http://www.indy.com/users/3603.xml Recent posts from middlewest. en-us Does anyone know where to get a good bloody mary on a weekday in town? I have a co-worker who will be sky-diving tomorrow and ... Thu, 01 May 2008 09:22:15 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7725 http://www.indy.com/posts/7725 I was extremely excited to see our proud little city at Design*Sponge today. Design&Sponge is absolutely one of my favorite blogs, with great features about ... Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:48:58 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7650 http://www.indy.com/posts/7650 One of my favorite parts of summer is open-air farmers' markets. With the last few weekends being so temperate and late-spring-like, I've been counting the ... Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:13:29 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7611 http://www.indy.com/posts/7611 Yesterday evening, on a whim, I took my husband out to dinner. But we didn't go to any of our favorite restaurants or try a ... Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:28:57 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7344 http://www.indy.com/posts/7344 Nothing helps fight productivity and work boredom quite like a blog. And nothing is quite so satisfying as a local blog, at least for me. ... Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:56:49 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7498 http://www.indy.com/posts/7498 Okay, we can all impress one another with cool music pics. But what do you really listen to? That is, what songs do you play ... Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:51:24 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7459 http://www.indy.com/posts/7459 My mom lives really close to the Southport Road Target-Meijer-Home Depot area, and I can't imagine a worse design for a shopping area. The Target/Home ... Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:48:13 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7426 http://www.indy.com/posts/7426 An unfortunate malady has been affecting the servers of restaurants across the land: ignoring the utility and benefit of WRITING DOWN ORDERS. And the victims ... Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:51:43 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7284 http://www.indy.com/posts/7284 The New York Times shared information a couple of weeks ago about a disturbing trend in fat bias. It's harder to be an overweight woman ... Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:22:21 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/6949 http://www.indy.com/posts/6949 Indianapolis is a town full of porches. I have one, my neighbor has one, my friends all have them. But I very seldom use the ... Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:38:47 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7144 http://www.indy.com/posts/7144 With all this chilly & rainy or cloudy weather, slow-day music is all I've been listening to. My preferred dreary day musicians are Cat Power, ... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:28:39 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7049 http://www.indy.com/posts/7049 For tax-stragglers, here's the reminder. Don't forget to file. I wonder if, in this age of TurboTax and other e-file opportunities, the lines still get ... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:45:59 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7070 http://www.indy.com/posts/7070 With the arrival of sunshine (if not consistently warm weather), I'm thinking of planning a weekend trip out of town. What are some of your ... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:29:35 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/6983 http://www.indy.com/posts/6983 Does anyone else out there accidentally acquire and (most importantly) start to use phrases or specific words choices that are overused by your coworkers, friends, ... Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:47:27 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/6249 http://www.indy.com/posts/6249 The National Geographic channel is going to have a special show on Sunday night called Human Footprint. Earth Day is April 22. We've all had ... Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:58:04 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/6947 http://www.indy.com/posts/6947