Punny thoughts on cauliflower
There’s not much humor related to the topic of cruciferous vegetables. You can search the Internet for almost any kind of joke, but if...
Bye-bye ‘Buy-hiatus’— it was ‘fun’ while it lasted
Our household game called “buy-hiatus” or the “spend-down” is crawling to an end, unless my husband reads this and challenges me to play another...
Gary: The city that U.S. Steel Built
In 1904, the directors of the U.S. Steel Corporation made a monumental decision for the future of northwest Indiana. After considering locations in Illinois...
Keep snacks on hand to avoid vending machine temptation
We’ve all been there. Sitting at a desk at work, grinding the afternoon away.
You’re trying to focus but keep hearing the...
Losing jobs like a natural disaster
There is a common, comforting acceptance that “What is, is.”
However, any disturbance (actual or anticipated) of “what is” may become unreasonable...
Greenwood TIFs promote economic growth
During the past week, there has been a lot of discussion surrounding tax increment financing (TIF) districts and the value of using TIFs as...
Royal flush of watching animals in wild
I’ve been inadvertently bird watching more lately. I moved my oak writing desk upstairs from the basement and situated it in front of a...
An open 500 for every driver
At 70 miles per hour on Interstate 465 around Indianapolis, my car was 15 miles over the speed limit. Yet I was being passed...
@%&#! language on rise; we’re worse off for it
I liked it better when presidential candidates spent more time shaking hands and kissing babies than calling their opponents liars and losers.
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Go ahead and sing
Time was, before some nameless bureaucratic committee decided that a three-day weekend at this cold and dreary time of year would be a good...