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Newest Member of the Balloon Juice Community

by Anne Laurie|  January 6, 20124:37 pm| 127 Comments

This post is in: Domestic Politics, Readership Capture

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BGinCHI – January 6, 2012 | 1:39 am
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It’s a boy!
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Mrs. BG and 8lb 3oz boy resting comfortably.
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Name TBA.
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Wow, what a day.

Welcome to the world, youngling.

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127Comments

  1. 1.

    gogol's wife

    January 6, 2012 at 4:38 pm

    Squeee! He looks as if he’s smiling already.

  2. 2.

    Maude

    January 6, 2012 at 4:39 pm

    Look at that honey!
    I just came online after a cranky and a here is a joy in a hat.
    How is Mrs. B? Hey B, congrats. You can call him Maude.

  3. 3.

    Canuckistani Tom

    January 6, 2012 at 4:39 pm

    Cutie pie.

    How’s Mom & Dad doing?

  4. 4.

    CT Voter

    January 6, 2012 at 4:40 pm

    Awwwwww.

    I look forward to TBA’s comments. Daddy’s blazed a trail already.

    Congrats, BGinChi family!

  5. 5.

    Peregrinus

    January 6, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    Popping in to say:

    Congratulations! He’s a cute one.

  6. 6.

    Cheryl from Maryland

    January 6, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    Welcome sweetie. Be kind to your parents.

  7. 7.

    trollhattan

    January 6, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    Hooray, he’s a keepah!

    Congratulations to all the BGs (BeeGees?) as you embark on your new journey.

  8. 8.

    Citizen_X

    January 6, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    Welcome to our planet, son of BG! We’ll try to make sure it’s a little less fucked up by the time you grow up.

    Congrats to ma and pa!

  9. 9.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 6, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    Let me just reiterate my congratulations from the earlier thread and add “Cute kid.”

  10. 10.

    cathyx

    January 6, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    So TBA should be named Toby.

  11. 11.

    Jennifer

    January 6, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    We got us a fambly here!

    Congrats, Mr. & Mrs. BGinCHI. And welcome to the world of unearthly colored poop.

  12. 12.

    handsmile

    January 6, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    Warmest congratulations to you and the missus on this glorious day from me, the Dude, Walter, the Stranger, and all the fellas down here at the Bowl-a-Rama.

    Nothing but strikes for B(aby)GinChi!

    Take ‘er easy!

  13. 13.

    bjacques

    January 6, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    Welcome to the circus, son. It’s nutty but kind of cool. You’ll get used to it.

    CONGRATULATIONS!!

  14. 14.

    R-Jud

    January 6, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    @cathyx: Because babies come with hats?

    ETA: Congrats, BG in Chi. Don’t let him be a Cubs fan. George Will is a Cubs fan.

  15. 15.

    J.A.F. Rusty Shackleford

    January 6, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    CONGRATULATIONS!

  16. 16.

    scav

    January 6, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    TerrificBoyArrivedinCHI! Congrats and Welcome to all involved. Now things get interesting.

  17. 17.

    JGabriel

    January 6, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    Congratulations, Mr. & Ms. BGinCHI!

    .

  18. 18.

    david mizner

    January 6, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    Seems like they give those same blankets to newborns everywhere.

    Congrats.

  19. 19.

    cathyx

    January 6, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    n@R-Jud: No. What does TBA stand for and what does it sound like?

  20. 20.

    Trinity

    January 6, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    Congrats!!! He’s pure adorableness.

  21. 21.

    Linda Featheringill

    January 6, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    Oh, what a beautiful boy! Welcome little one!

    Dad, thanks for sharing.

  22. 22.

    pragmatism

    January 6, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    congrats BG! Ditka is a good, rugged name.

  23. 23.

    wobblybits

    January 6, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    Parabéns and welcome, little one, to the universe.

  24. 24.

    Mino

    January 6, 2012 at 4:51 pm

    Congratulations. Thanks for the photos. Handsome feller.

  25. 25.

