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Dave and Stacey Sobczak have sold several new homes, like the one behind them, while some of their competitors have gone out of business

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He builds houses, she sells them, and this husband-andwife duo is booming in the busted real estate market / P2 Photo by Shane Rodimel

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He builds houses, she sells them, and this husband-and-wife duo is booming in the busted real estate market

By Kevin Kane Current in Carmel The real estate market may be down, but a unique contractor-realtor combination is beating the odds.

Sobczak Construction Services has been serving Hamilton County and surrounding areas for 20 years, but business has boomed recently after owner Dave Sobczak added a new in-house realtor to the team: his wife, Stacey, an F.C. Tucker agent working in the company’s Suburban North office in Carmel. Dave builds the houses, Stacey sells them, and the husband-and-wife Sobczak team has used the unique arrangement to survive the economic downturn while some competitors have gone out of business.

Before selling real estate, Stacey was the founder of the once-flourishing Broad Ripple Pie Co., even finishing as a 1992 finalist for an entrepreneur of the year award. For years she was known as “The Pie Lady,” but the sale of the company left her looking for her next challenge. She spent some time doing office work for Sobczak Construction, but three years ago, Dave had an idea to get his wife a new role in the family business.

“He said, ‘Why don’t you get your real estate license so I can build ‘em and you can sell ‘em,’” Stacey said. “People tell me ‘What a bad time to get into real estate.’ But I’ve sold 27 houses in the last 12 months.”

The Sobczaks said their recent success stems from a few factors. First, they work hard, staying busy seven days a week. But they also find time to remain active in the community, which Stacey said allows her to do a great deal of networking. The company does residential, commercial and remodeling work instead of focusing on one area, and they’ve scaled back their projects to remain conservative during the recession. However, Dave said Sobczak Construction now has a unique advantage with Stacey on board.

“The input she gives me from the real estate side of it ... She knows what people like and what they don’t like.” Dave said. “You can stay pretty current with what people are looking for.”

Stacey takes that knowledge with her when the couple designs and builds speculative homes. They create the floor plan and design every aspect of the house, from carpet to cabinets. That “inside information” doesn’t keep the company’s spec houses on the market very

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The Sobczaks are currently selling two speculative houses – one in the Pines of Westfield and one in Oak Manor. They also have a lot in Viking Meadows

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“No one should build a house without having a realtor help them, because they can tell you where you’ll get your money on the resale.” long, and it allows home buyers to build a house that will have the greatest potential resale value.

Stacey said being involved with so many details is tedious, but it’s also fun and worthwhile.

“No one else is taking the time to do that,” she said. “No one should build a house without having a realtor help them, because they can tell

you where you’ll get your money on the resale.”

Apparently, home buyers agree. Stacey said her sales have increased every year since she’s started, and she’s currently among the top 10 in sales at the Suburban North branch.

The couple said they’ve received more inquiries about new homes in the past month

than throughout the rest of the year. But while business may be booming, the Sobczaks said they don’t want the company to get much bigger than the current five-man, one-woman operation.

“We don’t want it to get that big,” Stacey said.

“If it got too big, we couldn’t have fun with it.”

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It is our position that the federal government needs to keep appropriate distance from the provision of health care. Few things in life are more individualized than one’s physical health and the myriad of decisions supporting it. When it comes to making choices about wellness activities, treatment options for chronic conditions or critical choices in an acute illness or accident, the patient and patient’s family should be advised by their doctor. Doctors should be making the calls.

While politicians supporting proposed legislation may have society’s best interest at heart, they do not have the necessary expertise at the individual level.

There is a highly appropriate role for the federal government in the medical industry – in terms of setting quality standards and ensuring a level playing field for the free market to operate appropriately. While we understand that individuals in Congress and the White House are trying to make health care more efficient through sweeping provisions at the federal level, we do not believe efficiency results from giving the task to government officials.

It is our firm belief that to improve the healthcare delivery system, patients – in concert with their healthcare providers – must remain in the decision-making drivers’ seat.

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It is our position that the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act should be enacted before the holiday season. The act, which ends deceptive and predatory practices abundant in the credit card industry, gave credit card companies as long as 15 months to comply.

Credit card companies have used the time since the act’s passage for predatory practices, such as increasing interest rates by an average of 20 percent on those customers who pay on time. Credit card companies and issuing banks continue to wreak havoc on American families in the nation’s most economically vulnerable state since the savings and loan crisis that ultimately cost the U.S. economy around $160 billion. This time around, a single credit card issuer alone may hit that mark.

While a capitalist society must embrace what the market will bear for goods and services, this situation deserves exceptional action. Unlike other industries in which supply and demand drive price, the supply is largely owned by taxpayers and financial institution depositors, and the demand is being forced in a deregulated environment. As one of the primary forms of consumer credit, credit cards adversely affect the health of our nation’s economy with usury levels of profit that should not be legal.

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Every week, we will print a portion of the U.S. Constitution, followed by a portion of the Indiana Constitution. We encourage you to benchmark government policies against these bedrock documents. Today: the U.S. Constitution..

Section 6. Continued They shall in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other place.

No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time: and no person holding any office under the United States, shall be a member of either House during his continuance in office.

Section 7. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other Bills.

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Driven by deadlines

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By Terry Anker My kids manage to hit hard deadlines every week.

Assignments are turned in, and tests are taken.

And this paper seems to arrive in my mailbox like clockwork – on time and in full form – every week, without exception.

Why is it then that we adults so often seem to struggle to make a deadline work? We commit that we will lose weight by a certain date, but it rarely happens.

We pine about how we might finish our holiday shopping early, and yet the stores are filled to the very last minute with our unprepared selves. Do deadlines simply mean less to us the older we get, or do our lives become so full that prioritization simply supplants deadlines as the order of the day?

Time management and organization are billion-dollar businesses in this country. And when asked to list the greatest stressors in modern life, many cite a lack of time above traditional worries like personal health and financial woes.

Recently, I realized =I had crossed a major

bridge in my own perception of time – and I didn’t even notice. Fridays, reserved since childhood as among the most hallowed of all days – superseded only by the all-important Saturday – had suddenly become my nemesis. Friday mornings found me not “working for the weekend” but instead dreading the end of the day. What gives?

To me, Friday represents the close of yet another week of unmet objectives and missed deadlines. Another week, and the garage door did not get painted, there is a drawer full of work awaiting attention, and the car is still dirty. I had committed to myself that this was the week all of these outstanding items were going to be crossed off the list. Yet it didn’t happen. And I’m going to do something about it. Maybe next week.

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may e-mail him at terry@ currentincarmell.com.

