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Almost Never Say Always
I’m never a person big on making New Year’s resolutions. That’s probably a good thing, since it is mid-April. I always complain that my life is still in the same ol’ rut. Yet, I never seem to change the habits that hold me back almost every time. This year, I’m concentrating on removing three words…
Read MoreTen Classic Political Speeches Spoken on Indiana Soil
With the advent of war comes great prose. Just as May 1940 found Prime Minister Winston Churchill rallying his nation at the beginning of the blitz in the Battle of Britain, we have witnessed great oratory from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. There has been great, enlightened oratory over the centuries here in Indiana. Here are…
Read MoreA Lot of Cake
The plan was to buy everyone cake. My husband, Peter, and I are finally getting ready to leave Mexico, and we can’t say we are too happy about it. The last two months in San Miguel de Allende have convinced us that it is a place we want to return to, and now leaving it…
Read More2022 Toyota Tundra Takes Us Forward to 1794
I’d like to believe the 2022 Toyota Tundra 1794 takes its moniker from the year a hearty bunch of patriots staged their Whiskey Rebellion against revenuers. They’re my kind of people, but it’s more likely a nod to the Tundra’s assembly location near San Antonio, Texas that’s built where a ranch was founded by Juan…
Read MoreShoulder Pain – Part 1
The next two weeks, I’d like to address shoulder pain and injuries. Most people experience shoulder pain at some point in their lives. Doctors see it in athletes, people who overuse their shoulders, and others who may have fallen or received a blow directly to their shoulder, or fallen on their outstretched arm. To understand…
Read MoreArchitect: ‘Old Filling Station Best Site in Entire City’
More than 10 years ago, Noblesville High School graduate and architect Randy Sherman envisioned apartments, a parking garage and retail shops at Fifth Street and Maple Avenue overlooking White River in downtown Noblesville. He had driven by McMillan’s Auto Care & Towing, a former Shell gas station, hundreds of times. Sherman’s hope was to design…
Read MoreEgg Hunts, Wildflower Walks, Pooh Play, Birding and This Weekend
There’s still time to attend another Easter Egg Hunt before Easter Sunday. Also, watch a kids play, join a wildflower walk and do some birding this weekend and beyond with today’s list of 25 things to do in The Times. 1. Grab your Easter basket and head for Noblesville Moose Lodge for the annual Easter…
Read MoreSplit Decision
While at a recent speaking engagement in Lafayette, I chatted with a man from nearby Otterbein, a dot on the map in northwest Indiana, with a population around 1,200. I wasn’t familiar with the town, despite my having visited much of the state several years ago for a book I was writing, called Indiana Curiosities.…
Read MoreThe Infrequent History of Purdue 7-Footers & Lamenting the Boilermaker Injury Curse
From A.J. Hammons to Wednesday’s signing of 7-2 William Berg of Stockholm, Sweden, it seems that 7-footers are growing on trees for Purdue coach Matt Painter. But during my lifetime, it wasn’t always that way for the Boilermakers. Purdue did not have a 7-foot player until 1962, when George Grams of Grand Rapids, Mich., became…
Read MoreGetting into the Pooh Mood is Easy for Actor
If you’ve ever wondered if seeing a grown man dressed in a Winnie-the-Pooh costume is worth the price of admission, you will have gotten your money’s worth attending this show. Yes, you can almost taste the honey. Noblesville’ Daniel Shock — who has identified with the honey-loving Pooh since Shock was “a skinny kid” —…
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