by jeff | Feb 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
Now that the Super Bowl is over, it’s time for the Super Bowl of greeting card manufacturers, florists, and chocolatiers. Of course, I’m speaking of Valentine’s Day! The people who research things* say that Americans will spend $29 billion dollars on Valentine’s Day...
by jeff | Feb 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
In Florida, iguanas are dropping from the trees. Apparently when the temperature dips below 40 degrees, they suffer a phenomenon called “cold-stunning” that makes them sluggish and temporarily paralyzed. Then they fall to the ground and appear to be dead or frozen. I...
by jeff | Jan 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
A good chunk of the U.S. got hit with bad weather this weekend. Indiana did its part by taking 15 inches or so of snow off the rest of your hands. So if you’re reading this from Florida, you can thank us whenever you like. And what do you do when you get 15...
by jeff | Nov 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
My niece is getting ready to move to Indiana from California. She’s in for a bit of a culture shock. Yesterday we got over an inch of snow. She has never had to scrape ice off a car windshield. But she’s ready for the challenge. Our youngest son is about the same age...
by jeff | Dec 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
My wife started a new tradition last year by giving me, our three sons, and our daughter-in-law quirky advent calendars. This year I got two, one with Lego Star Wars and one with baseball cards! It’s a little shared bit of joy in the holiday season. But… It got me...
by jeff | Nov 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
My wife went to Europe last week. She landed in Paris on the very day of the Louvre heist! She swears she wasn’t involved but she and her sister are being tight lipped about their movements in the City of Love. I wouldn’t put it past them. Sort of a slightly past...
by jeff | Oct 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
(Below is an excerpt from Tales From a Roundabout: Volume 4. Enjoy!) Doug Murphy paced back and forth in the reception area of the Aztec Hillbilly Brewery headquarters in Carmel, Indiana. It was only a month until the Fourth of July, and Doug was the city employee in...
by jeff | Oct 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
My wife and I celebrated being in our new house for a year last month. Overall, I would say it’s been a great experience. We have great neighbors, and the floorplan works for us. We’ve talked about what we would change and there aren’t too many things we would do...
by jeff | Oct 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Shenanigans are afoot in my neighborhood. Normally, I’m all in on the shenanigans. But this time, I wasn’t involved. And worse, my neighbors think I did it! Someone put this zen gnome under the bench in our little neighborhood park. And given my...
by jeff | Sep 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Last week I wrote about dressing up like a bear and stealing ice cream. Little did I know how much that was going to come back and bite me. As some of you have pointed out, this is Fat Bear Week. And well, I sort of resemble a fat bear, even without the costume. ...