From the backshop Stay outta the handicapped parking spaces!

We trust everyone had a safe, restful and Happy Thanksgiving weekend.

Now that everyone is back in gear – or is mostly back in gear – we’re ecstatic to offer you a variety of some early holiday cheer: • The next person we see illegally parking in a handicapped spot is going to get “what for” from any number of us here at Hamilton County’s Best Weekly Newspaper™. Current advertising sales executive Dennis O’Malia, for one, was fuming the other day about “people who clearly are not handicapped.

They take advantage of their parents’ (handicapped) mirror tags and look like they’re sprinting for daylight when they get out of the car.” It makes all of us sick to our stomachs, and we hope that’s the case with you. Those spots are there for a reason.

Respect and honor that reason!

• Noblesville represents the county’s latest Boom Town – at least to us. Where businesses are not opening at a break-neck pace in Westfield and Carmel, they seem to be in Noblesville. It’s good to see. We fully expect, once this lagging economy rights itself, that Westfield and Carmel will be back to their usual pace.

Brian Kelly & Steve Greenberg • Speaking of businesses, why do so many come and go … and rather quickly in some cases? Marketing! As in: NONE. If you can’t tout your wares, moving day comes more quickly for most. It’s very sad to witness. As has been the case, we’re rooting for every business this holiday season, and we urge our readers to ignore the negative mainstream headlines and the ire predictions for a “down retail season.” It has been our experience, thus far, that retailers are giving away more than ice cubes in winter. There are major discounts available earlier than we’ve previously witnessed. Support local business and save some dough-re-mi at the same time.

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Remembering fondly a great Carmel man COMMENTARY

By Sue Finkam “It is not the style of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobile one drives, nor the amount of money one has in the bank that counts. These mean nothing. It is simply service that measures success.”

– George Washington Carver What do you want your legacy to be?

For most of us, the answer to that question would involve our children. When longtime Carmel resident Dick Klar passed away recently, he left a legacy of service.

Dick’s life revolved around three things: his church, his family and helping kids. His work with the Carmel Dads’ Club ensured that thousands of kids each year have a safe place to play. His work with his church helped children know they’re loved. And his work with the Kiwanis focused mostly around kids at Riley Hospital for Children.

A pioneer of the Carmel-Clay Kiwanis Club, Dick served in many leadership roles, most recently serving as the club’s longtime treasurer.

His service also included district committee work, organizing our Carmel Farmer’s Market

bratwurst booth, pull-tabs for Riley, and initiating our club’s Riley jars program.

You see for Dick, driving around the community emptying change from Riley Jars was not a task, but a mission. Every dime collected was an act of love; every jar replaced was a symbol of hope.

A religious man, Dick died with peace in his heart that he could be united with his Lord. A true servant he was: to God, his family, our club and to Carmel. And to thousands of tiny little faces that will never know the time Dick spent working to secure them a better future.

Our club is motivated to grow in Dick’s honor, to ensure that his legacy of selfless giving and service lives on through new members, magnetic energy with a continued focus on children. Join us if you will. One child, one community at a time. In honor of Dick Klar.

Sue Finkam is interested in making a difference in the community through healthy conversation. You can participate in the conversation by posting a comment on her blog at www.youarecurrent.com.

A true servant he was: to God, his family, our club and to Carmel. And to thousands of tiny little faces that will never know the time Dick spent working to secure them a better future.

READERS’ VIEWS Third parties good on paper, but ineffective Editor: Regarding your views on a third party (“Once again, we ask: Where’s a 3rd party?” Nov. 10), first off, I agree the recent candidates on the Democrat side have sent us down the socialist road. I am truly saddened by that, but I fail to see any of the “ultra ultra” (your words) rightwing candidates on the Republican side, because if there were, I would be voting for them.

When you exaggerate one side of your premise (“ultra ultra” right wing) to bolster your argument for a third party, it cheapens and dilutes the effectiveness of your argument.

As far as a third party goes, it always sounds great on paper. But in practice, it just gets more Democrats elected, which in turn sends us ever faster to socialism, higher taxes and loss of personal freedoms. Don’t you find it unusual that

we never hear of a third-party movement on the left? The Democrat Party ranges in views from socialist/Marxist to Blue-Dog Democrats who are more to the right than the many Republicans in Congress. Yet they find a way to get along – no matter how unpalatable – and realize their power lies in their unity.

So instead of expending and wasting energy trying to start a third party, which will essentially get you the exact opposite of what you want, redirect that energy to changing and reforming the current Republican Party. Start promoting and voting for candidates that share your views.

Support the American Conservative Party and ask them to put pressure on the Republican Party. But do it from within the party.

C. C. Ney Carmel

Just take off the stickers!

Editor: I have the perfect solution for Ms. Bressers’ concern about the ill-mannered Carmel residents who comment on her Obama signs (“Twice bitten, thrice shy?” Nov. 17): Take them off! The election was more than a year ago!

Perhaps she should examine her own manners

as she demonstrates being a poor winner. There is only one reason for continuing to sport signs well after an election: You want to rub it in. Very poor manners.

Now where did I put my Reagan/Bush poster?

Frank McMurry Carmel

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How in the world did we miss this?

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By Danielle Wilson My husband and I feel like horrible parents.

Our 8-year-old daughter apparently has been near-sighted for at least six months – but likely more than a year – and the only reason we know about it is because she failed two vision screenings at school. We always assumed her tendencies to sit two inches from the 46-inch flat screen and squint when trying to read billboards were just our of love for a particular chair and a blue-eyed sensitivity to light!

I took her to the doctor, certain the optometrist would contradict the school’s findings.

But when she tried to read the different lines of the E chart, I couldn’t believe it. At the 20/20 line, she couldn’t even make a guess. At 20/50, she thought the numbers on the wall were letters. Not until she got to 20/100 did my poor little sight-challenged girl finally make out most of the letters correctly. The doctor turned to me and said, “Yeah. She needs glasses. And she needs to wear them all the time.”

Great. Well it really shouldn’t have come as a big surprise. My husband has worn Coke bottles since he was four, and all of his siblings have vision issues. But still, the fact that she had obviously been struggling for some time just made us feel sick. How clueless were we? What else had we been missing? How much was her vision affecting her schoolwork?

With guilt flooding into my brain, I told her to pick out whichever frames she wanted, price be damned. But then the receptionist came over to inform me that the kids were not on our vision insurance policy; my daughter’s visit and glasses would not be covered. Freakin’ wonderful.

