I just got tired of dealing with all the construction. It's about time. I need to be closer to home, but I don't want to stop.

I had no idea Lansing existed. But I was broke, so I started with an office that made three people in it a crowd and shared a reception room with a dentist. But things took off. I was just meant to be here.

I could have retired 20 years ago. But this is what I like to do, and if you like to do something, why stop?

The demand for home appliances whose power consumption and electricity costs are low is steadily increasing. NEC Electronics' 8- and 32-bit motor control solutions are designed to help system developers meet this demand, and are the first products in a line the company plans to expand in the future.

For the Blues, if this indeed is the case, it's an exciting time to have new ownership. Everybody on the hockey side and business side will now have a direction toward the future, toward next season.

It's a lone time to be a Democrat in Indiana.