Satan Responds

Thanks to my colleague, Andy Schultz, who emailed this to me today. I love it.

Dear Pat Robertson,
I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And you make God look like a big mean bully who kicks people when they are down, so I’m all over that action.
But [...]

Five Things to Do with Kids on Winter Weekends

Chicago winters never bothered me. I figured the people who complained about winter were the same people who complained about taxes and Mayor Daley. Complainers. Yeah.
Then I had kids. Changed my whole outlook on all of the above.
Winter isn’t so wonderful when you’re wrestling two kids into down-coats, balaclavas, mittens and boots at 6:50 a.m. [...]

St. Stephen’s Day, and The End of 2009

For us, 2009 ended much as it began: with snow and coats and hoods and mittens. On St. Stephan’s day, Ruairi and Liam were big enough to shovel us out.

A few days later, clad in SpongeBob SquarePants pajamas, they decided being a firefighter was a better option; even if the fire hose was really a [...]