I took a deep breath. It’s OK. The kids’ glasses were reasonably priced and came with nuclearexplosion-resistant lenses. Unfortunately, we soon realized my daughter’s gi-normous head

wouldn’t fit in them! The cutesy yet indestructible Barbie frames were too little! So she browsed some more, and, of course, found a designer pair from L.A. that were some of the most expensive in the place. Even the doctor tried to steer her towards some cheaper brands, but it was too late. She’d fallen hard for the hip, not cheap, pink and brown frames that made her look like a 20-year-old starlet.

I was in a pickle. I knew we’d have to pay for everything up front, but I was also feeling supremely guilty about not picking up on her sight problems. And more importantly, I wanted my daughter to feel beautiful in her new glasses and have the confidence to ignore whatever mean things mean kids say these days. ‘Cause you know they’re gonna say them.

Fortunately, my optometrist is also a dad.

He worked out a deal that cut the price in half, credited my account for a free visit, and included the same kid warrantee that came with the preschool pairs. Sold! When she tried on her new glasses, it made everything worth it. She said, “Wow! I can see really good. And you look really old. So many wrinkles!”

I stopped feeling guilty immediately. Six days later, they were broken anyway. Turns out Hollywood frames aren’t built for kid games.

Now on her second pair (thank you one-year warranty!), she is doing fabulously. It’s amazing how much easier third grade is when you can see. And she has so much self-confidence, she can joke easily with Daddy about them both having four eyes. Maybe we aren’t such bad parents after all. Peace out.

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DISPATCHES » Night with the Lady Hounds – The CHS Girls Basketball teams will host Night with the Lady Hounds for girls in grades 1-8 on Dec. 12 from 6-9 p.m. at the Varsity Gym. The evening includes playing ball with the Lady Hounds, pizza, T-shirts and a ticket to the Lady Hounds/Anderson home game.

Cost is $30. Registration forms are available at www1.ccs.k12.in.us/chs/ladyhounds. The early registration deadline is Dec.5. » Holiday Bazaar – Manor Care at Summer Trace will present its Second Annual Mistletoe Mart, Holiday Bazaar and Silent Auction Dec. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 12999 N. Pennsylvania in Carmel. The event will feature local vendors and will benefit The Indianapolis Children’s Bureau. For additional information, contact Angelique Clark at 317-848-2448.

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» All-Star tournament runs – The Carmel Dad’s Club 6th and 3rd grade football teams had great runs in the recent State Border Wars Tournament. The 6th-grade team won the north and took runner up in state, and 3rd grade won the north and won the state.

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Radloff family uses inheritance to support library

RPAC opening date announced

By Arika Herron Current in Carmel The six children of Vic and Rita Radloff spent their childhood trying to convince their parents to spend more and save less, but Mr. and Mrs. Radloff held on to Depression-era frugality until their passing – Mr. Radloff in 2005 and Mrs. Radloff in 2007.

Now, two years after receiving a surprisingly sizable inheritance, the Radloff children are respecting their parents’ thrift and honoring their memory with a gift to the Carmel Library Foundation.

The Radloff Endowment was established in 2007 after the Radloffs’ five surviving children decided to each contribute an equal share to a Submitted Photo charity of some sort.

Left to right: John Fuchs, former library director; Jennifer Berger (granddaugh“Most gifts to charities you give and then don’t ter of Vic and Rita Radloff); Wendy Phillips, library director; Bev Radloff; Paul hear about it again,” said Dr. Susan Stephens, the Radloff; Dr. Susan (Radloff) Stephens; Jeff Scherer, design architect of the lioldest Radloff child. “This is more like an actual brary; Dr. Robert Stephens; Janet (Radloff) Guildenbecher; Rex Guildenbecher memorial.”

10th anniversary at its current location (55 4th Ave. SE).

The Radloff Endowment, designed for longJeff Scherer, the design architect of the building, spoke to term use of the library, will give money over a number of years. It was the first of its kind for the Carmel Clay Public a crowd of close to 60 people. He spoke about the importance and future of libraries and opened up the floor for a Library, which can often use funding outside of the tax question-and-answer session afterward. support it receives.

The Radloff Endowment series is an annual event that “It’s very important,” said Beth Smietana, communicawill always be free to the public. Free programming for the tions manager for the Carmel Clay Public Library. “We public was the one stipulation Stephens said they put on can’t rely on taxes for everything we will need or want to the endowment. This way they can celebrate their mother’s do.” love for libraries while benefiting the community and raisMost recently, the endowment supported a reception ing awareness about the services offered. and guest speaker on Nov. 14 to celebrate the library’s

By Kevin Kane Current in Carmel The Regional Performing Arts Center Foundation announced last week Nov. 23 that the first performances in the 1,600-seat concert hall would take place Jan. 29, 2011.

“All the contractors got together, and they feel the building will be completed in November of 2010,” said Executive Director Steven Libman. “It will take LIBMAN about three months to tune the hall, so that’s how we arrived at that date.”

The grand opening of the concert hall will be preceded by a week-long celebration, including a public open house and performances by the Carmel Symphony Orchestra and several local groups. The opening of the hall will be marked by a black-tie event, during which Artistic Director Michael Feinstein will perform. Libman said Feinstein won’t be the only big-name performer at the concert hall, and though the foundation is still working on scheduling those acts, he said the timing of the opening will help those efforts.

“We’re trying to bring in some great talent,” he said. “And January is usually a slow month for performances, so that will really help to free up their schedules.”

Aside from the concert hall, the center will contain a 500-seat proscenium theater and a 200-seat studio theater. Those additional theaters aren’t scheduled to open until later in 2011, but Libman said construction of the $150 million center is on schedule. He added that, while it is exciting to know that the venue will open on time, the announcement of a specific opening date gives the community cause for excitement.

“This is a date we can all share and look forward to as the opening of a world-class concert hall, one of the most acoustically perfect halls in the United States,” he said. “It’s a little over a year away. It seems like it’s a long way off, but we’re getting close.”

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Local realtor to enter gymnastics hall of fame you to do in athletics,” Cowan exBy Jordan Fischer plained. “Gymnastics gave an opporCurrent in Carmel tunity for a different group of kids to Sometimes a man meets his desbe involved.” tiny on the very road he had taken More than getting involved, howto avoid it. For Robert Cowan, this ever, Cowan’s fledgling team was is the story of his life. soon excelled. Cowan accumulated Among other accolades, Cowan a dual meet record of 300-18 losses, served as the men’s program director with 22 state titles and three nafor the United States Gymnastics COWAN tional championships.

