Brent’s Blog

As the decorations come down and the last of the holiday leftovers disappear, reality is starting to arrive in mailboxes across Southeastern Indiana — in the form of credit card bills. After weeks of gift […]

Alright, quick moment of Indianapolis nostalgia here.  If you ever spent time downtown in the mid-Nineties, odds are you walked through Circle Centre Mall. When that place opened back in 1995, it was the spot […]

Even as many schools have moved into modern gyms, the region still has places where basketball memories seem baked into the brick and bleachers — older auditoriums, former school gyms, and community floors that once […]

Today is National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day. Which means that somewhere right now, a perfectly reasonable adult is wearing a sweater with blinking lights, a reindeer doing something questionable, or a snowman that absolutely didn’t […]

Today I mark the completion of another trip around the sun.  And it’s got me feeling a little reflective. Particularly about how my perspective has changed in the last couple of decades… When I was […]

Every year, it seems like the country divides into two camps: the folks who want the Christmas tree up the minute the Halloween candy bowl is empty, and the folks who believe the lights shouldn’t […]

Yes, It’s Real, and No, I Didn’t Make It Up Just to Get Out of Doing the Dishes. International Men’s Day has actually been around longer than most people realize. It began in 1992, when […]

On this Veterans Day, we come together to honor the brave men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Their courage and sacrifice have preserved the freedoms we cherish, but it’s […]

Every year on November 9, families around the world celebrate World Adoption Day—a day to honor the beauty of family, share adoption stories, and shine a light on the millions of children who deserve a […]

You’d expect me to talk about ghosts and goblins today. I mean, it’s October 31 — pumpkin patches, cobwebs, trick‑or‑treat routes, “best costume” contests — that’s what most folks have on the brain. But before you […]

Today—October 26—is National Pumpkin Day! Now, I know pumpkins are everywhere this time of year, but take a minute to really appreciate them. These humble gourds have been around for centuries, first grown in Central […]