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Possible wardrobe malfunction
I'm not so happy to report I'm retiring.

At least for the season.

My team, the Indianapolis Colts, lost a heartbreaker Sunday night in Super Bowl XLIV. Yep, I've officially worn my Colts jersey(s) for the last time. more...
  02/09/2010 12:27am
Government may be biggest racket around
In light of the way our government is operating today, I was inspired to look up the definition of the word racket. Webster says, “Any method of exploitation for money, ranging from petty charlatanry, illicit business and gambling schemes to an...
  02/08/2010 12:04am
Take advantage of YouthZone's restorative justice program
Maria's friends told her that Patricia's friends said she wanted to fight. Maria doesn't really know Patricia, and doesn't know why she wants to fight; all she knows is that her friends are telling her that she has been...
  02/06/2010 11:11pm
For him, fantasy football; for me, food appliances
“And where do you think you're going, young man?” I demanded to know as Husband-Head put on his Packers jacket last Sunday.

“Out.”
  02/04/2010 11:07pm
Scammed! But lessons were learned about false e-mails
Recently, I was abruptly awoken in the very early morning by a kind family member (and I mean that), enlightening me to the fact that someone had hacked into my e-mail address book and sent hundreds of e-mails to my friends, family and acquaintances...
  02/04/2010 12:43am
Generate positive momentum
If you are tired of that depressing feeling after watching the news, do something different. Do something uplifting.
  02/02/2010 10:08pm
The Bachelorette Diaries
Now that I find myself wrapped up in yet another season of “The Bachelor,” a few questions come to mind.

Why am I watching this stuff when I could be helping feed the hungry? Or whittling forest creature-shaped soaps for the soapless?
  02/02/2010 10:58pm
A message for all you huckers
When I was a teenager snowboarding at Sunlight, I thought I was the man. I felt like I ruled the mountain when it came to “going big.” Nope. I was what true freeriders call a “hucker.” In other words, my ego was bigger than my...
  02/01/2010 1:00am
Texting teens: if you can't beat ‘em …
I pick Teddy up at the high school gym.

“How was school?”

“Normal,” he says, slinging his heavy book backpack into the car.
  01/30/2010 12:25am
Pantless or pajamas — old guys don't care
“Tell me you are not going out like that!” I said with alarm to Husband-Head as he put his coat on and started to walk toward the front door.
  01/29/2010 12:28am
A day that will live in infamy
For on that day five activist Supreme Court justices overturned over 200 years of precedent and previous Court decisions, supplanting democratic government “of the people, by the people, for the people” with a plutocracy dominated by...
  01/27/2010 11:20pm
Informative websites for drivers
If you're planning to take a trip down Interstate 70 any time soon, you might want to check out GOI70.com before you leave. This brand new informative website just launched by the I-70 Coalition has a lot of information you will need before you hit...
  01/26/2010 10:23pm
No joke! I've finally found the one
Well if the corn in Indiana isn't knee-high by Fourth of July.

I think I've found the one.
  01/26/2010 12:27am
Our outgo is exceeding our income
Sometimes simplifying the complicated tends to disperse the haze and confusion and help grasp the basic concepts with clarity.

For example, here is my quick course of business 101.
  01/25/2010 12:19am
It's National WIN-WIN Month, aka, National Mentoring Month
Who doesn't enjoy a WIN-WIN situation? I know I do. Working with the Pals Mentoring Program for almost 19 years has given me a great opportunity to see people at their very best. Watching adults and teens from Carbondale to Parachute give of...
  01/23/2010 10:19pm
Pets, parenting and the ‘State of the Poo'
“Well, you're not going to believe what Dumb and Dumber did this time,” Husband-Head announced as he came through the door after taking our two Labs on their evening walk.
  01/21/2010 10:47pm
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