Wood-Tang.com’s greatest hits, past and present.
Our Man in Chicago, Scott Smith, and I discuss Kanye West and his latest album, Graduation.
Steroid abuse in baseball doesn’t upset me because I have a romantic notion of the integrity of the game, or some nostalgic attachment to records and numbers. What upsets me is that no one is willing to take responsibility.
“I’m absolutely convinced that I am the world’s most efficient and productive writer–that is, if I could do all my writing while lying bed, trying to go to sleep.”
Some people play video games in their free time; others like to exercise or read. I put things away. You call it OCD. I call it normal.
Marine mammal trainers at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium do more than teach dolphins how to do tricks. The job can be both heartbreaking and inspiring at the same time.
My summer on the cleanup crew of the Midwest’s largest Dodge dealer. Bring an extra pair of socks.
A number of Thomas & Friends toy trains were recalled this week because of lead paint risks, but they’re just part of a long line of ill-advised products.
Twenty years ago, Bo Jackson broke into the major leagues. I was lucky enough to see him play in his prime, when it seemed like he could do anything.
“If you had told me in college that just six years after graduating, I would quit my job to become a full-time parent, I probably would have spit my beer all over you.”
It helps to see 14 other toddlers running into the walls and grabbing toys from each other. You realize that your kid is pretty normal, and if he knocks down a little girl and makes her cry, that’s okay because another kid just kneecapped him with a foam bat.