This was originally written and posted on July 26, 2009 on nwi.com, my Father Knows Nothing blog. Sean woke me up at 7 in the morning. He was already wearing his Cubs hat, his Cubs shirt, and his baseball mitt. “Today’s the day, Dad. We’re going to the game.” I love the boy’s enthusiasm, although [&h...

This was originally posted at nwi.com on June 21st, 2009 on my “Father Knows Nothing” blog… Johnny was sad the moment he woke up Friday morning. He heard the pitter patter of the rain against the window, and he knew what that meant. “We’re getting rained out today, Dad.” “Think posi...

This was posted on nwi.com, on my “Father Knows Nothing” blog, October 6, 2008 It’s been a rough week for me; a week of deep, dark contemplation. You see, I’ve spent the last year of my life dedicating myself to a website about the Cubs (www.justonebadcentury.com). It was just a lark at f...