It’s a Wonderful Nope
Clockwise from top: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Carol Coombs, Jimmy Hawkins, Larry Simms and Karolyn Grimes. (Photo by Herbert Dorfman/Corbis via Getty Images) Back in…
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The one and only
On Bobby Knight and Being a Hoosier - updated April 2026 Robert Montgomery Knight died at age 83 on November 1, 2023 Legend. Fate placed…
Formative humor
Originally published in 2020 Got a feeling '21 is gonna be a good year. Below is the result of about eight years of list-making... My…
Soaring
An alpine flying tour above Lake Geneva and the Swiss Alps Woody wrote to me at the end of my preparations for the trip to…
Excellent Media Experiences* Part V: Saturday Night Live
*Before the Internet At the age of 11, I watched the premiere of Saturday Night Live. I would go on to follow the series for…
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Michigan adventures
Fifty summers ago, my family began making an annual summer trip to two Michigan locations: a relative’s house near Traverse City, and a cottage near…
Ninety!
Sue Romey is 90 years young today! Momma Sue and sister Cynthia, Feb 5, 2023 Wow, my wonderful mother is moving across the nonagenarian barrier…
Get angry
Top story of 2022: I reached a turning point in my health. It wasn’t anything serious, mind you. Still, the wake-up call came when I…
Why “The Cars” (1978) is one of rock’s greatest debuts
A charter entry in the Stu Wade High School Experience Hall of Fame, The Cars by the band The Cars emerged fully formed with this…
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Lonestar Hoosier Hysteria
Last night I walked into the gymnasium at a North Austin high school to watch a playoff basketball game between central-Texas teams Anderson and Weiss.…
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