Serve these tantalizing crusty bread sandwiches to your guests. Salami Panini with Tomato-Chili Jam Makes: 3 sandwiches Ingredients: 3 Italian crusty buns 1 package Black Kassel Old Forest, Picante, or Mustard Seed salami 1 1\2 cups baby arugula 4 ounces semi-soft cheese, such as Gouda or Havarti, sliced 1\2 cup tomato-chili jam (purchased, or recipe follows) 2 tablespoons … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2017
The Sonic Boomer
We’re going to survive this, people This month we will inaugurate a new president. This has been done 44 previous times, and for the most part, we have survived ALL of them. I have been told though, from some VERY reliable sources on MSNBC, that this is the one that will probably “do us in.” Not just “do us in,” but “pack-up-the-kids, … [Read more...]
Speaking up, speaking out
Dode Hall’s civic engagement gives a voice to people of Knox County For good or ill, lifelong resident Dode Hall has earned a name for himself in Vincennes. As a concerned and outspoken citizen, Hall was for several years a self-appointed watchdog on city and county government, and paid close attention to what elected officials were doing and how they were spending … [Read more...]
Understanding why we give (and what we get in return)
Every year, the month of January has most of us packing up clothing and unwanted items from our closets, basements and garages to make room for new holiday loot. It’s usually that annual resolution to try and make this a better-organized year that spurs us into action. Once we have amassed that pile of discarded clothing, furniture and whatnots, the next step is to tote it … [Read more...]
Yeah, I’m a Boomer, but
Another year has come and gone, and another new year is here. So what? I never did get some of my projects slated for 2016 finished, and they'll still be waiting on me when I get around to doing them. I'm sure there will be new projects added to that list, exacerbating the troubles with time that has been adding up, like interest, over the years. We modern humans want … [Read more...]