Les Unmiserables.

I've resented that ranking from the moment I read it. Of course, many Chicagoans have never lived any place else so they're willing to accept it. Meanwhile, the only time I "rock out" is listening to my iPod in my car. I relish my commute to work. You can also READ on a train. That's incredibly relaxing. If commuting is the biggest reason they have for misery, I've just knocked that one down for me. Oh and try to see better theater anyplace (particularly comedy...which is born of so-called "misery"). Time magazine and the London Guardian declared us the new theater capital if the world a few years back. Lets talk about the Pulitzers and Tony's we repeatedly get here. Don't forget all the Nobel Prizes (particularly from the University of Chicago...more than any other American university.) I feel so bad about all those "miserable" geniuses. And, oh my, those sad people in the surrounding neighborhood (sarcasm-in case it was hard to tell). Sure the taxes are a little high but we all make better money than most other "less miserable" cities. And I forgot about those "miserable" architectural masterpieces everywhere. The title was obviously invented by insecure and short sighted statisticians who don't understand that, in any situation, humans adapt. And obviously, in a city so rich in achievements, culture and history, we thrive here. We have lots of serious problems for sure, but doesn't every city of substance? The most miserable thing about Chicago is when it's inhabitants just accept someone else's uninformed judgment. In fact, maybe its that tendency to accept it that lessens our ability to deal with the segregation, crime and school issues here. A little positivity goes a long way. Have some pride Indiana Josh. Maybe the problem is that you work in one of the greatest cities in the world but you live in Indiana. There, did I get that P. R. job, Mr. Emmanuel?