    R-Jud

    January 6, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    @cathyx: Apologies, it was a West Wing reference.

  26. 26.

    Amir Khalid

    January 6, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    Kepada kedua ibubapa saya ucapkan tahniah atas kelahiran cahayamata sulung.

    Welcome to the world, little one. You’ve got all of it before you.

  27. 27.

    The Dangerman

    January 6, 2012 at 4:55 pm

    Now that’s Chicago style! DaBaby!!

  28. 28.

    Josie

    January 6, 2012 at 4:56 pm

    Congratulations to the BG family. He is precious; it looks like he might just find that thumb at some point.

  29. 29.

    Maude

    January 6, 2012 at 4:56 pm

    @Amir Khalid:
    I don’t know what you said but it sounds sweet.

  30. 30.

    gaz

    January 6, 2012 at 4:57 pm

    Yay! an adorbs baby boy! Cheers and best wishes to Mr and Ms/Mrs BGinCHI. I hope you two have a smooth first year. Hang in there! He’s precious!

  31. 31.

    Mnemosyne

    January 6, 2012 at 4:57 pm

    Awww! I especially like the “hey, what’s with all the bright lights!?” face he makes in the second picture. Congratulations!

  32. 32.

    Cat Lady

    January 6, 2012 at 4:58 pm

    Well done mom and dad. It gets really… interesting from this moment on, and the greatest gift you can ever give a child is unconditional love. It’s all he’ll ever need.

  33. 33.

    Mnemosyne

    January 6, 2012 at 5:00 pm

    And I assume that’s BG in the first picture since he has that panicked, “Holy shit, who decided I should be put in charge of a baby!?” look that all new parents have.

  34. 34.

    Svensker

    January 6, 2012 at 5:01 pm

    He looks very calm and alert in that first picture (Dad’s looking a bit haggard…:) )

    Yay! Soo cute and wonderful. Congrats! Remember to sleep whenever you can and let him sleep whenever he wants to. Never wake a sleeping baby. That’s my biggest tip, ever.

    It will change your life forever and you’ll find out the universe is full of way more love than you could have imagined.

    Awesome!

  35. 35.

    ruemara

    January 6, 2012 at 5:02 pm

    Welcome, little man! Welcome. It’s a very big world, an awful lot learn, a whole lot lovely and a whole lot to do. Welcome, new one, Welcome. We’ve all been waiting for you.

    He’s wonderful, BG and Mrs BG. Now, get some sleep, y’all.

  36. 36.

    jeffreyw

    January 6, 2012 at 5:02 pm

    @cathyx: We agree.

  37. 37.

    WereBear (itouch)

    January 6, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    OMG OMG! He is so adorable! Congratulations.

    This is probably the last time he’ll wear a hat until his teens. Enjoy!

  38. 38.

    dmsilev

    January 6, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    Congratulations!

    I confess to being on pins and needles myself for a similar reason; my sister-in-law is expecting twins soon. And by soon I mean “anywhere from now to 30 minutes from now”…

  39. 39.

    gelfling545

    January 6, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    Congratulations & best wishes to mom & dad and a hearty welcome to the handsome young gentleman.

  40. 40.

    Chuck Butcher

    January 6, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    Yay Mrs BG and congrats to Mr BG.

  41. 41.

    freelancer

    January 6, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    Cute kid! Congrats!

  42. 42.

    wrb

    January 6, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    What an expression.

    Looks like trouble.

  43. 43.

    SiubhanDuinne

    January 6, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    @R-Jud:

    Toby in The West Wing, right? When his twins Molly and Huck are born. It’s a lovely scene.

    BGinCHI, your son is adorable. He already looks very curious and alert. You are going to have a good time!

    Best to you, the baby, and mom.

  44. 44.

    Amir Khalid

    January 6, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    @Maude:
    “To both parents, I say congratulations on the birth of your first child.”

    cahayamata (literally, the light of one’s eyes) is a more poetic term for “child” than the usual, mundane word anak, and thus more commonly used in this context.

