Article Archives: Boomerang

Toys, Toys, Toys

May 26, 2016 | by Paula Nicewanger

My six-year-old granddaughter “Ladybug” has every toy known to man in a playroom that was once a ballroom in her family’s 1890s Victorian home. The room is 27’x 18’ and on that sea of blue carpet is a puppet theatre with dozens of puppets, a kitchen corner with all the … Read More

The 500 on Local Television

May 26, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

The 2016 Indianapolis 500 will be broadcast on local television! The race is a sellout, so the Speedway lifted the 70 mile ban to allow the folks in the Indianapolis area to view the ABC broadcast in their home on Sunday, May 29 at noon (WRTV Channel 6). Ladies and … Read More

A Tragedy Long Ago

April 28, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

Sunday April 16, 1961 was a sunny and pleasant day. It was 9 a.m. and folks were in church or  were taking it easy and enjoying the nice weekend. On what was normally a fairly quiet day of the week,  Deputy Sheriff Edward G. Byrne was on duty and was  … Read More

A Very Brief Essay on Soda Pop & the Birch Society

March 24, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

Of course Coca-Cola, Pepsi Cola, Seven Up, Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, Royal Crown Cola, Faygo fruit flavored soda and a gross ton of other soft drink or soda pop brands are as important to Boomers as coffee, beer, or whisky. We are the soft drink generation or “Pepsi generation” and … Read More

Popular Phrases and Slang

February 25, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

Most all of us use phrases and slang to some degree. Let’s face it, they make our communications more colorful, interesting, and attention-getting. Shakespeare used a great many in his writings and even made up a few himself “Something is rotten in Denmark,” “My kingdom for a horse,” “That which … Read More