I had no idea your fair city is where bachelorette parties and gangs of housewives go when Vegas is deemed to be too expensive. I had my heterosexuality questioned by a soccer mom because I did not want to do a body shot off of her.

The question I put before you all is:

So, to reverse the flow, I have a question:

I have been banished to my room because I do not take Dr. Who seriously. My wife and daughter are hosting a viewing party, and I am persona non grata.

458 posts on" how to fix Chicago" so far!!! Should make for some good weekend reading.

I would like to think it was because we exposed her to good music since she was young, but I know better.

In an effort to have something to talk about with the wife other than the older child's schedule or the younger child's color of snot, I said I would catch up on Game of Thrones, and watch season 4 with her.

I tell ya, it is sad to see another responsible suburban gun owner gets taken down by the forces that be:

I am taking a very early flight today. "First person through security" early.

On the el train ride home, I was privy to watching some poor high schooler get dumped.

...and it looks like I am still a decent parent. My new son turns one month old tomorrow. Haven't dropped him, or bent his fingers in a horrible way while dressing him.

The best part of Sam Rubin jumping to the top of what will be on The Soup this week isn't the inane incompetence, or Jackson not giving a major media market TV personality a pass.

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It has been a tough winter here in Chicago, one for the record books in terms of both cold and snow.

Considering all of the country likes to concern troll Chicago violence (and not just the right - Gawker has been as big of an offender as Faux News), I am shocked this hasn't been given national attention:

C'mon Chicago, its not that bad out there! Throw on an extra layer, slather on the chapstick, and go!

We are on Babywatch 2013/2014. I've been told Cletus The Fetus has been getting awfully surly in the last 24 hours. Might be having to drive to a hospital, so no getting tipsy. First dry Christmas Eve in 2o years. Catering crew Christmas parties, working as a mall Santa, desk duty in the dorms, Christmases in various…

...is flipping channels right now in his Undisclosed Location in Nada Cajones, FL, and has come across A Christmas Story?

Racism is bad at Gawker, but class prejudice is alive, well, and encouraged:

As is our family tradition, we are working and ordering Indian food later.