  45. 45.

    Chat Noir

    January 6, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    Yay! Congrats and welcome to Rahm’s newest constituent.

    And BG, you’re one of my favorite commenters here. Mazel tov to you and your wife.

  46. 46.

    Richard

    January 6, 2012 at 5:08 pm

    @wrb:

    He’s plotting a takeover of the blog.

  47. 47.

    Valdivia

    January 6, 2012 at 5:09 pm

    Late to the party as always. But wow, so cute. Welcome to the world, you’ll have fans for life little one!

    Congrats BG

  48. 48.

    Chat Noir

    January 6, 2012 at 5:10 pm

    @R-Jud:

    Because babies come with hats?

    Love Toby Ziegler. Love “The West Wing.”

  49. 49.

    satby

    January 6, 2012 at 5:10 pm

    Beautiful! Congrats to the whole BGinCHI family!

  50. 50.

    wrb

    January 6, 2012 at 5:11 pm

    @Richard:

    He’s plotting a takeover of the blog.

    Looks more ambitious than that.

  51. 51.

    Yutsano

    January 6, 2012 at 5:12 pm

    AKA-CHAN O OMEDETO GOZAIMASU YO!!

  52. 52.

    SIA

    January 6, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    AW! Beautiful baby! Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. So happy for you!

  53. 53.

    FlipYrWhig

    January 6, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    w00t!

    @cathyx: It’s probably a tribute to Tim Tebow. :P

  54. 54.

    Citizen_X

    January 6, 2012 at 5:14 pm

    @Richard: Looks kinda Dr. Evil-ish. Train him to say, “One MILLION dollars,” BG.

  55. 55.

    R-Jud

    January 6, 2012 at 5:14 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne:

    Toby in The West Wing, right? When his twins Molly and Huck are born. It’s a lovely scene.

    Absolutely!

  56. 56.

    kansi

    January 6, 2012 at 5:14 pm

    Congratulations! A beautiful boy! And so the most excellent adventure begins….

  57. 57.

    Xecky Gilchrist

    January 6, 2012 at 5:15 pm

    Name TBA.

    I always thought of TBA as a girl’s name, but these days we’re all about challenging those preconceived roles.

    Congratulations!

  58. 58.

    Raven

    January 6, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    He’ll always have a little bit of Athens in him.

  59. 59.

    gbear

    January 6, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    Whew!! Glad his name isn’t TBO.

  60. 60.

    PurpleGirl

    January 6, 2012 at 5:19 pm

    BGinCHI: Best wishes to you and your Mrs. BG; TBA is adorable.

  61. 61.

    RedKitten

    January 6, 2012 at 5:19 pm

    Congrats!!! What a little sweetie!

    Videotape these early days as much as you can. You’ll be so tired and (on the part of your wife) hormonal, that these early days will all too soon become hazy memories. I barely remember anything up until SamKitten was about 6 weeks old or so, between the fatigue and the wonkadoodle hormonal activity.

    Videotaping as much as you can will help you better remember those precious early days with your little one. And you’ll cherish those memories…believe me.

  62. 62.

    BGinCHI

    January 6, 2012 at 5:20 pm

    BIG THANKS TO A-L FOR POSTING.

    I’M HUMBLED AND DELIGHTED, AND SO IS MRS. BG, BY EVERYONE’S GENEROSITY AND BEST WISHES. WE FEEL THE POSITIVE VIBES AND SO DOES HE.

    Looks like his name is going to be Xavier Ray, “Xavi” for short.

    I feel a lot of love in this blog.

  63. 63.

    Satanicpanic

    January 6, 2012 at 5:20 pm

    Awesome, congratulations!

  64. 64.

    cathyx

    January 6, 2012 at 5:20 pm

    @FlipYrWhig: Yeah, a guy who stakes his identity to being from Chicago names his son after Tim Tebow.

  65. 65.

    waratah

    January 6, 2012 at 5:20 pm

    Congratulations! So cute!

  66. 66.

