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Feeling down in a senior slump? Me too!
When I reached my 50th birthday, I tried to deny that it represented a turning point in my life. As I reported then, AARP slipped my membership kit under my front door at the stroke of midnight. I hadn’t thought much about getting old until I bent over to pick up the brochure from the…
Read MoreA year-end look back at our own 2021 year
Over the past few years, it has seemed that people have been mailing fewer and fewer holiday cards. Some send greetings on Facebook (now Meta) and others use email or texts. While any of these methods are welcome, I have yet to give up mailing holiday newsletters. And this year was no exception. While my…
Read MoreWe’re responsible for our actions . . . really
The following is a true story. Really. No one can make this stuff up. On Dec. 15, I was working on a column about New Year’s resolutions and wrote the following: We are responsible for ourselves – if I keel over from a heart attack the fault doesn’t lie with McDonald’s because they make quarter…
Read MoreThe annual Notable Nineties salute
Well, we’ve made it through another year — pandemic and all. If you’re a regular reader of this column, you know what comes next. This is when I recognize all our Notable Nineties by printing the entire list. If you’re not a regular reader, an explanation is in order. When Jerry Snyder was writing her…
Read MoreOur most difficult decision for 2022
2022 will be over almost quicker than you can say Happy New Year! Just look how fast 2021 sped by us all. Time rarely feels as if it’s standing still unless we are waiting on something to happen. Time only drags when we need something to happen like a cure for a disease, a job…
Read MoreHaving a ball in 2022
With New Year’s Eve just around the corner, I find myself thinking once again of Disney’s Cinderella. I know what you are thinking. No, I’m not the party dude who ends up under the grand piano, drinking champagne from a lady’s glass slipper. Shock! That’s really not me. Ryan Seacrest doesn’t have to emcee the…
Read MoreIt is not about luck, it is about gratitude
“It’s not about luck,” my friend Andrew insists, “it’s about gratitude.” Andrew is not some sort of New Age guide, in case you were wondering. He is a slightly curmudgeonly tax preparer and not given to feel-good platitudes. He was refuting what I had said, which was that luck has played a significant role in…
Read MoreHow the Supreme Court could alter the Indiana Senate race
In late June 2018, Democrat U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly was cruising toward reelection and was on a conference call with Hoosier agriculture reporters when he learned that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy was retiring. “It was like I got hit in the head with a baseball bat,” Donnelly told me. “I had been watching…
Read MoreAre you experiencing uncomfortable plumbing problems? Here might be why
I’m running through my list of suggested topics from readers, and this one goes out to a reader from Sheridan. It’s a common problem, but one of those topics that doesn’t usually come up in casual conversation – constipation. There are three common times in a person’s life when constipation can become a problem. The…
Read MorePassing remarks for those who have passed on
At the end of each year, news stations recount notable people who passed away during the previous 12 months. I’d like to mention a few who meant a great deal to me… Baseball lost a treasure in 2021. In 1974, Henry Aaron slugged career homerun number 715, eclipsing Babe Ruth’s record after 39 years. Aaron…
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