Federation and judged international After his success in Texas, Cowan competitions, including the 1986 was offered a position as the men’s program Goodwill Games in Moscow and the 1989 director for the United States Gymnastics World Championships. He was the men’s team Federation in Indianapolis. He traveled the leader and assistant coach at the 1988 Olympic world as both a judge and coach for several Games in Seoul, Korea and will be inducted Olympic Games. into the new Birdville Independent School “It was a phenomenal experience,” Cowan District Athletic Hall of Honor on Dec. 10 in said. “To be there and watch the American flag Haltom City, Texas. go up in a foreign country, and know you were But Cowan “never wanted to be a gymnastics part of that, was pretty incredible.” coach.” He played football all through school After the ’92 games in Barcelona, Cowan deand college, and hoped one day to work under cided to leave gymnastics and spend more time Tom Landry, former head coach of the Dallas with his family. He found a job at F.C. Tucker Cowboys.

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Carmel native David Graham’s battle with cancer COMMENTARY

BY Jeff Worrell Thanksgiving in one Carmel household was especially memorable this year, as friends and family of David Graham celebrated a major victory.

When diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, David originally learned that an exceptional treatment he needed to beat his disease would not be covered by insurance. That disclosure set off a chain reaction that included members of the community undertaking a fundraising campaign to ensure David has the opportunity to purchase the treatment necessary to save his life.

When I recently spoke to David, I learned the good news that his insurance company is going to allow proton-beam therapy at the Indiana University Medical Center to better treat his cancer. Chalk up victory No. 1 in what is sure to be a series of battles against David’s cancer.

Everyone who knows David says he is up to the challenge. Sandy Barretto, a friend of the family, said, “If anyone can beat this thing, I know David can. He will do whatever it takes to get well.”

David Graham grew up here, graduated from Carmel High School, attended Wabash College and now lives on his boyhood bus route with his wife Paige and three children. Active as a coach for Carmel Dad’s Club and St. Elizabeth Seton

Football, David first sought treatment for his lower back pain in April.

He suffered through a long diagnosis process, as the experts tried to define exactly what was causing the pain that did not respond to traditional treatment. Then on Aug. 27, he received the word that cancer was in his body and traditional radiation and chemotherapy would not offer much hope. Proton beam therapy would dramatically improve his chances for survival, and fortunately for 11-year-old daughter Caroline, 9-year-old son Robert and 6-year-old daughter Mary Grace, David started the special treatment just before Thanksgiving.

Their neighbors, friends, family and Forest Dale PTO allies are helping the Grahams with meals and carpool rides. Thankfully, no one has to worry about raising money. David and Paige can focus on the daily treatments and trying to maintain some sense of normalcy for their children through mid-January, when the therapy will be complete. Then, each of the hard-fought daily battles can be celebrated cumulatively as a blessing in David Graham’s war against cancer.

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By Vicky Earley Just like diamonds paired with holiday attire, crystal is the perfect accessory to dress your home for the holidays in 2009.

A holiday party is the ideal time to open the china cabinet and gather crystal pieces and allow them the honor of center stage. The dining room is the natural place to appoint a home with such radiance.

Remember those cast-off crystal pieces that have kept vigil in the depths of the china cabinet? Every home has an inventory of clear-glass candlesticks. Orphan crystal goblets can be given a new opportunity to serve. These simple elements, paired with an abundance of white candles, can serve in the new role of holiday jewels.

A crystal table-scape can be used as a grand holiday decoration or as the focal point for a holiday feast.

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Use four-letter words in moderation

By Brandie Bohney When I was a kid, my dad used to tell me and my brother that swearing was for people who weren’t smart enough to come up with anything else to say. I probably would have believed him if I hadn’t known how smart he was.

He swore like a sailor.

Still, there’s a bit of truth in his sage words of do-what-I-saynot-what-I-do wisdom on the topic of cursing. Swearing – especially the frequent or constant spewing of curse words – can make a person seem undereducated at best and downright stupid at worst.

Case in point: I attended the Colts-Patriots game a couple of weekends ago. Yeah, I was there. And it was awesome. Except for the presence of a few fans around us.

There were a number of Patriots fans near us who apparently never got out of the hey-lookmy-mom’s-not-here-so-let’s-see-how-manyswears-I-can-fit-in-a-single-sentence stage. Now, I won’t lie to you. The general appearance of these fans seemed to indicate that being taken seriously wasn’t high on their list of to-dos, but the amount of swearing they used made them seem not just laughable but ignorant.

And it wasn’t just the Pats fans, I’m sorry to report. The drunken Colts fans behind us (a group of young women) dropped the F-bomb even more than the obnoxious Pats fans.

Here’s the thing, folks: I’m not going to say no one should ever swear.

That’s just unrealistic.

The occasional bad word now and again, especially in times of duress, is generally understandable. But using swearing as a primary form of communication is simply immature.

That’s why people who swear excessively seem less intelligent; it’s what kids do to test the waters. The kid eventually tires of the repetition and grows out of relying on curse words. Adults should, too.

The true joy of the game, though, was the last four minutes. The sorority girls’ buzzes wore off, and the Patriots fans sat silently stupefied – and not just by their own bad language.

Brandie Bohney is a grammar enthusiast and former English teacher. If you have a grammarrelated question, please email her at bbthegrammarguru@gmail.com.

Bad seeds and bad apples COMMENTARY

By Becky Kapsalis If, as I believe, there is no such thing as a bad seed (child), I ask myself how then do we grow so many bad apples? Could it be the growing process?

In order to produce the near perfect child (as we do with apples), we inject them with pesticides of superficial rewards for the sake of making the child feel good about themselves.

We spray them (as we do with apples) with insecticides to praise and protect them from emotional hurts. We fill them with chemicals (as we do with apples) to alter the natural order of the growing process in the name of building their self-esteem.

Self-esteem, as opposed to self-worth, is a fickle emotion. When things are going well, self-esteem peaks; when things are not going well, self-esteem can hit rock bottom. For example, a child may get a good grade in math and feel highly self-esteemed and then the next day play poorly on the team, causing the self-esteem to plunge and create an emotional roller-coaster effect.

When, as in the apples, we overcorrect the natural growing process to build our child’s

self-esteem, we are, often, having them place their self-worth on the back burner.

Dan Johnston (Lessons for Living) states, “Self-worth is what you are born with. You can never lose it, but you can lose sight of it as you grow, becoming influenced by culture, society or environment, forgetting your inherent value.”

Self-esteem is the influence of culture, society or environment, building a sense of entitlement. Bernie Madoff has high self-esteem.

Self-worth has deep-seeded value, a sustaining value of emotional balance, stability, confidence, commitment, loyalty and assertiveness.

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Liposuction is not a magic cure-all COMMENTARY

By Dr. Barry Eppley The marketing and promotion of liposuction across all types of media strongly suggest that it is a precise surgical procedure. Inferences are not subtle that surgical fat removal is equivalent to sculpting or chiseling body parts.

