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Belfry ‘Lilies of the Field’ Actor Wanted to Do Poitier Role ‘Justice’
Actor Sidney Poitier died just three days before The Belfry Theatre’s cast members of “The Lilies of the Field” had their first read-through of the script that has been rehearsed for the past 10 weeks. Poitier, 94, was the lead actor in the 1963 film of the same name, “Lilies of the Field,” about a…
Read MoreSchool Lessons
At lunch a few weeks ago an old friend asked, “What lessons did you learn from your school years?” Well, here are five that stuck to me like glue. What lessons did you learn? 1. Bells rule our life. The last high school bell, for instance, alerts us that we need to prepare for a…
Read MoreTimmons Back And Wandering Around
Notes scribbled on the back of an EKG printout . . . * * * TO PARAPHRASE the late Jerry Garcia, what a long and strange trip it’s been . . . although I’m relatively certain we’re talking two very different kind of trips. The short answer to the question so many of you have…
Read MoreBlatchley Nature Study Club Invites Community to 100th
I encourage nature lovers to save the date for Blatchley Nature Study Club’s Spring Wildflower Walk and Centennial Celebration in April. I’ve been to the grounds a handful of times, especially in the springtime when there is much nature to enjoy. The Clubhouse is located at 125 Boulder Drive, off of Edith Avenue, north of…
Read MoreCelebrating Violas — 2022 Herb of the Year
It’s baaack! After a two year absence because of Covid, the Herb Society of Central Indiana’s annual Spring Symposium is returning to the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. To make up for the lost time, there will be presentations on the Herbs of the Year for…
Read MoreSpring Means Sounds of the Birds, Cleaning Closets, Activities Opening
Spring is here. Spring officially arrived at 11:33 a.m. Sunday. And what a welcome season it is at our house. While we enjoy every season — including winter and our brief opportunity to sled at Forest Park due to very little snow this year — we are glad spring is here. The days are longer.…
Read MoreA Letter To Losers
Dear Athlete, We see you out there, young man. We see you with your head cradled low. We see you daughter. We see the tears collecting in your eyes, eyes that you shield from us, so we cannot suppose weakness in your humanity. We see your hand tremble, as you reach out in weedy approbation;…
Read MoreWar And The Press
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has once more brought journalists to the front lines, in Kyiv, Odessa, and even Moscow. Freelancer Brent Renaud, Fox News videographer Pierre Zakrzewski and Fox News consultant Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova were killed by snipers and shells, while Fox correspondent Benjamin Hall was injured. And in the belly of the beast,…
Read MoreSuper Bonito
“Maybe I’m a little old for this dress?” I suggested tentatively as I made my way to the mirror in the little shop. I was in the artisans’ market in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where they sell everything imaginable—and quite a few things I had never imagined. I was wearing a dress that had…
Read More2022 Lexus Nx350 Is A Small Nip Of Luxury
My friends and I are at it again. There is bourbon aging and Kentucky is not far away. How could this go unanswered, especially with a comfy little crossover at our disposal? Whether erasing Interstate, or carving up Kentucky backroads, the 2022 Lexus NX 350 is a small nip of luxury worth savoring. When we…
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