Category: Satire
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13 Things Horrible Parents Let Their Kids Do
If there is one thing I have learned in nearly a decade of parenthood, it is that there is no way to know for sure if you are doing it right. Only time will reveal how much you have screwed up your kids, and by then it will be too…
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5 Things About Frozen Our Kids Just Didn’t Understand
Can I say something crazy? We’ve seen Frozen three times. Three. Can I say something even crazier? The last movie I saw three times in a theater was Star Wars: a New Hope, in 1977. I was 8. Naturally, we own the complete Frozen soundtrack. Our boys know the words to…
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An Interview with Santa Claus
One of the most remarkable developments during my many years of travel as a journalist was the time I interviewed Santa Claus. It was March 2004, and I was in Tokyo for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays-New York Yankees opening series. Our first afternoon there, I came across Herr Kringle…
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Why Do You Hate Squirrels, America?
The negative and inaccurate portrayal of squirrels in American mass media and entertainment must cease. Consider this a rallying cry on behalf of our furry-tailed, tree-climbing, acorn-eating friends. Your eyes are rolling. I can hear them. I know what you’re thinking. They are squirrels. They have been handed all of…
Carter Gaddis, Writer & Editor 