Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke. -F. Scott Fitzgerald Ancient Romans used all capital letters, no spaces and no punctuation. Can you imagine that? For […]
By Rick Hinton In February of 1972, a crime was committed that shook up the small town of Cumberland, Indiana — roughly nine miles east of big brother Indianapolis — that would have lasting ramifications […]
By Rick Hinton Paranormal activity can hit its highs and lows at any location. It is a piece of the puzzle. This was certainly true of the former Odd Fellows Lodge in northern Indiana. Whatever […]
By Wendell Fowler I nearly overlooked heart month. Maybe because I never, ever, want be that messed up and disconnected again! Thirty years have passed since I was bluntly informed, “Get prepared, Mr. Fowler; you […]
By Curtis Honeycutt I need a milk butler. “Need?” you ask, followed by, “What’s a milk butler?” Feel free to replace those question marks with interrobangs if you want. Every morning I eat cereal, and […]
By Torry Stiles 10. Those starving kids in Africa don’t want Brussels sprouts either. 9. Mom really does have a favorite child, but it’s one of the neighbor kids down the street. 8. That one […]
By Curtis Honeycutt I’m sure pleats will eventually come back into style. I still remember the pleated khakis I wore to church in the mid-1990s. My Dockers brand double-pleated pants complemented my penny loafers to […]
By Wendell Fowler Do you spoon Skippy’s out of the jar? Introduced to the world at the Universal Exposition in St. Louis in 1904, the peanut butter (PB) we spread on PBJ’s, apples and ants […]
By Rick Hinton They say that familiarity can breed contempt. Familiarity can also bring comfort. Sometimes it’s something in between. Familiarity boils down to getting to know something very well. Can this also apply to […]
By Curtis Honeycutt I think we have a strong, American impulse that tells us to do something despite someone else’s warning to not do that very thing. I’m sure someone cautioned motorcycle stuntman Evel Knievel […]