Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

The Smoking Ban: Is it Monkey Business?

January 14, 2021 | by Al Hunter

This column originally appeared in December 2009. Hoosiers in the capitol city are once again demanding restricted smoking in public places with pros and cons being hurled in every direction including up to the Mayor’s office. Most of the parties involved don’t realize that for five years just after the … Read More

The Mysterious Toynbee Tiles

January 7, 2021 | by Al Hunter

This article was first published in March 2010. Scattered throughout the roadways and crosswalks of more than two dozen cities in the United States and South America are hundreds of mysterious homemade tiles arranged jigsaw style bearing the cryptic message, “Toynbee Idea: In Kubrick’s 2001, Resurrect Dead on Planet Jupiter” … Read More

A New Year

December 24, 2020 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in January 2012. December 31st symbolizes the end and January 1st symbolizes a New Beginning. In other words, out with the old and in with the new! On the whole, most people associate the New Year with a joyous spirit, but the holiday is also known … Read More

Howard Aiken — Father of the Computer

December 17, 2020 | by Al Hunter

This column originally appeared in January 2010. Most Hoosiers are unaware that the PC or laptop computer they use daily traces its roots to a native of Indianapolis’ east side. The father of the modern day computer Howard Hathaway Aiken was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on March 8, 1900, … Read More

Washington Irving — Father Christmas?

December 10, 2020 | by Al Hunter

This column originally appeared in December 2010. While nearly everyone is familiar with Dickens’ classic seasonal ghost story, A Christmas Carol, not many have experienced the magic of a Washington Irving Christmas tale. Although Irving lived a portion of his life as a European vagabond meticulously chronicling the customs, traditions … Read More