While this is true in some cases, most liposuction results are not works of art. The body is not a bar of soap or a block of marble. And most patients will not end up like the models in advertisements. The outcome of a procedure is influenced by the surgeon performing it and the tools used. In addition, there are numerous logistical factors that will always limit the preciseness of the results.

The topography of the treated area is one important factor. Most of the body is not flat, but rather a curved surface with different thicknesses of fat. This makes it difficult to ensure evenness of fat removal, particularly when the removal is done with a straight cannula.

Liposuction surgery is almost always done with the patient in the horizontal position.

While this does not affect some body areas, such as the stomach, such positioning allows most fat collections to shift backward and become distorted. The concept of “standing up” liposuction is theoretically appealing but currently impractical.

Skin quality remains an important determinant. Loose skin, stretch marks and cellulite over a treated area do not bode well for the needed

skin contraction of deflated areas. More than likely, the smoothness of overlying skin will never improve after liposuction, and – in some cases – it can worsen. Liposuction is not a treatment for cellulite, as some patients mistakenly believe.

To work around these limitations, some presurgical and intraoperative techniques are used to achieve the best results. Marking the surgical sites immediately prior to surgery is critical. The marks will indicate how far one has to go as the body areas shift and distort when one lies down.

Marking the high and low spots also indicates how much time should be spent or tissue removed from one encircled area to another.

While new liposuction technologies appear capable of improving the fat-removal process, they are not magical devices. Laser liposuction (A.K.A. Smartlipo) is one example of a thermal approach (melting and liquefaction), which may produce more consistent and even fat removal.

Liposuction is an improving plastic surgery technique, but it is not yet a precise art. Patients should realize that perfect symmetry and evenness throughout a treated area cannot be guaranteed, and the desire for secondary improvement through touch-up procedures is not rare.

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pH balance: the key to anti-aging COMMENTARY

By Dr. Carolyn Berghuis Want to reverse the signs of aging? According to many health researchers, a balanced pH is essential in preventing premature aging, wrinkles, thyroid dysfunction, cardiovascular disease, impaired memory and many other degenerative diseases.

How does it work? Your blood pH is 7.4, and it can be altered by half a degree without any harm. More than a half a degree either way can be life threatening. Knowing this, your body has a unique internal mechanism that tightly controls blood pH level. As your blood pH steps outside of this narrow healthy range, the need for additional dietary minerals increases. If a pH imbalance continues long enough, there can be a depletion of bone mass, which can lead to osteoporosis.

When we consume foods that cause a decrease in pH (acidic), the body uses up more energy than it has in reserve, and the cells no longer have the strength and vitality to reproduce in a healthy, anti-aging fashion. Simply put, energy is used up rebalancing the body system rather than rebuilding and repairing (the core of internal anti-aging). Including alkalineproducing foods will help our body create homeostasis and optimal health. Of course, too much of a good thing (too many alkaline foods) can be a problem, so test your saliva pH with

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Define success based on what you can deliver COMMENTARY

By David Cain Metaphorically, do you ever feel like you are a plant trapped in a pot? Like a plant that has reached it’s potential, unable to expand? No matter what you do, you are unable to grow? Your roots are trapped, cramped and constricted.

So what’s trapping you? Is it your job? Is it your boss? Is it your motivation to work harder? Stronger? To go further? And how do you even begin to measure your success? How do you begin to realize you are stuck and not growing?

Growing is vital to living a fulfilling life or running a successful business. If you aren’t growing, you’re going to be outrun by other individuals or businesses with more promise and drive.

There is no status quo; you either get bigger or slowly get smaller as you fight to stay the same size. So how do you get out of your restraining pot and get your roots in the unrestrictive soil of the flowerbed?

Success in anything is measured against expectations for that success. Winning is whatever we define as winning. In most sports, it’s the high score. In golf, it’s the low score. In business, it might be revenue or positive change.

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DISPATCHES » Upcoming auditions – The Carmel Community Players will hold auditions for “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” Dec. 20 and 21, 7-10 p.m. at 14299 Clay Terrace Blvd., Ste. 140. Visit www.carmelplayers.org for details. » Open auditions – The Indianapolis Civic Theatre will hold open auditions for “My Fair Lady” today, Dec. 1, at the Theatre facility, 3200 Cold Spring Road on the campus of Marian University. More audition information online at www. civictheatre.org. » Holiday home tour - The Carmel Clay Historical Society’s annual holiday home kicks off on Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. with a fine dinner at Serendipity by Occasion Divine in the Carmel Arts & Design District. A live auction follows. Local history is part of the narration given during the tours and ticket holders ride small busses along the tour route. Tickets range from $20 to $55, depending on meal selection. For more information, call 317-587-1017. » Winter houseplants - As houseplants are growing more slowly in December light, cut down on watering by half until active growth resumes. Hold off on fertilizing as well. In addition, group houseplants near each other to form a support group to cope with the low humidity of most winter homes.

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Unique European art on display at Carmel’s Art and Soul gallery

By Arika Herron Current in Carmel Carmel art gallery Art and Soul played host to an exhibit of Soviet artists last week.

The exhibit, the Unique European Art Expo, featured 25 works from various artists representing the tendencies and growth within the Soviet School of Art. Organized by Intermost LLC, a group that works with artists from around the world, and sponsored by the Alma Mater gallery in Moscow, the exhibit lasted for just one week but gave Indiana residents a unique look into the Russian soul’s reaction to changes in the environmental culture.

“Usually you have to visit a museum to see the whole collection of a school,” Slava Kutsenko, one-time Vice President of the Russian Academy of Art, Sculpture and Architecture, said. “It’s time for galleries to start presenting schools, regions and countries.”

The exhibit featured work from masters like Alexander Danilichev – the father of Soviet portraiture and landscape – and Dmitry Sandjiev, alongside contemporary visionaries like Chingiz Nogaibaev and Gennady Elizarov, each a graduate or professor of the V. Surikov Moscow State Academy Art Institute. While most of the work is classified as realism, the exhibit illustrated the

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“With this selection of artists, everyone can choose what they like,” Kutsenko said.

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by Kutsenko and Intermost LLC because of their reputation for housing realist and impressionistic works from around the world. After the exhibit in Carmel, the works returned to Alma Mater, Intermost LLC’s largest partner.

“I was really impressed that (Art and Soul) wanted to present something new,” Kutsenko said.

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Where: President Benjamin Harrison Home, 1230 N. Delaware St. in Indianapolis Cost: Students $3; seniors $6; adults $8.

