Dec 2, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener I don’t have any children, but I was one once…which may make me an idealist authority on parenting, So to this inexperienced observer of life, consider the following thoughts. •Ever notice that a human baby doesn’t walk until it’s tall enough to reach...
Nov 25, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener As you are dining on some delectable food tomorrow with family and friends, there are some conversational rules to follow, according to author Debra Fine who’s published books “The Fine Art of the Big Talk” and “The Fine Art of Small Talk.”...
Nov 18, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Those of us born in the middle of that last millennium, who can remember Mickey Mouse Club in black & white after the TV warmed up, practiced cowering under our school desks in case of a nearby nuclear attack (like hunkering under a wooden school...
Nov 11, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Maybe these are true, maybe these are just interesting stories. I’ve have been collecting stories of word origins and think it’s time to share some. In George Washington’s days, there were no cameras. One’s image was either sculpted or...
Nov 4, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Regular readers of this column may remember that back in the spring when I started up the big mower to mower the wilderness vast lawn for the first time, how the gasoline powered mower became a twin cylinder popcorn popper. Over the winter a mouse...
Oct 28, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener For those who thought the hardest part of Charles Bard’s high school physics class was the constant conversion from metric to English units, here are some useful Hoosier Humor System Conversions. •Ratio of an igloo’s circumference to its...
