Dive In

Dive In

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...
Advent and Sadvent

Advent and Sadvent

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...
They Doubt the Sanity. The Writing Endures

They Doubt the Sanity. The Writing Endures

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...
Trendy Booze

Trendy Booze

(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...
The Sounds of Elegant Living

The Sounds of Elegant Living

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...