Archive for September, 2008

College: South’s Gonna Do It Again?
Remember when we were told no team from the Southeastern Conference could win a national championship? Those SEC juggernauts just beat up on each other week after week, so if one did make it through the season relatively unscathed, it had nothing left at the end. The Bowl Championship Series means those days are gone, as LSU proved last year when it reached the BCS championship game and dismantled Ohio State. An SEC might sink its teeth into a championsh…

MY HUSBAND, RONNIE, grew up in Boulder Junction, a tiny fishing village/resort town in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. (Merge the movie Fargo with the TV show, Northern Exposure and you’ve got the picture.) Years ago, Boulder Junction was a mostly male bastion of fishing days and drinking nights. After a day on the lake, crusty fishermen in flannel shirts gathered to tell fish stories to leather-skinned lumberjacks at the Guide’s Inn or the Boulder Beer Bar. Lucky anglers might run ac…

FOR JOSH SIMMONS, the new trucking museum at the Iowa 80 TA served as his own personal wonderland. “Dad! Look at this,” he cried as he ran toward a gleaming green 1934 GMC T-23B. His dad, Tom, a driver from Akron, Ohio, brought his big rig-loving young son in to Walcott for the annual Truckers Jamboree, and they were thrilled to find the bonus of the museum opening for business. Walking the aisles, Tom had to agree with Josh. “This is really cool.”With room for up to 45…

WITH THEIR EYE-POKES, slaps, vaudeville humor and knockabout slapstick, the Three Stooges are unquestionably one of the most famous film trios of all time. They have been the subject of several books, a made-for-TV movie, and a merchandising line that spreads from toys and comic books, to beer bottles and golf bags. With all that fandom and support, it was only a matter of time before someone decided to build a museum dedicated to the Three Stooges. No, you haven’t been conked on the hea…