698. You realize just how much you self-censor and wonder how much you need to do this in real life. (View Post)

I've read about Polish history recently, once I found out that my wife's great-uncle was in the Polish Cavalry that faced the Panzers on horseback ... and survived. And yes, she is from The Old Count… (View Post)

Yeah, but so did the Russians. And Swedes. And Ukranians. And Austrians. And, well, Poland does not have a happy history. (View Post)

Born and raised in Indiana, I love the Indianapolis 500. There are a lot of really cool facts about the race and the track; the first race alone could fill a book. But I will offer this: The first In… (View Post)

James Naismith invented basketball at the Springfield, MA, YMCA teachers college. One of the members of Naismith's original team, an Englishman named Nicholas McKay, introduced the sport to Indiana w… (View Post)