Jul 13, 2016 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener (This is an encore column from the Curt Comments archives.) Newspapers are rather unique since when we make misteaks…er, mistakes, they remain on the printed page to be recalled and entered into evidence of our blunder for sometimes years to come. But...
Jul 6, 2016 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener When I stepped off the front porch in the hot and humid Hoosier wilderness I heard a buzzing. It wasn’t the high-pitched buzz of a mosquito, it wasn’t the military cargo plane buzz of a horsefly either. And it wasn’t the silent buzz of a deerfly as it...
Jun 29, 2016 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. For instance ‘listen’ can be rearranged into ‘silent’, which is helpful to be when we are to listen. And for you other wordsmiths here are some more....
Jun 22, 2016 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener From my observations in the wilderness fencerows and open areas, this could be a bonanza year. It seems that all of the dynamics have come together for a bumper crop of wild raspberry and blackberry. The winter was warm so few dormant second year canes...
Jun 15, 2016 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener (This is an encore column from the Curt Comments archives.) Back in the 1960’s, pop-rock singer Melanie charted a Top 10 song “I’ve Got A Brand New Pair Of Roller Skates (You’ve Got A Brand New Key)”. For you current day roller bladers, way back when,...
Jun 8, 2016 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener This is the 41st time Crothersville has produced what is has become “Indiana’s Most Patriotic Festival”. But let’s see if there are some little known or forgotten flag facts you may want to share. •By 1777, the U.S. was still waffling on the exact...
