Wherein I emulate a transfer student

I was up on the roof of my garage this past weekend, using my leaf blower to prevent the rot that inevitably follows the decomposition of leaves on that surface. The last time that I was up there, it was with one of my immediate neighbors named Jason. I mention his name only because I [...]

Breaking radio silence

Sports Bureau:

Much like the two New York football teams actually play in New Jersey, the Chicago Bears QB situation is all about Indiana. For now West Lafayette (home of Purdue, Kyle “Neck Beard Ninja” Orton’s alma mater) has beaten out Bloomington (home of Bloomington South HS, Rex “Sex Cannon” Grossman’s alma mater. I can now officially wear [...]

The personal is political

Since I had some time this morning before plunging into my day, I took the Girls voting with me. I explained to them the difference between a primary and a general election. I heard that Daughter #1 and her friends had been discussing politics. All of her friends would vote for John McCain, apparently because [...]

Shimmy-shake

I was going to say unwarrantedly nasty things about the people up in Kokomo who mistook the sonic boom of an F-16 fighter for a meteor shower. Last night, on the 102nd anniversary of the San Francisco earthquake, we felt a tremor here in the heartland. According to reports, it ws a 5.4 quake centered [...]

[NFM] No Further Message

Oh, yeah, you know you want to read the article after this headline:
Marsh employee brings live pipe bomb to work

The future? You murdered the future.

Spent last night driving to Merrillville and back to pick up the kids. They had been spending a week with the grandparents, and the McDonald’s at the intersection of US30 and I-65 is the closest to a halfway point that we can manage. I have a little bit of a longer drive, but my parents [...]

Suspicious minds

I’m sure you’ll all be happy to know that when you next raise your lighter at a Sha Na Na concert in this state, you can be confident in knowing that the guys singing Blue Moon, and Hey Mr. Bassman are the real deal emphasis mine:
Musical performances featuring impostors who were never involved with the [...]