Why this Chicago Cubs World Series is the Hope We Need Right Now

Let's set aside the fact that it's been a hot minute since we've been here in the World Series.  I mean, A HOT MINUTE Y'ALL. Let's set aside the decades of heartbreak this team has inflicted on it's fans. Let's set aside the notion that there was some kind of curse on this team involving …

A Hopeful Halloween

"HAPPY HALLOWEEN MAMA!", they yell when I walk in their room after they've been awake already for almost 2 hours. "Why have you been up for so long already?  Why didn't you go back to sleep?" Just like those Disney commercials, I  hear, "WE ARE TOO EXCITED TO SLEEP." I can't fault them there. I'm pretty …

I Never Wanted Kids

I rarely take taxis anymore, but when I do I get extremely nauseous. The minute I enter, maybe even before my feet hit the floor, the bile rises to my throat before I can ask, "can you please roll my window down back here?" Why do all taxis smell the same?  It's not an altogether terrible …