In a world…Where sanity and weather collide…Temperatures will fall…a heroine will rise….Now showing in Chicago…THIS TIME IT’S PERSONAL. Five years after the last #$^@#$&^$%^* Polar Vortex, the sequel has been released upon an innocent populace. It is cold, damned cold. Today is the …
Hey you. How’ya doin’? Hanging in there? One foot in front of the other and chin up and all that? Yeah. The world right now is a jagged rock of shit tumbling down the WTF avalanche bouncing around inside of …
With the exception of a quick one-off post last week about my beloved Cubs finally winning the World Series (something I had to do, as I’d made over 30 references to them and their losing streak over the last decade), …
So it’s been quite an interesting few days. Lots of online (and offline) conversations about gifted kids and parenting and the media and comediennes and poking fun and what it all really means. It’s a conversation that’s been had before …
Dear Today Show: Thanks so much for perpetuating the stereotype of gifted kids as hot-housed children hyper-managed by over-competitive suburban helicopter parents. In a brief, throwaway segment during this morning’s interview of Stefanie Wilder-Taylor, you managed to make it even tougher for …
When you make a decision, it’s YES or NO in one form or another. When you don’t make a decision, or put it off so long that it’s made for you, you’re still making a decision, you’ve just decided to remove …
While I technically know that Christmas is just around the corner, I’m trying to ignore that fact until good ole’ Saint Nick makes his appearance at the Macy’s parade at the end of the month. I’ve bought exactly one gift as …
I’m just going to park this here: Just a reminder, for those who don’t know just how much I hate winter: How to stay warm in a Chicago winter. How to survive a Chicago winter polar vortex without losing your …
Yes, I voted today. I think I’ve missed maybe only one primary election since I turned 18, something like that. I take my civic responsibility seriously, even if I’m sick to death of all of it. I was more interested …
There was a time, not that long ago, when I’d have to keep on eye on the phases of the moon. Life here in the House of Chaos would go off the rails during a full moon, and I liked …
