Angelkeep Journals: Two-lined spittlebug
All facts about a two-lined spittlebug had been placed into eight sentences on Wikipedia. Two of those dealt strictly with a two-lined...
On media bias, with a side note on divine intervention
While there is no question in my mind that, generally speaking, national news outlets lean to the left, I don’t believe it’s...
Hundreds of calls and we appreciate them all
We knew we were in trouble Tuesday morning. The machine that makes our printing plates had stopped working.
Plates...
Angekeep Journals: Mourning dove-ing at eye level
Every time a mourning dove landed on the grass below the oil sunflower seed feeders looking for spilled seed, an earlier memory...
Dotting my i’s and crossing my t’s at the county fair
Spending time at the county fair each July has been something I have enjoyed doing since I first started working for The...
Angelkeep Journals: A post-4th political pedigree puzzlement
Reflecting on July 4th celebrations never included a question of “Should we grill,” but rather, “What shall we grill?” Something on the...
Revisiting childhood memories at the Salamonie
Recently, Sarah and I took the boys (her husband, Dustin, included) to the Salamonie. I missed them dearly and needed some sister...
Enjoying the dog days of summer with two cool canines
Since we’re now in the dog days of summer — the 40-day period that lasts from July 3 to Aug. 11 —...
Notes on life from the World’s Largest Ball of Paint
For at least 12 hours last weekend, I held a world record.
The journey...
An annual effort brings annual, and timely, lessons
It was about a year ago — well, actually, it was exactly 52 weeks ago — this Saturday space was utilized to mark...