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Oddities for sale
While searching the Internet for a gift for my eldest daughter, I happened upon a website that sold straitjackets.
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My blending project
When I got divorced, I was certain that I would never get married again. Not only was I not interested in putting up with another man, but the divorce rate for second marriages is even higher than the rate for first marriages.
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When stuck, act like a Chilean miner
On one side of the stair rail, two chubby legs kicked up and down as if in a swimming pool. On the other side, a tear-stained, reddened face howled for help.
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The warnings of Sulfite
In my newsletter I try to touch on the subject of sulfite every few years because this seems to happen on a pretty regular basis. The latest visit was from the couple who were just back from Europe.
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The numbers don’t add up
• 500 million: number of eggs recalled
• 1,300: reported cases of salmonella
• 82,000: number of hens allowed before a CAFO permit is required in Indiana
• 6: days needed for CAFO eggs to cool down
• 13: cost in pennies per industrialized CAFO egg
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Untangling the Kudzu for a new school year
While walking the dogs on a country road the other day, I noticed a for sale sign on a lot hidden behind an overgrowth of vines and brush. The vague imprint of tire tracks nearby reminded me a house was visible on the lot a few short months ago. Gray, dilapidated and abandoned, nature totally disguised the house from sight after just one summer of neglect.
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Germs are OK…sometimes
I saw a commercial last week for a motion activated soap dispenser. The announcer said something to the effect of did you know your soap dispenser pump is covered with germs?
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Trying to tame the homework monster
“I can’t take it!! Four hours of homework every night — it’s just too much. What are these teachers thinking?”
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Good year for crabgrass
Q: My lawn seems to be mostly crabgrass this year. What are reasons that my lawn has much more crabgrass than my neighbor’s lawn? A.N. Zionsville
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The favor of a reply is requested
My best friend from high school used a rubber stamp and ink to stamp a message on the envelope of every letter he would mail (this was way before e-mail came about). The message said, “The favor of a reply is requested,” and it appeared just below a picture of an animal — I think it was a penguin.
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