Article Archives: Boomerang

I Saw Live Lava Flow!

Twelve years ago my sister had to travel to Hawaii for business. Her boss in the architecture firm couldn’t make it and she went in his place to  a conference. She fell in love with Hawaii and when we later talked she said we would have to go to Hawaii … Read More

Do you have a “VIKING” Finger Problem?

About six weeks ago my husband Steve (who usually writes this column) was going down into our dungeon-like basement to flip a breaker switch and nearly falling, caught himself with his right hand on the block wall. His whole hand hurt for awhile, but his ring finger really started bothering … Read More

I May Be Old But I Got to See All The Cool Bands

“There’s gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight. I know.” So goes the refrain of one of my favorite Eagles songs. For Christmas this past year, my beautiful daughter Mary got me a ticket to see the Eagle’s concert at Bankers Life Field house and she was to be … Read More

Is President’s Day Really a Holiday?

Monday the 19th was President’s Day, or at least it was in Indiana. There are some states who don’t celebrate the Lincoln part of it. A few states don’t celebrate it at all, and several more only celebrate Washington’s birthday. As you might guess, the states that exclude Lincoln are … Read More

I Found it at the Movies

Those of you who know me, also know that movies, film, cinema, whatever you want to call them, are a major part of my life. They rank, just behind my wife and family, breaded tenderloins, and naps, as the major necessities of my existence. The first movie that I do … Read More