    Jebediah

    January 6, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    Congratulations – he’s a beauty.
    And smart – first picture kind of looks like he is giving the commentariat a little bit of the stink-eye…

  67. 67.

    AdamK

    January 6, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    TBA = best baby name evah. Twinkle in eye means he was born with a BJ sense of humor. Came pre-snarked.

  68. 68.

    WaterGirl

    January 6, 2012 at 5:22 pm

    Welcome, little one, we’re so glad you’re here. Hopefully you didn’t cause too much trouble at your coming out party.

    BG, will you be dad, daddy, father, papa, pops, poppy?

  69. 69.

    Citizen_X

    January 6, 2012 at 5:22 pm

    Hello, Xavi!

    ETA: FIRST w/ tha name! HAH!

    PS: Jeez, people: TBA = To Be Announced

  70. 70.

    jacy

    January 6, 2012 at 5:22 pm

    Bebbeh!

    Call me crazy, but that’s the age I miss the most. Although it’s hectic and the world goes all upside down, try and enjoy this to the fullest – they grow up so fast.

    most of all CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME, KID!

  71. 71.

    Johannes

    January 6, 2012 at 5:23 pm

    Welcome to the newest arrival! now give him a Yankees hat, for Toby’s sake.

  72. 72.

    Johannes

    January 6, 2012 at 5:23 pm

    Welcome to the newest arrival! now give him a Yankees hat, for Toby’s sake.

  73. 73.

    Tom Levenson

    January 6, 2012 at 5:24 pm

    Congratulations! I am overcome with baby-lust…I remember when mine could fit from finger to elbow; so wonderful.

    If I were a better person I wouldn’t add that this is undoubtedly yet another failure of the Obama administration — an example of Chicago style politics given that your son will, no doubt, attempt to vote in some future election.

  74. 74.

    freelancer

    January 6, 2012 at 5:25 pm

    @Johannes:

    As long as they dress up as Orioles for Halloween.

  75. 75.

    Southern Beale

    January 6, 2012 at 5:25 pm

    Eeeka Eeeeeka!!! A little person! Quick, let’s be sure to calculate his share of the national debt!

    :-)

    Congrats! He’s very cute.

  76. 76.

    A Ghost To Most

    January 6, 2012 at 5:26 pm

    Congratulations!

  77. 77.

    scav

    January 6, 2012 at 5:29 pm

    X-Ray it is — he’s already got his own super-power!

  78. 78.

    BGinCHI

    January 6, 2012 at 5:30 pm

    Just to add: mother and baby doing splendidly. Father fine. Shaved, showered, coffeed, and now the node of a gigantic communications network.

    Pictures really don’t do justice to how cute this kid is. He takes after his mother, naturally. He’s also sleeping and feeding like a champ.

    If I had to give an analogy, he’s almost as cute as Jeffrey’s food pics plus the pets on the calendar.

  79. 79.

    Valdivia

    January 6, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    @BGinCHI:

    Love the name Xavi. Killer soccer player too :)

    @pragmatism: mind meld!

  80. 80.

    pragmatism

    January 6, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    @BGinCHI: may i suggest an infant xavi hernandez barca or spain jersey?

    http://www.alibaba.com/products/spain_infant_jersey/CN————–100002010-100005978.html

  81. 81.

    SiubhanDuinne

    January 6, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    Xavier. I love it, what a great name, and Xavi as nickname. Perfect.

  82. 82.

    Chat Noir

    January 6, 2012 at 5:35 pm

    @BGinCHI: Glad all is well. In a thread earlier this week, I think you mentioned a Chicago-area Balloon Juice meet up sometime later this year. Would love to be part of one. But you have more important things on your mind at the moment…

  83. 83.

    cckids

    January 6, 2012 at 5:36 pm

    Congrats from the Southwest, also too. What a little love. Have a great time watching him grow!

    *Since we’re pet lovers here, have to add my favorite Scrubs line: “Babies are like dogs who slowly learn to talk”. There’s some truth to that. Blessed be.

  84. 84.

