Nolesrock's Blog

1. Peyton Manning is NOT Superman. His kryptonite in college came in the form of the Florida defense. In the NFL, Belichick and Turner are h...

Here is a sample of the documentary film that I am helping my uncle to produce. It features historical images from his book, Prince Town , r...

An English gentleman set out from the British Isles to begin his “voluntary exile” in the first half of the year 1817. Journaling along the...

Well, that was fun while it lasted. After three weeks in the Top 20, the Seminoles are back to mediocrity, losing this week to North Carolin...

After dominating in-state rival Miami, the Seminoles are 5-1 and ranked #16 in the Associated Press Poll. Their next victim, Boston College,...

Next weekend would've been my great-grandfather's 126th birthday, so to celebrate we'll make our annual excursion to the tiny ha...

My aunt Sarah started blogging last year. Today, in remembrance of 9/11, she posted a great blog @ One Mermaid's Spiritual Journey: ...

I've been building my family tree online for the better part of 8 years, but only recently purchased access to the vault of records on A...

Dateline, Arizona, July 29. State officials are appealing a ruling by a Clinton-appointed federal judge that limits Arizona law enforcement...

There was a Sunday morning tradition at Grandma Wright’s house. After attending worship service at the Methodist Church on West Emmerson, sh...

I'm no fan of the tomato. Never have been one to take a bite out of the "love apple" or cut thick, hearty slices for a dagwood...

just working on a new genealogy site and needed a place to store a few photos...

I went to the Indianapolis 500 yesterday and witnessed the greatest spectacle in racing! It truly was. Watching Tony Kanaan work his way up ...

When The Jeffersons hit the airwaves in 1975, I was a 6-year-old living in a white middle class neighborhood, attending a parochial school ...

Well, it’s not the sort of hangover I expected. The Indianapolis Colts let go of the rope. They didn’t build on the two big playoff victorie...

Indiana’s attitude toward slavery wavered generally between acceptance and neutrality, but as a whole, it was never a “slave state.” In fact...

Maybe the fact that I worked in emergency management for a number of years, and agonized over the government ineptitude during Katrina, has ...

With all the fanfare surrounding Bobby Bowden’s bittersweet exit fr om the college football landscape, I’d be remiss not to recognize his lo...

I would have loved to see Florida State Seminoles Coach Bobby Bowden go out on top, say after the 1999 National Championship, but hindsight...

reality time. watching the news tonight reminded me how much i despise what christmas has become in the western world (specifically america!...