Mourning and doing the best we can
“The English language lacks the words to mourn an absence. For the loss of a parent, grandparent, spouse, child or friend, we have all manner of words and phrases, some…
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A look back down Nickel Plate Rail
The County Line Some of our local leaders have decided a trail would offer more than a railroad. So, as the Nickel Plate Railroad appears to be nearing the end…
What worries me
A wise man once told me that everyone needs one…a Worry Tree. Whenever you have something at work that is troubling you, he said, “Don’t take it home with you….
Time for some financial spring cleaning
Spring is in the air, even if it’s not quite there on the calendar. This year, as you shake off the cobwebs from winter and start tidying up around your…
“All Aboard” the Nickel Plate Trail
This week’s Nickel Plate Trail announcement from Fishers and Noblesville was met with a tremendous amount of excitement from both communities. Word spread faster than a bullet (thanks to Twitter)…
March brings never-ending opportunities
March brings a never-ending supply of downed tree limbs, winter collections of leaves in the yard and general yard waste. Unusually warm weather in February, was an opportunity to get…
Give a little time, raise a little money
Have you ever heard the saying, “Time is money?” Such an interesting expression, but it can mean different things to different people. I wanted to look at those words individually….
Nickel Plate discussion continues
A proposed high-level gathering of local officials involved in the ownership, the use and the future of the Nickel Plate Railroad was something of a bust Wednesday night. City officials…
From Marathon to Stage 4 Cancer
It’s January 19, 2014 and I’m getting ready to run my first marathon at Clearwater Beach in Florida. I’ve been training for this thing and I’m ready to make this…
Making the choice is up to you
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” –J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets When I am sometimes asked…