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...
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...
Shenanigans Are Afoot

Shenanigans Are Afoot

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...
I Feel Judged

I Feel Judged

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. ...