My family loves a good celebration.  This fact makes December quite a fun month for us.  There is so much to celebrate.  I am fond of using the term “Happy Holidays” during this season because I never know who is celebrating what, or if they are like me and celebrating everything they can. Tonight my [Read More…]

Nicholas, a bishop in Turkey about 200 years after the birth of Christ, became the ripe jolly old elf Santa Claus we know and love today.  But it was no easy task, along the way he stops a man from selling his daughters into prostitution, deals with an innkeeper who dismembers and pickles children, gets [Read More…]

At my house we are preparing to break the spell over one of the first deceptions we perpetrated on our children.  That is correct, we are bracing to break the news about Santa Claus.  It is a moment that I feel a little apprehension about. That moment when one or both of my kids ask [Read More…]

The Civil War really gave rise to the game of American Football, Pat and I dig into the rich history and ultimately answer why the scoring is so random in the game…  give it a listen

No one will ever say of me that I don’t love the city of Chicago! I love the many rich, rewarding experiences it holds for my family, from great food, great art, fun shows, and exciting sports, Chicago is one of my favorite places to be! A little while back the boys spent a day [Read More…]

I have learned some life lessons by watching football. — I love football. Fall can never get here fast enough for me. As a father, I am sharing my love of the game with my kids. Watching football together is becoming a tradition with my boys. And even as it is a great pass-time and [Read More…]

Pat and I dig into the question that kicked of the idea for this podcast, “Why is the sky blue?”  We also explain why you can sometimes see the moon during the day. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/butdaddywhy/2015/11/04/why-is-the-sky-blue