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Hoosier Guy Free

Born in '54 near the bucolic, pastoral town of Hitchcock in southern Indiana, in earshot of the Monon railroad ("The Hoosier Line"). Admiring my ever-drunk, brawling WWII Battle of the Bulge veteran uncle, I grew up as a hell raisin', fist fightin', hard drinkin', drag racin', ne'er-do-well. Influenced by the sublime teachings of Śri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, I soon learned the err of my ways, before any major tragedy occurred, fortunately. I am now repentant and reclusive, and a nature-loving, retired widower, barely living only off of Social Security, near the idyllic, sylvan town of Furnessville in northwest Indiana, in earshot of the historic South Shore railway. My final goal now is to try to outlive and take care of the stray cat and her offspring that my beloved late wife and I rescued back in '19. They are the last of the many dogs and cats that we rescued over the years. Numerous jobs, so many lessons learned (too late), far too many regrets, but even more stories and memories.

Recent Comments

  1. 1 day ago on Monty

    I may try doing that. I tried using a cane at one point; for some reason, it aggravated my back. Maybe a walking stick or staff may work.

  2. 1 day ago on Monty

    And apparently, “public” does not mean “being in a public place”, but “being visible from a public place”. An acquaintance told be he was on his own front porch, drinking beer… but because he was visible from a public street, he was arrested for “public intoxication”.

  3. 1 day ago on Monty

    In Indiana, just the appearance of being intoxicated in public can get you arrested for Public Intoxication. There is no test for blood alcohol level. It is up to the cop’s “judgment”. I’ve been stopped, multiple times, because my bad ankles, knees and hips make me walk with an unsteady gait. I now wear a body cam to record my interactions with police.

  4. 1 day ago on Pluggers

    That is disgusting.

  5. 1 day ago on Non Sequitur

    But… but… but… I thought “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”!?!

  6. 3 days ago on Drabble

    The Moody Blues? Electric Light Orchestra? Badfinger? Supertramp?

  7. 3 days ago on Monty

    Especially if it’s a weak “lite” beer.

  8. 3 days ago on Pluggers

    I haven’t been to a barber in over 20 years. I just give myself a buzz cut. When it grows back to where I need to start combing it, I’ll buzz cut it again.

  9. 4 days ago on Non Sequitur

    “The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.” — H. L. Mencken (Journalist, Essayist, Satirist, & Scholar. 1880-1956).

  10. 4 days ago on Peanuts Begins

    Chuck needs to build a flat section at the peak, so that Snoopy can sleep up there.