Details: An exhibit of more than 100 original sketches and published political cartoons from 1862 to 1912 from the collection of Judge Julian C. Ridlen and Susanne S. Ridlen, Ph.D. The exhibit will present the evolution of the art form and the lives of popular artists who produced and popularized symbols such as Uncle Sam, Miss Columbia, the Democrat’s donkey and the Republican’s elephant. The exhibit will treat such artists as Thomas Nast, Joseph Keppler, and Bernard Gillam. The cartoon exhibit is included in admission fees and tours of the Harrison Home.

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By Chef Michael Vlasich The holiday season is in full swing. It’s time for me to write menus for festive soirees of delectable cuisine and fanfare to entertain the party-goers for the season of cheer.

No matter the religious background, cultural influences or basis of celebration, they all have a common denominator: sweet endings. From cream puffs to Yule logs, eggnog to crème Brule, or mint-chocolate cheesecake to spearmint ice cream, everything is full of that heavenly ingredient, sugar.

Looking at history, it is easy to learn why all cultures revel in their sweets. Mankind has been passionate about the taste and sensations invoked by sugar for thousands of years, since its origin in Polynesia. From there, it spread through coastal routes, making its way to India, where it was formally transformed into a commodity of value. There, they developed the process of pressing the reeds and boiling the juice to make crystals easily stored and transported.

In the middle ages, it was brought to Spain by the Arabs, who invaded the region in the Muslim/Christian wars. As the Moors spread, so did sugar’s popularity.

Most historians leave out the fact that Christopher Columbus had two objectives for sailing the New World: There was the Pacific

passage, and the quest to find suitable places to grow sugar reed, as Europe and Africa were not suitable. This quest was successful, as it turned out. The islands of the Caribbean, especially Santa Domingo, were ideal.

Sugar was not indigenous to this hemisphere; however, no other single item has been responsible for the development of so many countries, industries and economies. Without Christopher Columbus, the world and history would be totally different, and there probably would never have been the slavery of Africans, as sugar is the sole reason the human slavery trade flourished.

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THEATRE The Nutcracker

The Dancin’ Place, featuring 21 members of the White River Dance Company, perform “The Nutcracker,” the holiday classical ballet, at the Westfield High School Auditorium, 18250 N. Union St., Westfield. The performances will at 7 p.m. Dec. 4 and 2 p.m.

Dec. 5. Tickets are $5.

‘A Christmas Carol’ at the IRT

The IRT brings “A Christmas Carol” back to the main stage for the 14th consecutive year.

Opening night is Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. Tickets for this St. Vincent Health-sponsored event start at $25. Call 317-635-5252 for details.

The Nutcracker

The Central Indiana Dance Ensemble (CIDE) will perform “The Nutcracker,” a two act classical ballet at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center, 1000 Mulberry St., Zionsville, 46077. The performances will be held Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 5 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Dec. at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children 18 and under.

LIVE MUSIC Mickey’s Irish Pub

The following musical acts will be playing live at Mickey’s Irish Pub,13644 N Meridian, Carmel. For more information, call 317-573-9746: Dec. 4 – Peace Train & the Flower Power Brass Dec. 5 – Alan Kaye & the Toons Dec. 11 – KJ and the Jester Kings Dec. 12 – Meatball Band Dec. 18 – Zanna-Doo! Dec. 19 – Big Daddy Caddy

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More than 400 choral students from Carmel High School will present their “Holiday Spectacular” at the Dale E. Graham Auditorium at Carmel High School over four days: Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. Tickets go on sale Nov. 4 in the CHS book store.

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Carmel Brass, Indiana’s only fully-professional large brass ensemble, will present the second concert in its 2009-10 series Dec. 20 at 2:30 p.m. in the East Building of the Monon Center in Carmel. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students under 18 and seniors 65 and over, and $20 for an immediate family group, regardless of size.

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Music at Shaarey Tefilla

On Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m., “Music of Mendelssohn: 200th Birthday Celebration” will be performed by Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Concertmasters Alex Kerr and Zach De Pue, Principal Violist Michael Strauss with violist Sheldon Person and cellist William Grubb, Butler University faculty member. Tickets are $12; $10 for senior citizens and CST members; and $5 for students. Congregation Shaarey Tefilla is located at 3085 W. 116th Street, Carmel. Call 317-985-3420 for more information.

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The wonders and pitfalls of online dating COMMENTARY

By Rachael Noble For you singles out there who have never tried the online dating venues, setting up a profile can be a little intimidating. No need to panic!

Just remember a few things as you begin your journey into online-dating land.

Check your baggage at the door. My bestie and I once perused through the female profiles just to check what out our competition would be. We saw headlines like “Ms. Lonelyheart looking for a hero” and “Cheaters and liars need not apply.” C’mon, a headline like that is only going to draw people who want to prey on the brokenhearted. Instead, use a funny or lighthearted approach that shows you are confident and ready to share good times.

Keep your profile and conversations light and fun. Look, in the beginning, you’re just using your profile and conversations to gain some interest. The goal is to get a first date – not to figure out if forever is in the cards. No need to get super deep, too wordy or too romantic.

Consider the message you are sending in your photos. If you are truly looking for something long-term, your photos can make or break your message. You only have one chance to make a first impression, so it’s better to err

on the side of caution. Be careful not to post too many photos with a drink in your hand or at bars. Ladies, refrain from bikinis and scantily dressed photos. Men, your muscles might be fabulous, but PLEASE don’t post shirtless photos. Leave a little to the imagination. Also, your car is awesome, but posting a photo of you posing in front of it might just interest “gold diggers,” and it’s actually kind of a turn off.

Remember the numbers game, and don’t take it personally. The beauty of dating online is that you have many singles available to you at the click of a button. The idea is to get to know several people and narrow down with whom you are most compatible. So if someone isn’t right for you or doesn’t respond to an e-mail, the good news is there are plenty of other fish in the sea! In the beginning, talk to as many people as you can, and don’t put all of your eggs in one basket. This will help you to be more selective and keep your emotions from getting too involved too early.

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Birth and life and Christmas, Part 1 COMMENTARY

By Bob Walters I am the second of four children born in the 1950s. Dad, a newspaper reporter and editor, fashioned a small “newspaper” for each of us, sent to relatives and friends as birth announcements.

Going through my personal papers recently, I came upon those four notices. It was fascinating to read long-forgotten details about places and relatives and hospitals and doctors.

I am a sap for nostalgia, and I miss my parents, both long passed.

How sweet to hold those moments in my hands.

