All about me

For the past two days, I've been harangued by phone and e-mail and in person over a letter to the editor we published Monday. It spoke against the recent City Council proposal to ban K2:

This is -- gulp -- Bugs Bunny's 70th birthday:

Enough with the Afghan leak frivolity and Journolist humdrummery. Let's talk about something important: Yodels or Devil Dogs?

So, with little delay, I decided to buy a box of Yodels and a box of Devil Dogs. I thought it would be fun for the kids to try one of my childhood treats.

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(This is an expanded version of my column in Saturday's paper.)

The last time I had been to Highland Park Cemetery was four years ago, when we buried my mother there. The time before that was 1984, for my father. Fair to say I don't like cemeteries, I guess.

"Lost cause" department:

Tapes are making a comeback. Chunky and hissy, plastic in custom colors, with crafty artwork on tiny rectangle sleeves and custom-made “j-cards,'' they're finding a second life as the go-to medium for underground bands working on shoestring budgets. For a handful of fans, tapes are the perfect antidote for the information overload ignited by digital music and blown up by the iPod.

Before I forget, this month marks my fifth blogiversary. The stats page tells me this is my 7,299th post. Whew.

I was reading through some of the posts for that first month and came across my take on the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of John Roberts:

I applaud removing criminals from the street and all that, but perhaps police acted hastily here:

Officers discovered nearly 600 marijuana plants, 450 pounds of dried marijuana and 30 raccoon hides on Sunday at a home in rural Pulaski County.

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In addition to the marijuana, officers found freezers in the residence with more than 30 untanned raccoon hides and carcasses.

The increase in e-book sales continues, but don't write the obit for the dead-tree version quite yet:

 Amazon says its Kindle e-book sales are three times larger than they were last year, and it sells 43 percent more Kindle e-books than hardcover books on average. It's pretty clear that people are adopting Kindle Books, and e-books in general, at a faster rate than any other book format.

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Here's one of those "Yeah, it's a good idea, but . . ." stories:

VALPARAISO, Ind. — A local college professor, with the assistance of two of his former students, has come up with a unique way to help you find your lost cat.

My house is paid for, so maybe it's time for me to trade up. What do you think of this for my next humble abode?