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Next-to-the-Last Starfighter
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Hoosier. Longtime Washington Sentinels fan. Lukewarm on the Flint Tropics.
The War Memorial building in Indianapolis, Indiana. Originally built to honor World War I vets, it’s also now a monument to vets of later wars.
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I saw this several years back at an Indiana festival. I’m guessing Spielberg did not authorize this.
November 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
What’s for lunch? Popcorn and roasted crickets, courtesy of Owamni Restaurant in Minneapolis.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia. Well-decorated on the inside, but still a humble dwelling for someone raised in extreme wealth.
October 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A skyscraper here in downtown Indianapolis is replacing its corporate logo. That’s a large letter!
October 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
There are some lovely murals in downtown Indianapolis these days.
September 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If you see this, reskeet with a vampire that is not Dracula.
September 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Dining on a covered bridge in rural Indiana. Blazingly hot weather, but good food.
August 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A doorway in Bridgeton, Indiana.
August 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A view inside the Swine Barn (aka the Fall Creek Pavilion) at the Indiana State Fair tonight. That’s a lot of pigs.
August 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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CUBS.
July 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
A community of birds making beautiful sounds under a motel carport. Wish I could identify the bird species.
July 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
What’s Love Got to Dune With It
July 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Dude, Where’s My Sandworm?
Enter Sandman
July 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
This bas-relief adorns a former auto racing company’s garage in Indianapolis, Indiana. Now home to a brewery.
June 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Psst . . . Wanna hear two lifelong Chicago Bears fans (who are also siblings) discuss the new sports documentary that delves into the many, many sins of Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre? Spoiler alert: they don’t like him.
www.mixcloud.com/anne-c-laker...
UNTOLD: THE FALL OF FAVRE | guest: Kurt Laker | air date 6/7/25 | FLICK FIX | WQRT
Laker sibs Anne and Kurt—Chicago Bears fans since birth—examine the triggers for their multi-layered loathing of the Hall of Fame Green Bay Packers quarterback/misanthrope profiled in the Netflix docu...
www.mixcloud.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A pretty mini-postcard of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. It's probably around fifty years old.
June 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It’s film noir weekend at the Artcraft Theatre 🎭 n Franklin, Indiana.
May 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Best warning I’ve seen in a while.
April 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The original soundtrack for Conclave was excellent - much better than their original plan to just use a bunch of songs by Foghat.
March 3, 2025 at 3:07 AM
You’ve been murdered, who do you want on the case?
February 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Today In 1946: The #Phillies hire the first female major league scout when they sign Edith Houghton, who began playing professionally as a 10-year-old with the Philadelphia Bobbies women’s baseball team! #MLB #History
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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before tiktok,
before bluesky,
before twitter,
before meta,
before it all,
there were sewers.

after all, there will be sewers.
January 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Unlike you, I get my news from a reliable source
January 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Can do!
January 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM