalist. Chicagoan.

Screenshot of text from the article: "A bed bug infestation at Agriculture Department building is riling agency staff, reigniting frustrations over remote work policy and making at least some employees sick. The bugs were found in the building that houses the Animal and Plant Inspection Service, the agency responsible for containing and mitigating the spread of invasive pests in the U.S. The irony, one USDA employee said, "was lost on no one."
Map of the IL/IN border near Hammond, IN, with one (of many) proposed locations for the Chicago Bears stadium relocation circled.
Cornerstone of building near Fullerton Ave in Logan Square with the inscription "ALL BELGIANS ARE EQUAL 1921"
Perfume Genius performs at Lincoln Hall in Chicago
A graphic depicts Orange Bowl (college football) logos from 1981 to the present. The smiling face is removed from the crowned orange character in the two most recent versions.
Bloomberg report of Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin proposing the City divest from US Treasuries
A can of Diet Coke sits on a sidewalk planter near Wacker and Randolph in the Chicago Loop.
Political text message from The Urban Center targeting Mayor Brandon Johnson and Alderman Anthony Quezada.
Chicago Riverwalk on a sunny spring morning
Chart of the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow estimate for Q1'25 real GDP showing major drop in expectations beginning in mid-February.
A map of California (US) and Baja California (Mexico).
Screenshot reads: Microsoft 365 (Office) is now Microsoft 365 Copilot app
Screenshot of the iOS Weather app showing the temperature in Chicago as -8°F with a wind chill of -17°F.
Nat King Cole disembarks an Eastern Air Lines flight in Chicago, 1953
Graphic from the National Sports Media Association congratulating Jason Benetti as 2024 Michigan Sportscaster of the Year
From an airplane window, the Moon is just visible over the horizon, which separates the clear blue sky from the tops of thick and darkening clouds below.
Dark storm clouds gather over an old Macedonian Orthodox church.
A rather ordinary bowl of creamed spinach, which took nearly 3lbs of baby spinach to make, a raw volume that took up a ton of space in the fridge pre-cooking.
A Shutterstock stock photo of four people gathered around a seated man in a suit with presents on his desk. They’re all wearing party hats and toasting what appears to be some sort of sparkling white wine. Two of those gathered have their hands placed gently on the celebrant’s shoulders. Everyone smiles calmly with knowing expressions, except the celebrant, who grins at us with a direct stare.
Sketch of a judge’s dog causing a stir in the courtroom. Credit: Lou Chukman via WGN
“Let’s practice!” Says the green owl mascot for Duolingo. He’s peering at you over his right shoulder, while a second, nearly-identical owl face stares blankly at you from where his ass might otherwise be.
Keys to a rental car with a tag that says “Buckle Up for Safety” in quotation marks