Growing up in Indiana in the late 1960's, early 1970's, all the states surrounding Indiana had more liberal drinking ages... 18 and 19, while Indiana tried (and failed) to lower their law from 21. It was like a rite of passage: If you lived close enough to one of the state lines (30 miles to Ohio for us), you had to go and drink. There was a bar that everyone from around here traveled to: The Triangle. They had live bands on the weekend, and the cover charge was two dollars. Go somewhere where you could listen to live bands and drink cheap 3.2 percent beer? To us, it was worth the trip. Several of us had a caravan of cars going every Saturday night, until two guys left early one night and rolled their Corvette convertible, killing both. The thrill was gone then and the caravan of cars stopped making the trip.

I went back with an old friend about ten years later, just to see if the place had changed. It was still the same, with live bands and a massive 18 year old crowd. Trouble was, we had changed and left after one beer.

As the old song says: You can get back to the place, but not the time.

Life goes on. Sometimes you just need a little reminder to see how much you've grown.

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I should have said American football. I forgot this is a global community.

My apologies.

... football is boring. Too many time outs and play reviews.

I'm glad basketball is starting up now.

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"Talk all you want, but if you want results, hit her in the mouth with a leg of lamb."

Beloved Andy Griffith Show character Otis (the town drunk) Campbell.

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This past summer was one of the warmest in my state - top five, to be exact.

And now the pendulum has swung the other way: one of our coolest so far, with temps 10 to 15 degrees below normal.

I wonder what winter will bring?

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Two different songs, same title:



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Can't wear Halloween costumes to work. Corporations frown on that.

So I'm going to take some black and white costume makeup and mix them together, put it all over my face, neck and hands, and tell everyone I'm not feeling well.

Best I can do to stay within the rules... barely.

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... have a safe, but scary (oximoron?) Halloween.

Dress up, watch a scary movie, ENJOY!

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The 2018 Boston Red Sox are World Series Champions and will go down in history as one of the greatest teams ever. Only two teams have ever won more games in one season and one of them never made it to the World Series.

It's been a fun year to watch my favorite team play and I will cherish the memories of this remarkable season all winter long.

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Just noticed I finally got my 5 year badge on NN.

Seeing as how this is my third time over 10 years or so that i've been here, it's pretty good.

Too bad I can't get credit for those of the past.... not that it would get me anything special. lol

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