Good thing this is an audio-only medium, because Nick looked like a POW making a recorded statement. "My five-month-old baby is treating me well..."We're off next week but will be back on December 15th. This week's topics:1:30 — unified colors for cities' sports teams6:30 — Decided: December 1st is the TRUE start of the Christmas season10:30 — Holiday dad stuff19:45 — The “It gets better” talk for Nick’s stage of dadhood22:15 — SMOOTHIE TALK!!!24:30 — Potty training update27:40 — The life-dominating earworms of recenet Disney movies32:40 — notes on Christmas shopping38:05 — Hey, FOOTBALL! (mostly a preview of Eagles-Seahawks, but some other odds and ends)