Monthly Archives: November 2016

Wood

November 24, 2016 | by CJ Woods III

I saw a video of a man dropping a great axe onto a chunk of wood, splitting it in two, and a frisson of pleasure burst through my bloodstream: I remembered chopping wood. My first-ever house was purchased in Madera, California, which is in the middle of the San Joaquin … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Nov. 25-Dec. 1

November 24, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Saturday, November 25, 1916: “War’s Women,” the most daring treatment of the sufferings inflicted upon women and children during war, will have its exclusive showing in Indianapolis at the Regent Theater all of next week. Thomas H. Ince’s master production, featuring Frank Keenan and Enid Markey, … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Nov. 25-Dec. 1

November 24, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, November 29, 1916: While preparations are under way throughout Indianapolis for a proper celebration of Thanksgiving Day, the weatherman predicts the holiday will be cold and crisp with bright sunshine. Despite Thanksgiving dinners this year likely being the most expensive every, hundreds of shoppers crowded … Read More

NFL — November for Luck

November 24, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

So the Colts swept the Titans again for 2016. Andrew Luck has never lost to the Titans. Prognosticators were predicting that the Titans would finally break their Horseshoe jinx. Marcus Mariota was playing at Pro Bowl level. DeMarco Murry was ripping the lines up for big yardage just like old … Read More

Granny’s Sewing Basket

November 24, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

The shadows are lengthening for me. The twilight is here. My days of old have vanished, tone and tint. They have gone glimmering through the dreams of things that were. Their memory is one of wondrous beauty, watered by tears, and coaxed and caressed by the smiles of yesterday. I … Read More