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From sports to politics to matters of faith, I look to make my readers think and laugh.
The Most Conflicting Time Of The Year
2017-08-29 14:55
It used to be that I would consider this the most wonderful time of the year. High school football already has begun. College football gets underway in earnest Saturday. The following week… Read More
A New Normal
2017-08-01 20:55
For most of my journalistic career, I’ve kept an odd sleep schedule. Most recently, I would go to bed at 5 or 6 a.m., just as the sun was rising, sleeping through the morning and early… Read More
More Than Just A Band
2017-05-07 02:44
Editor’s note: The following is a guest post from my wife, the lovely Megan McNeill, who is celebrating Hanson Day 2017. Her love of Hanson truly knows no bounds. “I could never… Read More
2017-04-23 10:26
“I’ve heard life illustrated as a juggling act. “In this metaphor, your family is a ball made of glass. “All the other things that fill your schedule, like your caree… Read More
My Top Five Baseball Movies
2017-04-09 10:23
Baseball season is upon us, and we’re a week into the 2017 season. As my loyal readership knows, I took a week of vacation to catch my Cubs and the beginning of their march to what I h… Read More
2017-04-03 10:19
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of What I’m Watching posts looking at what I’m currently viewing — or hoping to — via streaming or broadcast TV. I… Read More
2017-03-26 10:01
On New Year’s Eve 2016, I wrote about keeping that weight-loss resolution or goal. I listed three ideas that helped me. If you remember, they were: 1.) Set goals 2.) Track your pr… Read More
2017-03-19 10:00
Every year, college basketball fans, from experts to the casual follower, fill out their brackets, join a pool and watch the games unfold. You lean on years of experience, thinking you&rsquo&hell…Read More
2017-03-12 09:45
There’s just something about a man and his TV. My wife has her books, and now, at long last, I have my TV. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always had one. For the past five years… Read More
Nashies, Where Do We Go From Here?
2017-02-26 12:01
So that last episode of “Nashville” was crazy, huh? For those of you who haven’t yet seen it and plan to, STOP reading this right now and get to your DVR or streaming servi… Read More
2017-02-05 11:34
Today, millions of people will celebrate what has become a national — if not global — holiday, Super Bowl Sunday. Unfortunately, after starting the season on a tor… Read More
God Bless You, Netflix
2017-01-29 12:02
Today I finished “Parks and Recreation,” a modern classic sitcom that lasted seven seasons on NBC and lives on in syndication — and Netflix, where I found it. On this… Read More
2017-01-22 11:21
A few months ago, I lamented evangelicals’ support of Donald Trump in electing him to the nation’s highest office. Months before that, I respectfully disagreed with my fello… Read More
2017-01-08 11:33
My wife turned 31 this weekend. I turn 35 in less than a month. 35. Smack dab in my mid-30s. When did we get this old? It’s not all bad, though. We’re both college graduates… Read More
Keeping That Weight-loss Resolution
2016-12-31 15:00
Losing weight is one of the most common resolutions we make this time of year. And yet, it’s one of the most difficult things a person can do. Why? Because despite what ads want t… Read More
2016-12-24 18:00
On Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, I did something I’ve never done. For almost 35 years, I’ve avoided it. But this year, there was no escape. There was no time. I had run out of opti… Read More
Editing Life Has A New Look
2016-12-21 05:11
The last time you visited my blog, it looked a lot different. For a while now, I haven’t been happy with the design as it was. It was clunky and took forever to load, and I just didn&r&hell…Read More
2016-12-17 19:30
It all started with an innocent conversation in the newsroom about four years ago. Somehow, someway, my fellow copy editors and I got to talking about this female intern that last worked at… Read More
Happy Anniversary, Sweetheart
2016-11-23 12:30
Three years ago today, on a frigid evening at a winery in western Illinois, I married my best friend. And Monday, we came home after spending the past four days celebrating  &mdash&hell…Read More
2016-11-12 15:00
My wife, who has a blog of her own at thatbookladyblog.wordpress.com, was telling me about creating a Facebook page for this blog you’re reading. I got to thinking about it. And t… Read More
2016-11-11 15:00
An official within Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was quoted on Election Day as saying it needed a miracle to win that night. They got one, though miracle might have been th… Read More
2016-10-21 10:23
Like any blogger, I want to expand my audience. With that in mind, I’ve signed this blog up at Bloglovin, and you can follow me there by following this link: Follow my blog w… Read More
Cubs In The NLCS: Still Nervous
2016-10-15 14:00
After that miraculous ninth-inning comeback Tuesday night to put away the San Francisco Giants, who were looking to yet again cash in on their even-numbered-year success, a de… Read More
One Nervous Cubs Fan
2016-10-07 14:00
The Chicago Cubs were 103-58, with one tie this year, the best record in Major League Baseball, and it wasn’t close. Kris BryantEvery member of the infield — Anthony Rizzo at fir… Read More
An Ode To College Football
2016-10-02 00:27
There’s just something about college football. Today, I got up at 11 a.m., which, given my schedule, is rather early for me, sipped coffee and watched my alma mater University of… Read More

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