May 27, 2015 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener We have all made predictions which not only didn’t come true, but were 180° from what actually happened. Here are some of the more “Durn, I wish I hadn’t said that” looks into the future back then. “Computers in the future may weigh no more than...
May 20, 2015 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener (and others) The following is attributed as a commencement address that Hoosier author Kurt Vonnegut gave at MIT. There is no documentation that that urban legend ever happened. It is believed to be a part of a column written by Mary Schmich for the...
May 13, 2015 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener As I prepared to step off the porch to fertilize my growing garden of herbs, there was a brief moment of “oh-oh”. There was an adult milksnake lying in my front yard. Now I am not afraid of snakes but the first time I spot one there is always that...
May 6, 2015 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener The other day as I was working on this column at my computer, I began a sneezing fit. Reaching for a tissue, I pulled the last one from the box. Wanting to be prepared for the next time I needed a tissue, I went to the utility room to fetch a new box....
Apr 29, 2015 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Perhaps it has been a while since this column has stimulated your intellect or your funny bone. So contemplate on these things that make you go hmmmmmm… If you throw a cat out of the car window, does it become kitty litter? If you choke a Smurf, what...
Apr 22, 2015 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener The wilderness has finally awakened from its winter’s nap. That which was darkened sticks reaching skyward just a month ago have now taken on a light green hue as leaf buds begin unfurling. I thought the woods was sleeping in like I do sometimes, but...
