Wood-Tang.com’s greatest hits, past and present.
A life in continuous change.
Our daughter’s recent birth was a big deal, but not even close to causing the most drastic change in our lives that week.
Riding the train isn’t always about saving a few bucks on gas.
“The most emasculating part of being a stay-at-home dad isn’t pushing strollers or carrying diaper bags or learning to divine diets from poop like an Indian tracker, it’s spending the bulk of your time with someone who DOESN’T BELIEVE A WORD YOU SAY.”
A brief list of names we won’t be naming our baby girl.
When your first child is born, you trade away the spontaneous freedoms of childless life for the rewards of family. When your second child is born on schedule, this equation shifts again, away from personal flexibility. But when a second child replaces a fantasy, it’s much harder to let go.
Cleaning up the streets of Chicago, one banana peel at a time.
My son’s first real Halloween turned out to be a bust, but I think I can live with it.
My new Prius reminds me why I don’t put a lot of faith in solutions that rely on personal accountability to make much of an impact on big problems like global warming.
Our Man in Chicago, Scott Smith, and I discuss Kanye West and his latest album, Graduation.