I believe that if the Tribune company ever tries to close down Wrigley Field that you will have a protest from every corner of the globe.

My version, of course, is not this flag-waving, let's all get on the Jesus train and ride out of hell. I'm not that kind of guy. It's an embrace that life is good, worth living and yeah, it's not easy, but there are more pluses than minuses.

We've turned into a whining society.

All I can go on is my own value system.

These days you're not just competing with the tedium, you're competing with the cellphone.