The war in Afghanistan turned out like it did because of the way we...

It’s absolutely true, as well as inarguably tragic, that ordinary soldiers must die while trying to facilitate the conclusion of a mistake. It is...

GREEN MOUSE SAYS: Jason Applegate should run for State Senate

When this popped up on retiring State Senator Ron Grooms' feed, I couldn't help myself.           Of course the dedication went out to Kevin Boehnlein because...

Sunday Summary for 15 August 2021, or, links to what I’ve been writing lately

Yes, I know, these updates haven't been timely. Still, it is my aim to post a Sunday compendium of links here at the web site,...

The cars hiss by my window (and rev, snort, shift, fart and scream)

Every day on Spring Street in Nawbany, drivers race from one end of my city to the other, concerned only with their own pass-through convenience,...

Sunday Summary for 25 July 2021, or the links to what I’ve been writing...

Henceforth it is my aim to post a Sunday compendium of links here at the web site, these directing you to recent writings of...

Nawbany’s New Albany-opoly game is quite unique

When people began posting photos of the New Albany-opoly game now appearing so very weirdly at Wal-Fart, my first thought was that finally, at...

“Almost half of all car trips in U.S. cities are three miles long or...

Just following up on that point I was making about the way an actual New Albany bicycling network inside the beltway, the rudiments of...

Our forthcoming war of the non-motorized watercraft launch areas

Local Democratic Party stalwarts continue to express puzzlement. Why do "their" city officials oppose the removal of an outmoded low-head dam on Silver Creek,...

ON THE AVENUES: Mourning in America

There are no hard and fast rules about mourning in America. In the beginning, we inherited primarily English customs, as embraced, modified and eventually...

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Beers with a Stoic: Wouldn’t it be less expensive NOT to brew house beer?

Let's say that you're a small brewery with a relentless social media presence of three, four or more Fb posts per day, probably 90%...

Beers with a Stoic: On Hop Atomica, brewery taproom expectations and generation gaps

Long ago and faraway, it was explained to me — again and again — that responsible (read: profit-seeking) restaurants and bars simply could not...

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Probably 95% of comments here are spam, and for the past couple of years I've kept them corralled until they could be rejected. The...