Mike's columns are listed below Page last updated Nov. 11, 2007
Meet ... Mike Redmond
Author, humorist, ukulele player and snappy dresser, Mike Redmond has spent the
last 35 years writing about life in Indiana while trying to figure out what he
wants to do when he grows up.
A native of Peru – the one in Miami County, not the one in South America – he
was raised in Indianapolis and Washington, D.C. before the family settled in the
place he considers home: LaGrange County, land of natural lakes, Amish people
and his Mom’s flock of chickens and guinea fowl.
His stories have appeared in his award-winning newspaper
column and in two books: Six Of One, Half-Dozen of Another and The Night The Wheels Fell Off. He has been a commentator for CBS News, is a frequent contributor to magazines and newspapers around the state, and is a popular speaker for audiences ranging from Fortune 500 companies to his mother’s extension homemakers club.
Although he has a wall full of professional awards, his proudest achievement
came in 1963 when he was named first-runner up in the Cub Scout Pack 132
Halloween Costume Contest.
Fans of Mike's writing can let him know by contacting him at
mike@mikeredmond.com
ARCHIVE of MIKE'S COLUMNS
Note: Older columns were not saved for archiving. Archive starts with March 21, 2007.
►Times, and How We Tell Time, Change (Nov. 7, 2007) - not yet posted
►Finding Joy in the 'Not-So-Simple' (Oct. 31, 2007)
►Haunted by Ghost of Halloween Past (Oct. 24, 2007)
►'Tis the Season for Outlandish Gifts (Oct. 17, 2007)
►Changes Not Permanent, But Change Is (Oct. 10, 2007)
►Writer 'Bids' Farewell to His Money (Oct. 3, 2007)
►Feeding Others Becomes the Perfect Recipe (Sept. 26, 2007)
►For ‘Dad Jeans,’ These Aren’t Bad Jeans (Sept. 19, 2007)
►Early Candy Sales More Trick Than Treat (Sept. 12, 2007)
►Writer Finds Slice of Childhood on Web (Sept. 5, 2007)
►Fixing a Hole Where the Goop Gets In (Aug. 29, 2007)
►Getting Ahead in Animal Smuggling (Aug. 22, 2007)
►When Good Appliances Go Bad (Aug. 15, 2007)
►Is Obesity Contagious? Fat Chance! (Aug. 8, 2007)
►Trailblazing Cousin Earns Just Desserts (Aug. 1, 2007)
►Warning: Bathroom Could Be ‘Bugged' (July 25, 2007)
►We’ll Always Have Paris, Mika My Love (July 18, 2007)
►The Ideal Pizza Remains ‘Pie’ in the Sky (July 11, 2007)
►Tales from the Licked: Devastating Dorkhound (July 4, 2007)
►Duck Pin Bowling Keeps Inflated Egos in Check (June 27, 2007)
►A Sheer Sucker for a Seersucker (June 20, 2007)
►Fix the AC, or the Pants Come Off! (June 13, 2007)
►Info Super Highway: No Gas Needed! (June 6, 2007)
►Living Extra Large with Big John (May 30, 2007)
►Measuring Progress by the Yard (May 23, 2007)
►Sometimes, All You Can Say Is 'Oh, Brother' (May 16, 2007)
►My Favorite TV Show Is A Huge Mess (May 9, 2007)
►'Dance Fever' Besets Aging Boomer (May 2, 2007)
►April Too Much for Fun Guy and Fungi (April 25, 2007)
►Changing Clothes and Changing Times (April 18, 2007)
►'Geezer' Tuxedo Suits Writer's Needs (April 11, 2007)
►Thyroid Disorder Can Be a Pain in the Neck (April 4, 2007)
►Don't Outgrow Your Childhood Dreams (March 28, 2007)
►$500 Jeans Won't Fit Most Budgets (March 21, 2007)
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