Monthly Archives: August 2013

Disconnections

August 1, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

When a recent telephone conversation wound down to the disconnecting phase, I said “see you” at the same time the other party said “goodbye.” Since we had each stepped on the other’s statement, we attempted a repeat, with the same comic result. Disconnections are not always easy. When I was … Read More

The Garden’s Buzzing

August 1, 2013 | by Ethel Winslow

A few weeks ago I went on a tirade about my hatred of weeds, so I thought I’d balance things out by talking about my love of bees. I love all (almost all) animals, but my top two are dogs and bees. While dogs are a no-no in the garden … Read More

Monopoly: The Hoosier Connection, Part 2

August 1, 2013 | by Al Hunter

The game of Monopoly was patented 80 years ago on July 30, 1933. The official Parker Brothers line is that the popular board game was solely created by an unemployed salesman and heating engineer named Charles Darrow. Last week in Part I, we learned that Hoosier Dan Layman claimed to … Read More