by Hank Nuwer | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Hank Nuwer Whether by blood or by marriage, I have been cursed all my life with family that make nice things with no effort. I, on the other hand, grew up artistically challenged. I became aware of this deficiency in the second grade. One summer I labored in...
by Hank Nuwer | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Hank Nuwer My wife Gosia’s dream to ride at top speed in a stockcar will come true next month. That’s her birthday gift from me. 10 years ago, I seized my own stockcar opportunity on the Lucas track in Clermont, Ind. “Dear Hank. Congratulations. Drivetech...
by Hank Nuwer | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Hank Nuwer “You sure put on a poopy face when something doesn’t go your way,” my wife Gosia said to me. I walked with dejection beside her as we headed toward the parking lot of the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park in Cross Creek, Fla. “It’s not a poopy...
by Hank Nuwer | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Hank Nuwer In May of 1972 in Northern New Mexico, I earned my fire-fighter card from the Forest Service. The training at Hermit’s Peak mountain was unpaid. The fire fighters worked us trainees hard. I was in good condition, easily completing all tests. I recall the...
by Hank Nuwer | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
I enjoyed Scott Shaffer’s “A Look Back” article last week as he recalled the Randolph County (Indiana) severe blizzard of Jan. 17, 1978. He highlighted the unselfish determination of Union City’s fire chief and crew who partnered with local snowmobilers to haul grub...
by Hank Nuwer | Jan 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
If you watch The Simpsons, you know Homer Simpson’s shout after a flub-beyond-repair is “D’oh.” Well, no doubt you heard that the new Ohio state license plate crashed and burned upon liftoff. True, the new plate was gorgeous, depicting a nice sunny background and an...