Yet, generally it isn’t the circumstance of our birth that gives meaning to our lives. One’s birth is a fleeting moment in time. Every ensuing chorus of “happy birthday” is about “today” – perhaps a sentimental summation of one’s life so far. A birthday typically is an inventory – of years, of situation, of station, of stuff – not a history lesson.

One’s life is a complex, constantly unfolding mosaic of many dimensions on many levels in many compartments. Not one of us reduces all that to a day.

Let’s not do that to Jesus Christ and Christmas.

Our culture this time of year marches earnestly toward Dec. 25 – toward a day, toward gifts, toward family and joy. Or maybe toward loneli-

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But we march, many without really knowing why. Well, here’s why: Because Jesus Christ is God. Jesus Christ is man. Jesus Christ is eternal.

And Christmas is a whole lot more than a birthday.

Not to strip the trimmings off the tree, but most popular practice and even belief about Christmas is not only fa-la-la but folly. The date’s wrong, divine focus is lost, the word “Christmas” has become a referendum not only on political correctness but civil rights. We have Santa Claus and snowflakes instead of angels and adoration.

The “holiday” celebration dwindles to societal sizzle and secular steak. And then – with seasonal energies spent – Baby Jesus is put back in a box, and Christmas is packed up until next year.

I am a sentimental, avid participant in the Christmas season. But I’ve learned that the spark of magic, good will, reverence and humanity this time of year is God speaking to our hearts, pleading for more than a day.

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By Gary Hubbard The “what should I buy” question is getting more complicated with each advance made by both Apple and Microsoft.

Apple’s commercials seem to present compelling reasons to switch, but no 30-second commercial can cover all the issues involved in this significant decision.

At the end of the day, the actual operating system (Windows 7 or Mac OS X) is less significant than the applications you plan to run on the computer.

If you’re coming from the Windows world, one of the first questions to ask yourself is whether you are prepared to re-buy some or all of your primary productivity programs. If you already own Microsoft Office, Photoshop Elements, Quicken for Windows or a number of other common Windows programs, you will have to add the cost of purchasing the Mac versions to your calculations.

Additionally, you will need to be prepared for the learning curve of switching to new programs and operating systems (not really that big of a deal if you possess a little patience).

If you don’t have any legacy software to consider, if you don’t do much more than surf the Web and send e-mails, or if you’re starting over anyway, then these issues are irrelevant.

If you have existing printers, scanners, digital cameras or other hardware peripherals you want to continue using, you must determine if they are Mac compatible as well. If not, you may also end up replacing some items that are still working but not compatible with the Mac OS. The next consideration is whether your computer (and the associated programs and data files) needs to interact with other computers, such as your work computer or other computers on

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If, for instance, your company requires you to connect to the office network through a VPN (Virtual Private Network), you must ensure your IT department supports a remote Mac on the corporate network.

If you need to constantly exchange files with other Windows users, you need to ensure your new Mac OS programs can exchange files without a lot of complications or conversions (most common files like word processing and spreadsheets are no problem).

Another major consideration is your circle of support. Most of us call a friend or family member when we encounter a computer issue, so if you have others you rely upon to help you, make sure they can help you with the Mac before you make the switch.

One of the main drivers for switchers is the very effective messaging about how the Mac OS is safer than Windows, which at this point in time is absolutely true.

The primary reason the Mac OS is safer is because the number of users worldwide is still in the 5-6 percent range, while Windows is used by more than 90 percent of users. Security experts warn that an acceleration Mac OS exploitation is forthcoming as the market share grows.

Apple commercials have done a great job in planting the “should I switch?” question in people’s minds, but now you know how complex this question really is. So do your homework before deciding!

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Sweet treats for our pets COMMENTARY

By John Mikesell It’s easier to find tasty, healthy treats for our dogs than for ourselves!

WHAT YOU CAN DO • Don’t buy commercially made dog treats at the grocery store!

• Read the ingredients panel of any treat you consider buying. Pass it by if it contains artificial preservatives and/or colors • Also check the ingredients list for foods your dog may be allergic to or intolerant of.

• Look for treats that contain whole grains and/or fresh meats, fruits and vegetables.

To our dogs, food is love and security, affirmation and reinforcement. When we give our dogs what trainers refer to as “high value” treats – foods that are especially sweet, meaty, or pungent –our message gets through to them especially loud and clear. Behaviorists are highly appreciative of the ability of food treats to “classically condition” a dog to tolerate – even enjoy –environmental stimuli he previously found frightening or threatening.

HOLD OUT FOR HEALTH The problem is treats are probably the most likely of all dog-related items that a person might buy impulsively, without (horrors!) even a glance at the ingredients list. That’s because treats are often so darn cute. The packaging is frequently adorable, and the names are hilarious.

No matter how cute the cartoon dog on the label looks, don’t buy it without looking at the

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A little love for one of my favorite places

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By Mike Redmond Imagine my delight when I opened the computer and saw a story that said one of the places you have to visit before you die is Columbus, Ind., one of my hometowns.

Yes, I mean to make it plural. You see, I’ve never gone by the rule that says you’re limited to one hometown and one only. I’m proud of all the places I’ve lived, and I love each one for different reasons – Peru, Ind. because I was born there; LaGrange County because it’s where my family has such deep roots (and where I grew up); Indianapolis, where I’ve lived longer than anywhere else …

And Columbus because it’s where my career really began, and because it’s such a wonderful, interesting town, as noted by the people who chose it as a place you have to see before you go on to that Big Travel Agency In The Sky. “For a small city, Columbus is a major repository of modern architecture, with works by luminaries like Eero Saarinen, Cesar Pelli, and Richard Meier,” they wrote. “This destination says design from the get go – you enter the city over a futuristic quadripod bridge. The Visitors’ Center dazzles with work by famed glass artist Dale Chihuly, while Eliel Saarinen’s 1942 First Christian Church (its rectangular windows and brick tower glow like corn in the sun) faces I.M. Pei’s Cleo Rogers Memorial Library (a brick pavilion with long deep recessed windows). In between, Henry Moore’s whimsical massive sculpture, Large Arch, is his tribute to Stonehenge.”

Now, I always knew it was a cool place to visit. The five years I lived there, I was forever exhorting friends and family to come see this amazing place, and even now – more than 25 years after I left – Columbus still tops the list of Indiana places I’d want to live if I suddenly had

to leave Indianapolis because of a parole violation or something, And look at the company it keeps on that “See ‘Em Before You Die” list: New Orleans, Times Square, the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park, the Monterey Peninsula, Cape Cod National Seashore, the Las Vegas Strip, Mesa Verde National Park, and Charleston, S.C. All in all, the article was a splendid recommendation for a place I love, except for one thing: The picture with it wasn’t of Columbus. It was downtown Indianapolis.

