Oct 21, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Those of us who grew up in and around Crothersville (and now enjoy those grey, wrinkled marks of maturity), knew the name Bayou Bill Scifres. After 84 seasons of hunting and fishing, the Almighty decided it was time for Bayou Bill to come home to rest....
Oct 14, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Time to clean out the stack of collected short, witty, clever observations on life. •The nicest thing about the future is it always starts tomorrow. •Money will buy a fine dog but only kindness will make him wag his tail. •If you don’t have a...
Oct 7, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener We awoke to an early sign last Friday. The temperature was in the 40’s and a flannel shirt felt right good outside that morning. Actually, it would have felt good inside. We traditionally sleep with a window or two open and the cool night temperatures...
Sep 30, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener (The following is a encore edition from the Curt Comments archive.) I will tell you up front, this is a nutty story. To provide you with some background, I enjoy getting outside in the fall when the air is cool & crisp. And gathering persimmons...
Sep 23, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Sometimes we need to write and think for the moment; sometimes we need to be more long range. Sometimes we need to be hard-hitting; sometimes we need to be more philosophical and circumspect. Sometimes we need to step back from the swirling white water...
Sep 16, 2009 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener There are many contradictions in life. We want our homes assessed for tax purposes as low as possible but want the bank appraisal as high as possible when we are selling. We want lower property taxes but don’t want to give up the police, fire, and...
