Friday, January 10, 2025

One trip to Barcelona will likely result in a second

As we walked through the narrow cobblestone streets of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, we marveled at all that...

NIMBY Is alive and well

Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) demands recognition as a universal truth with claims both on natural...

I’ve been workin’ on the railroad (story)

Railroads played a key role in history, once being the sole and indispensable means of long-distance transportation....

Is the gardening craze growing on you?

According to the National Gardening Association, the number of households growing their own vegetables, fruit and other...

A Scout looking for more

I am a Scout from Troop 149. I enjoy being a Scout because my friends and I have fun. We went to...

Wee harlequin bug, by any other name …

True! Ask any citizen of Alberta, Canada. They would tell you of their wee harlequin bugs. They...

Might there be more state refunds coming?

Mid-July is number-cruncher nirvana if you follow the Indiana state budget. That’s when the Indiana State Budget...

Is this another sign I’m getting old?

As time marches on, I’m occasionally reminded about how much things have changed. Most of it happens...

Two days hiking and eating in Spain’s culinary capital

As we began our hike to the top of the 400-foot hill, it didn’t take long for...

They’re my longtime friends, and you ought to see them

Rick Henly and I have always been associated through and with the arts, kinda sorta. The first...