Mr. Cub turns 79 today, which is almost inconceivable to me. I’m just old enough to remember Ernie Banks playing. He hit a home run in the first Cubs game to which my Dad took me on April 12, 1968, and he became my favorite Cub. I grew up in Lake Bluff, Illinois – a suburb of [...]
Being told to leave a place filled with people you care about is interesting. The work was relentless and the concern unending, but the people made all the sacrifice worthwhile, at least to the day I was canned. Had my wife taken a powder, as she was considering, that would have been an attention getter and [...]
My wife went through a brief phase over the past 48-hours where she wanted to see movies – any movie. I chose yesterday’s feature – “Edge of DarKness” with Mel Gibson. Good movie. Kind of a thriller/crime drama. Gibson is always good as the morally superior loner, who does the right thing regardless of the [...]
The Indianapolis Colts are at the zenith of the football world for the next eight days, and if they beat the New Orleans Saints next Sunday, they will enter some rarified air as a team that has won the Lombardi Trophy twice in the last four seasons. The teams who’ve done that are historic franchises [...]
Dear Colts Fans, I spent a considerable amount of my 41 years in Connersville, Indiana. One advantage to living in Connersville was that we had access to both Indianapolis and Cincinnati feeds for local television. I grew up watching Ken Anderson, Isaac Curtis, Ken Riley, Anthony Munoz and a cast of hundreds of other Bengals. My [...]
What the hell is going on with schools in Indianapolis and New Orleans? Both cities are seriously considering closing school the day after the Super Bowl. In Indy, the schools operated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis have already announce they will close Monday, February 8. A spokesman for the Indianapolis Public Schools say they [...]
First, he was removed as the head of the company that owns and operates the Indianapolis Motor Speedway among other enterprises. Then, he refused a position as the head of the Indy Racing League. After that, he resigned from the board of director for the company he used to run. Yesterday, he suspended operations at Vision [...]
Here are the interesting stories I found this morning: Colts – Caldwell’s Message Consistent – “Be the Hunter” http://www.indystar.com/article/20100129/SPORTS03/1290340/1100/SPORTS03/ Manning Greatest Ever? http://www.indystar.com/article/20100125/SPORTS03/100125015/1100/SPORTS03/ Defensive Coordinator Larry Coyer Get His Message Across http://espn.go.com/blog/afcsouth/post/_/id/8873/no-generation-gap-for-colts-coyer Colts Notebook – Freeney and Bethea May Not Travel to Pro Bowl http://www.indystar.com/article/20100129/SPORTS03/1290339/1004/SPORTS/Freeney-Bethea-may-not-go-to-Miami-early Roby Has Indy Roots and Fan in Indy http://www.indystar.com/article/20100129/SPORTS03/1290360/ Freeney Misses [...]
