Phil Gulley: How We Rolled

The thrill of motorcycling is the point, the counter-narrative to the bubble-wrapped life of modern America.
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Reactions To Deborah Paul’s Final Column

"As always, I turned first to the back page to read Deborah Paul’s column. After seeing the title, I knew."

How To Do A Pandemic Halloween Without Really Trying

Six costumes for the lazy, frustrated, and/or fearful.

Naysayer: The Real Gold Medal Winner Of The Olympic Trials Isn’t...

Olympic Trials Swimming Legacy program is the real gold medal winner of the swimming trials being hosted in Indy.
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Editor's Note: Ad Nauseam

While watching all 92 episodes of Mad Men will certainly teach you something about life, consuming them twice more will teach you something about a lack of one.
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Forms of Punishment

Every spring, I take my shoebox full of tax receipts to Steve Blacketer in Plainfield. I met Steve 31 years ago, and he has done my taxes ever since, keeping me out of jail. Besides a bureaucrat or two at the IRS, Steve is the only person who knows how much my wife and I earn each year. People tend to be secretive about their income, and I’ve never understood why. It is a fairly simple matter to look at someone’s home and discern how much they make. I don’t mind telling you I make somewhere between $10,000 and $150,000 a year.
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Meet Me In The Middle

Even in a small town like Danville, there’s room for civility between the two Americas.
An illustration of Gulley reaching out to Parent Trap his kiddos

The Parent Trap

People should stay close to home where they belong, particularly when those people are my kids.

Lance Armstrong Update: Did Indy Doctors Know He Was Doping?

Two anonymous Indianapolis doctors might have been among the first to learn that the storybook career of cyclist Lance Armstrong was more cautionary tale than legend. At least, that’s according to a 2006 affidavit from one of Armstrong’s former teammates, Frankie Andreu, delivered to the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Andreu rode with Armstrong from 1992 until 1996, as a member of Motorola’s racing team. In the 15-pag

Extreme Prejudice

I recently turned 51 and spent some time on my birthday thinking about the habits I’ve cultivated over the years that have enhanced my life. Probably the most useful habit has been developing a heroic list of prejudices. I’ve made up my mind about a lot of things and am not likely to change it in the 24.1 years the government tells me I have left. These prejudices have been formed after much experience, save me time and trouble, and have been proven right time and again.