Tag: weather
Tripping On the Weather
Have you ever looked back at something you did, and realized you’d been warned all along not to do it? I don’t mean like when you were a kid, and your mom told you not […]
Dear Hermine
We are flattered that you want to visit our city. However, we would be grateful to you if you would behave like a good tourist. When your cousin Sandy came around here several years ago, […]
How I Moved My Summer Vacation
“If you really want to find out who your friends are, ask them to help you move.” I don’t know who said that, but truer words were never spoken. However, you have to amend that […]
You Know It Is Summer in New York City When …
Griping about the weather is one of the great New York City pastimes. It’s right up there with jaywalking, making fun of tourists and trying to walk faster than anyone else who is using the […]
Swingin’ in the Rain
Recently, I played a round of golf with my longtime golfing buddy Kevin. Kevin hates it when I refer to him by his actual name in my posts, so that’s how I will refer to […]
A Flowery State Debate
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Ah, spring! That time of year when we give up complaining about one set of annoyances, in favor of complaining about another set of annoyances. It’s kind of like the […]
What Kind of Idiot Goes the Speed Limit?
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK There was a time when I was the same reckless driver I now complain about. My first two cars were fast, and I liked to believe I was the stuntman […]
Stop the Snow
This has been a mild winter for us, and spring seems to have come as an early, unexpected (and probably temporary) surprise. But to remember how it usually is, and will be again, I wrote […]
Hoosier Winters, On the Nose
We like our traditions here in northern Indiana: For instance, it’s traditional for us to get sick every fall and winter. All of us. I’m as traditional as the next guy, assuming the next guy […]