Oops.

This is precisely the sort of thing that makes me think that most of today’s big-time media, online and off, has decided that relevance is relative – that it’s OK to be correct, but let’s not go overboard. It’s more important to use that energy scrabbling for every last dime we can find.

Oh, and don’t think this is restricted to the nationals, either. It wasn’t that long ago that I read in my morning paper that Indiana has 86 counties. Close. Very close. They only missed it by six.

Oh well. You should still go visit Columbus.

Really. The architectural tour is a delight, the people are friendly, and some of my best memories live there. I’m sure they would all enjoy some company.

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Not everything you read on the Internet is true. Or is it?

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By Dick Wolfsie Do you know what’s wrong with the world today? We know too much that isn’t true. That’s right. We have too much inaccurate knowledge. When I was growing up, nobody knew anything.

When my father challenged me, “What makes you so smart?” he had a point. I just didn’t realize it then. What did I know?

When people you really trusted told you something, like at a cocktail party, you assumed they got it from a reliable source.

“Hey, did you know that if you drink a quart of water a day, you’ll live an extra 20 years?” Well, that was pretty much the end of the conversation for me. I’d put down my bourbon and soda and immediately switch to scotch and water.

Before I met my wife, I dated a young lady based entirely on what I learned from watching the old game show “Hollywood Squares.” To get her in a romantic mood, I’d say intelligent things like: “Did you know Howard Taft was our fattest president?” She was always impressed with how well-read I was. I thought we were great together, but she went off to medical school, and the thought of my having to watch “Quincy” reruns was too high a price even for love.

Nowadays, if you don’t know weird stuff, you’re an outcast,

a computer illiterate who hasn’t yet figured out that if you have access to the Internet, you’re supposed to know everything.

None of it is true, of course. But you know it. That’s all that is important.

Here are a few things people told me this past week that they learned on the Internet. Whether it’s true is irrelevant. I’m going to repeat it anyway. I don’t want to look stupid.

It is dangerous to blow your nose. (This totally depressed me. There are some great medical techniques out there to reduce plaque in your bloodstream, but there is no way to unblow your nose after 60 years.)

Expensive toilet paper and cheap toilet paper are roughly the same.

(This is probably true. I just don’t like one of the word choices.)

Due to a typo in an Indiana statute, you have to wait two weeks before you can purchase gum.

If you point your finger at something, a dog will look where you’re pointing. A cat, and most ferrets, won’t. (Neither will a hermit crab.)

Due to a shortage of pitchforks in the l920s, angry mobs had to carry plungers.

The first English muffins had nooks, but no crannies. (Actually David Letterman said this, so it may be true.)

There is a law in Muncie that a doctor can’t use a tongue depressor to depress other parts of your body.

Talking about doctors, they have really been affected by the Internet. Years ago, the doctor didn’t have to explain much of anything. He went to medical school – and you were an idiot.

He alone was in possession of the information. “But, doctor,” you’d plead, “there must be some explanation for that extra nose growing on my face.” The doctor was reassuring. “Now don’t you worry your pretty little head (or what was your pretty little head) about this. I went to Indiana University.”

Doctors nowadays are afraid you’ll go to your computer and get information. “Well, Mr. Smartypants Doctor, that’s not an extra nose at all. I just Googled my symptom. It’s actually a rare poisonous mushroom. Don’t you ever surf the net?”

Recently, I made a promise to myself that I would not repeat anything I saw on the Web for a week. Apparently, only one out of 1,000 people can keep this pledge. I refuse to tell you where I got that statistic.

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Staying put in Carmel: New kitchen remodel COMMENTARY

By Larry Greene Bill and Susan Stewart loved everything about their 1985-built home in the Carolina Commons subdivision – everything except their kitchen. The home had everything they needed, except the kitchen still had its original outdated oak cabinets and small island.

“We like where we live,” said Bill. “We’ve lived in Carmel for nine years. We love our neighborhood and our home. It came down to a decision of move or remodel the kitchen. So we opted for gutting the entire kitchen and starting over.”

Bill and Susan were involved in every step of the process with the Case Handyman team.

Susan worked with the design team, which had multiple meetings to develop ideas that satisfied the couple. The entire construction phase lasted six-and-a-half weeks.

The Stewarts, who are empty nesters, remained in their home during the entire process, and turned their laundry area into a Manhattanstyle kitchen. They were able to use their outdoor gas grill during the warm summer months for cooking and never felt put out by the work being done on their kitchen.

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The end result is a much larger, more spacious area.

The project was just recently completed, but the couple is already looking forward to entertaining friends and neighbors. Bill says his favorite part of the new kitchen is the handcrafted, wood-top island. Susan enjoys the builtin coffee maker and updated cabinetry.

Whether they’re entertaining friends and family or doing charitable work through Woodland Country Club, Bill and Susan, who love to cook, are certain their new kitchen will

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Their five children and extended family members visit often.

“We can all fit in the kitchen now without bumping into each other,” noted Bill.

The Stewart home, with an updated and larger kitchen, is exactly why they’re staying put.

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An airtight case for a draft COMMENTARY

By Craig Todd It’s OK if your home breathes a little bit.

Modern home construction, including windows, doors, roofing, insulation and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) equipment can virtually seal an interior space off from outside air.

Yet generally speaking, outside air is healthier than inside air.

Indoor air quality is one of the Environmental Protection Agency’s top three health concerns. The agency reports that with dust, pollen, pet dander, mold, skin flakes, chemical fumes, cigarette smoke, radon gas and more, the air inside your home can be two to five times dirtier than outside air.

The answer though, obviously, is not leaving the doors and windows open.

It’s important to realize that not all leaks are created equally. From an air-quality standpoint, minor leaks around windows and doors are good leaks, since they let in fresh outdoor air.

Bad leaks – typically a result of dirty or faulty duct work – let in dusty, moldy or polluted air from you attic, garage and crawl space.

Balancing indoor air quality, temperature comfort, environmental conscientiousness and economic limitations typically requires teamwork between the home owner and a professional home HVAC specialist.

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By teamwork, I mean all the adults in the household should meet with the HVAC specialist. Dad may not know that the floor of the laundry room is cold; mom may not be aware that the crawlspace is damp.

Then it’s time to check the house. Our best tool for diagnosing interior air tightness and efficiency is called “Blower Door” technology.

This machine hooks to the front door and creates a mild vacuum inside the house, exposing exterior leaks and sub-par interior air flow.

A professional home HVAC specialist will take time to thoroughly interview you about your needs, and thoroughly evaluate your home’s air flow profile.

Next time: You (and your home) breathing easier.

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