Monthly Archives: April 2019

100 Years Ago: April 26-May 3

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, April 30, 1919: Grade school pupils gained weight and new mental vigor, especially in cases of anemic and undersized children, from lunches of hot, nutritious soup or cocoa and bread served daily in an eleven-week experiment conducted at Indianapolis Public School No. 5, Washington and … Read More

A Happy-Maker

My first bride dinged my cellphone at 6:47 a.m. with this message: “Your morning quiz! What is an embarrassment?” My first two grandchildren know that their maternal grandparents have differing talents and as a resource, can be separated into “math grandparent,” and “word grandparent.” They call me for help with … Read More

Paul is Dead — The Rumor Revisited, Part 2

Last week, we revisited the famous “Paul is Dead” rumor swirling around the Beatles rock band during the last few years of the turbulent sixties. The rumor that Paul McCartney died in a November 1966 car crash seems silly to us now, but it was pervasive back in the day. … Read More