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New Year’s Eve Dance Lessons
There’s a paradox I’ve discovered that few people recognize or understand. Fat guys and Filipinos are great dancers. It’s true. Not that any of you might notice. Being in the company of dancing fat guys and Filipinos is rare, indeed. Nevertheless, opportunities are out there, if you look carefully. It happened to me three years…
Read More2022’s Notable Nineties & Sensational Centenarians
Once again it’s time to honor our Notable Nineties (and a few “graduates” who’ve become Sensational Centenarians!) If you follow this column regularly, you’ll know all this already, but in case you’re a new reader — the Notable Nineties is something Jerry Snyder thought up several years ago when she was writing her column for…
Read MoreA Good Bar of Soap and the Small Things
A new year is coming, and I am focusing on the small stuff. It is popular to make big, sweeping statements in a new year about the things that will change and be accomplished. I noticed a few years back that these grand announcements rarely had much effect. What mattered, if I wanted to live…
Read MoreThanks for the Memories (Part 2)
This is Part Two of my look back at 2022 with appreciation for those people, places and things that made my column possible. So, thanks… …to the cashier at Walmart who had been watching me as I jogged around the entire store several times to avoid the freezing weather and still get in my 15,000…
Read MoreKenny’s Favorite Sports Moments in 2022
With 2023 just days away, it’s time to reflect on a memorable year in sports. I have restricted my top 10 sports stories of 2022 to those opined upon in my weekly columns. Let the countdown begin. 1. Purdue football wins first Big Ten West Division championship – Yes, a prediction that actually came through.…
Read MoreFantasy Sleighs That Will Make Santa as Jolly as Their Jolliest Little Elf
One imagines Santa has access to some pretty fancy sleighs, being the owner of a centuries-old toy-making enterprise and all. However, he would also have some special requirements. Any grounded conveyance piloted by this world traveler would need to be comfortable, warm, and able to dust off snowy roads. No problem – he can have…
Read MoreAndrew Luck Chose His Family Over the Game
It’s been a little more than three years since Andrew Luck shocked the wide, wide world of sports when he retired as a 29-year-old star seemingly at the top of his game two weeks before the season was to begin. What is clear is that the Indianapolis Colts have been plunged into quarterback purgatory, cycling…
Read MoreLooking Back . . . and Moving Forward
As the Noblesville Times ends another year and inches closer to turning 120 years old, it seems a good time to reflect . . . as well as keeping one eye on the road ahead. After all, it’s not very wise to drive with both eyes constantly on the rear-view. First off, at the end…
Read MoreEnjoy Final Santa Visits, Ice Skating, Lights and Local Church Services
Christmas is almost here, and there are only two more times to visit with Santa in the Hamilton County Historical Society’s Santa House. There is also ice skating and holiday lights. And the Christkindlmarkt goes on through Dec. 30 in Carmel. Here are 10 holiday things to do this weekend and beyond: 1. All ages…
Read MoreThanks for the Memories (Part 1)
Every year about this time I look back at the previous 12 months and express appreciation for the people, places and things that have made their way into my weekly columns. So, thanks to: My old roommate from college who called me after 55 years. He reminded me we hadn’t spoken in 55 years. I…
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