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Three Little Piggies
With time on my hands and no summer trips planned, I’ve been reading a book of fairy tales. I’ve found many versions of the Three Pigs classic. Here’s a condensed story. An old sow supports three grown sons. She tires of feeding them, and tells the boys to go “seek your fortune.” This means, “Get…
Read MoreContinuing Discussion on Morals
I’ve been writing newspaper columns since my junior year in high school, almost 50 years ago. A couple of them produced death threats that the law enforcement folks deemed credible enough to have a chat with me about watching my back for a few days. Not sure I’ve written any that generated as much response…
Read MoreGracie Fisher is Supreme Showman in 50th Annual 4-H Fair Competition
Tears flowed on Monday night as Gracie Fisher hugged her family and friends and clutched to her large wooden award plaque after being named the 2022 Hamilton County Supreme Showmanship Grand Champion. For county 4-H’ers who show livestock, Supreme Showmanship is the be-all and end-all in 4-H. The 50th annual contest took place at the…
Read MoreThe From Time to Thyme Virtual Circus
This week I’m introducing yet another column spinoff — the “From Time to Thyme Virtual Circus.” Grab some peanuts and popcorn, and follow me into the virtual big top to see the Carnivorous Mouse, Killer Turtle, Daredevil Dog and Fiddling Bear! Cue the circus music! (You know the tune I mean.) Our first act appeared…
Read MoreTractor-Driving Champs
What’s it take to be the best tractor driver? Just ask 16-year-old Arcadia resident Grady Piel or 12-year-old Westfield resident Graham Curtis. Piel won the Hamilton County 4-H Fair’s senior division of the 4-H Agriculture Tractor Driving Contest. Curtis won the Fair’s junior division. Piel is going into his junior year at Hamilton Heights High…
Read MoreThe Likely ‘Model’ For Looming Indiana Abortion Restrictions
With the Indiana General Assembly and Gov. Eric Holcomb on the precipice of historic abortion restrictions in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court rendering Roe v. Wade moot with its Dobbs ruling, the architect of what happens beyond July 25 will likely be Terre Haute attorney James Bopp Jr. Asked if he is currently…
Read MoreThe Perfect Pet
My mother has found the perfect pet. She just doesn’t realize it yet. A clever little red squirrel has been trying to get my mother’s attention for months. “He’s such a pest!” my mother complains. But the squirrel does not give up. He has become quite tame, hanging out below the bird feeder, waiting for…
Read More2023 Nissan Z Drives Greg Brady and George Jetson Together
Too many automakers have tried to update classic designs with a retro flair to put an amber light on their boring product line. That’s not the case with the 2023 Nissan Z. While design references the original 1970 Z, and the chassis dates to the last Z, absolutely nothing about the driving experience or technology…
Read MoreExplaining the Complexity of Cold Sores
I saw a patient with a rather large “cold sore” on his upper lip just before I retired and he asked me to write a column on this unsightly condition. People use the term “cold sore” to describe different types of lesions that occur on the lips or inside the mouth. I’m not sure of…
Read MoreSave The Children!
The child’s frenzied shriek pierced the summer afternoon dullness. It supercharged the epinephrine in my bloodstream until my legs involuntarily sprang from the kneehole of my desk, and sent me hurtling toward the children’s play area behind the house next door. The incessant shrill, now coming from more than one child, brought me to despair.…
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