Being from the Chicago area, I can't think of anything better than having the White Sox and Cubs in the playoffs in the same season. That hasn't happened since 1906, so how cool would it be if they met in the World Series, like the Mets and Yankees did in...

You could probably tell from the picture in my profile that I'm a pretty big guy, but I didn't use to be that way. When I was 21, I still weighed 135 pounds, but now at age 44, I have an update on my personal weight deal that I'd like to share with...

I want to share with you a little something that may be of interest to anyone who is into weather, such as storm chasing and the like. On my most recent trip back home to Illinois (my home state), I stopped in Belvidere, which is about 65...