bad behavior

Look, I get it. There are very large numbers of people here in Illinois, and the whole country, who are really, really tired of wearing a mask. It's completely understandable. What isn't quite so understandable is deciding the best way to show your displeasure is by throwing bricks at store windows.

When her daughter got into trouble at school, mom took the phone away as a disciplinary measure. Then, things went downhill fast.

Both my kids are (depending on the chart you look at) millennials, that group of Americans that are constantly (usually with good reason) excoriated for narcissism, bad manners, lack of respect, inability to deal with things that don't go their way, etc. Now, according to Chicago AAA, they're the worst-behaved drivers on our roads.

Our two year-old Weimaraner, Lucy, is a bit on the rambunctious side. She's hyper, somewhat anxious, and extremely stubborn. So, when we're not at home, Lucy goes into her crate. A friend, who at one time owned an exceedingly calm and mellow basset hound, just didn't understand why we would crate our dog...

Seeing this video reminded me of a 1980s-era public service announcement. You might remember the one where the dad catches his son with some marijuana and asks him where he learned "how to do this stuff." The kid shouts back, "I learned from you...

I don't know...they look pretty good to me, even though there are "green" things in there. But, then again, I'm not the angry woman below, who decided to go thermonuclear over the fact that her order wasn't made to her specifications. The problem...

We've all seen it. Hopefully, we all haven't done it. I'm talking about parking illegally in a parking spot reserved for someone with a disability. I once witnessed a guy get the tongue-lashing of a lifetime for knowingly parking in a handicap spot, then compounding the infraction by flipping the bird to several people who commented on his selfishness and lack of consideration...

I've always felt a little sorry for reporters who find themselves trying to do their job while drunken/obnoxious idiots are around. There are countless videos out there that show these inebriated fools jumping into a shot, grabbing a reporter, shouting obscenities, etc...