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Column for 01/22/12

Signs of a Bad Restaurant     mp3

Monday lunch hour is the time I peruse news articles for topics to write about for my weekly column. I start with certain news websites where I know I can always find an irrelevant, inane non-news article to spur my creativity. Such was the case this past week, when I read a piece about signs the reader has picked a bad restaurant. These signs included such low grade problems as... (Click here for the full column)

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Matt Brauer is a writer of humorist essays, short stories, sketch comedies, and generally funny stuff. His content focus is on daily living, the workplace, culture, social and philosophical sciences, current events, writing, and cheese. His works have appeared in The Funny Times and The AAWG eZine and he has performed at Notes & Poets events. Trained in writing and improv at The Second City Training Center in Chicago, he also earned a BSEE elsewhere, and uses his non-writing time being an engineer and musician. He resides in the far northwest suburbs of Chicago with his wife and furry canine child. For a more detailed biography, visit the bio page.