Steve Nicewanger’s Story Archive

I’m Right Behind Jack Nicholson

February 21, 2013 | by Steve Nicewanger

A few weeks back my granddaughter, the Lady Bug was watching Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland’ with her mommy. They arrived at the part of the film where the Mad Hatter is pouring tea at his permanent tea party and reciting the “Walrus and the Carpenter” to Alice. During the visual … Read More

Sports Pot-Pour-Ree: Danica, Dwight, and St. Elmo’s

February 21, 2013 | by Steve Nicewanger

Danica Patrick has won the pole position for the Daytona 500. She becomes the first woman to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup pole, although admittedly there have been very few women participating in the series on a regular basis. She credits having bacon for breakfast at Cracker Barrel with her … Read More

Mass Transit in Indy: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

February 14, 2013 | by Steve Nicewanger

Indianapolis is the United States 13th largest city, yet we continually rank 40th or lower in mass transit availability. We have a bus only public transportation system that is decades out of date. We still emphasize cars and single passenger transportation and tend to look down on those who use … Read More

Lance, Say It Ain’t So

February 14, 2013 | by Steve Nicewanger

Lance Armstrong seemed to be a true American hero. He was the greatest road racing cyclist the U.S. ever produced. As a youngster in Texas he was a competitive swimmer and a triathlon champion before age 19. As a result of his triathlon success, he joined the Motorola Racing team … Read More

Fishing: It’s All Wet . . . and That’s Good

February 7, 2013 | by Steve Nicewanger

Humans are the only primates who fish. Monkeys, chimps, gorillas, baboons, orangutans They don’t fish… and that’s their loss. We humans have been spearing, casting nets, throwing in lines, and grabbing fish with our hands since back in the Paleolithic Age and that’s at least 40,000 years  ago. I often … Read More