On a recent cold winter night when, despite a utility bill that surpasses the size of the national debt, I just couldn’t get warm. My husband and I snuggled together for warmth under a pile of afghans to watch the new Jesse James/Brad Pitt movie. It’s just been released on DVD – “The Assassination [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Think Warm Destinations
February 22, 2008
Hoops Hoopla
February 17, 2008
They say that Indiana has more driveway basketball goals per capita than any other state in the Union. Of course, the problem for journalists is tracking down the elusive “they” to verify such information.
I grew up in neighboring Illinois and almost everyone I knew had a basketball goal. Ours was attached to a [...]
Luv the Midwest
February 14, 2008
At a major writers conference I attended in Phoenix, AZ last year with three colleagues from the Midwest, we received a significant amount of feedback and encouragement from editors because we were based in the Midwest. Too often, they admitted, they overlook the Midwest as a viable travel destination. So with that encouragement, I came [...]