    Raven

    January 6, 2012 at 5:36 pm

    The X man!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHC0F2bBYAQ

  85. 85.

    Violet

    January 6, 2012 at 5:36 pm

    @BGinCHI:
    Congrats! Such a cutie. Glad everyone is resting and doing well.

  86. 86.

    pragmatism

    January 6, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    @Valdivia: totes mcgoats. xavi is the dog’s bollocks.

  87. 87.

    Cris (without an H)

    January 6, 2012 at 5:38 pm

    Geez, I thought John was installing another front-pager.

  88. 88.

    JPL

    January 6, 2012 at 5:39 pm

    Well welcome to the world Xavier. You are quite the handsome lad. BG..hopefully you and your wife catch up on some much needed sleep.

  89. 89.

    BGinCHI

    January 6, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    @Cris (without an H): It’s the front page development team.

  90. 90.

    Valdivia

    January 6, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    @pragmatism: agreed. and I was lucky–I met him! When Barca came to play their exhibition game here in the DC area they were training at my gym. I was there gawking at them for an hour and then ran and got my phone and took a picture of Xavi. I think no one at the gym but me and two other latinos knew who they were. :)

  91. 91.

    pragmatism

    January 6, 2012 at 5:48 pm

    @Valdivia: get out of the city! that is awesome! he’s a short little dude, isn’t he?

  92. 92.

    Villago Delenda Est

    January 6, 2012 at 5:48 pm

    He looks better than his dad already!

  93. 93.

    The Moar You Know

    January 6, 2012 at 5:49 pm

    Congratulations, sir. Well played.

  94. 94.

    feebog

    January 6, 2012 at 5:49 pm

    BG:

    Congrats. He is a cute little bugger.

  95. 95.

    Ruckus

    January 6, 2012 at 5:54 pm

    Congrats to the new (very cute!) human and his guides in this life thingamabob.

  96. 96.

    Valdivia

    January 6, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    @pragmatism:

    yeah! and I am six feet so it was pretty funny :)
    I have a friend who lives in Barcelona and tells me when the games are which I watch on GOLTV

    I love it when they kick the real madrid’s ass

  97. 97.

    Larold

    January 6, 2012 at 6:02 pm

    Yuengling is a pretty good name for a boy :)

  98. 98.

    JPL

    January 6, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    Well Xavier is just so darn cute, I came back for another look..

  99. 99.

    bemused senior

    January 6, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    Xavi already has proved his genius by finding his thumb in the first day of life! Congratulations and best wishes.

  100. 100.

    WaterGirl

    January 6, 2012 at 6:21 pm

    When I look at that photo I see proud papa looking in awe at the baby he and Mrs. BG made. You did good!

  101. 101.

    elmo

    January 6, 2012 at 6:23 pm

    Congratulations and welcome to Xavi! Now, who’s gonna make sure to archive this page, so Mom and Dad can put it in his baby book, his 16th birthday card, and his wedding invitations? Must take every opportunity to save cute widdums baby stuff for later embarrassment.

  102. 102.

    Mike in NC

    January 6, 2012 at 6:35 pm

    Congratulations. Just don’t name your kid Mitt or Newt.

  103. 103.

    burnspbesq

    January 6, 2012 at 6:42 pm

    Congrats, and strap yourself in. It’s a hell of a ride.

  104. 104.

    Ming

    January 6, 2012 at 6:43 pm

    Welcome, Xavi! and congrats, Mom and Dad! my one best piece of advice: the Baby Book by somebody Sears. Some folks take umbrage at the parenting advice (although I personally found it to be dead on), but the section in the back on symptoms/what to do about them/what they mean alone is worth … a million bucks in the middle of the night when you’re sleep-deprived and something looks wrong.

  105. 105.

    John - A Motley Moose

    January 6, 2012 at 6:44 pm

    That is one awesomely cute newborn. Congratulations.

  106. 106.

    Angela

    January 6, 2012 at 6:50 pm

    Congrats and welcome TBA son of the BG’s. You remind me of all that is good about being a parent!

  107. 107.

    South of I-10

    January 6, 2012 at 6:53 pm

    @BGinCHI: Glad to hear everything is going well. He is a cutie pie!

  108. 108.

    Carrie

    January 6, 2012 at 6:57 pm

    Welcome, Xavi!
    What a cutie patootie.
    A baby in a bunny wrap always reminds me of a loaf of bread.

  109. 109.

    Sarah Proud and Tall

    January 6, 2012 at 7:03 pm

    Hurray! And Squeeeeeeee!

  110. 110.

    CT Voter

    January 6, 2012 at 7:07 pm

    @BGinCHI: Oh, nice. Xavi. So if someone pops up as XinChi…son of BGinChi…Looking forward to it.

    Be well, all of you!

  111. 111.

    WereBear (itouch)

    January 6, 2012 at 7:10 pm

    Right now it probably feels like you are holding a helium balloon; but in the next few days he’ll start to actually have mass. Even though his weight won’t change enough to account for it.

    That’s when they settle into their place here on Earth. Blessings, little one.

  112. 112.

    NeenerNeener

    January 6, 2012 at 7:24 pm

    Wow, what a cutie! Congratulations, BG and Mrs BG.

  113. 113.

    spudgun

    January 6, 2012 at 7:24 pm

    Late to the party as usual but I’m gonna add to the chorus anyway…

    Congratulations, BG Fam!! What a chuchi-face…aww.

  114. 114.

    Kane

    January 6, 2012 at 7:54 pm

    Holy cuteness!
    BIG congratulations.

  115. 115.

    cbear

    January 6, 2012 at 7:59 pm

    Congratulations, bro. That is one fine looking little man.

  116. 116.

    passerby

    January 6, 2012 at 8:09 pm

    Awwww. Welcome Baby BGiC. Welcome.

    Kisses for all, especially mom.

  117. 117.

    Comrade Javamanphil

    January 6, 2012 at 8:14 pm

    w00t! Congrats!

  118. 118.

    Dr. Squid

    January 6, 2012 at 8:40 pm

    Congrats! May he begin sleeping through the night within a month.

    He needs Purdue gear.

    Of course, so do my 3.

  119. 119.

    BGinCHI

    January 6, 2012 at 8:52 pm

    @Dr. Squid: True. Some Boilermaker swag would look good on him. Will have relatives take care of that. And I’m sure for a low, low alumnus donation they would send you a t-shirt.

  120. 120.

    A Humble Lurker

    January 6, 2012 at 9:01 pm

    Oh, he’s so expressive for a newborn. Very, very cute. And if his official nickname around your house doesn’t become X-ray y’all are lousy parents ;) Congrats, guys.

  121. 121.

    amk

    January 6, 2012 at 9:10 pm

    what an imp.

    congrats, BG.

  122. 122.

    Poopyman

    January 6, 2012 at 9:48 pm

    Terribly late, but this is the place for it:

    Congrats to the three of you! Lookin’ a little worn there, BG. And this is just the beginning, heh!

    Give Mom and TBD our best!

  123. 123.

    Jane2

    January 6, 2012 at 9:51 pm

    Congrats! He’s adorable.

  124. 124.

    LT

    January 6, 2012 at 10:44 pm

    He’s a beauty, BG. Much congrats to you and the missus.

  125. 125.

    Paul in KY

    January 9, 2012 at 8:23 am

    Late to the party, but best wishes to the whole BGinCHI family!

  126. 126.

    tao9

    January 9, 2012 at 10:14 pm

    BGinCHIiiiiiiii….

    Congratulations to you and Mrs. BG, & all the Blessings in the world to X-Ray! Great name for a Blackhawks left-wing!

    Sláinte mhaith!

    tao & Ms. tao

    {suekzoo h/t @ PL}

  127. 127.

    Bernie Latham

    January 10, 2012 at 6:11 am

    From myself and everyone over at Greg Sargent’s blog, the heartiest of congrats, BG.

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