Mike Keeler

Mike Keeler: Back in Daylight Spending Time

As we move into Daylight Savings Time, turns out the only thing we’re saving is daylight. Ben Franklin’s original idea was a good one. He reasoned that if we turned...

MIKE KEELER: Who Are We REALLY Celebrating?

On President’s Day weekend, it’s nice to know there are some things we can all...

MIKE KEELER: Oh Deer!!

Here in North America, we’re all familiar with white-tailed deer, and we can easily distinguish...

MIKE KEELER: A Little Medicine For These Troubled Times

There is only one sport played by people that wasn’t invented by humans. That sport...

MIKE KEELER: Some Surprising History Behind America’s Thanksgiving Bird

We head to Thanksgiving. But first! Let's head back to France, and the year 913. At...

MIKE KELLER: The Story of The Very Unlucky Penny

Sometime long ago, it must have fallen out of someone's pocket near the top of our front stairs. It probably rolled around on the...

MIKE KEELER: Indiana – The Great State of Confusion

As we begin Daylight Savings, we've got to ask, "Hey Indiana, what time is it?" In 1916, facing energy shortages during World War 1, Germany...

MIKE KEELER: All We Need Are 5 “KBC” Golden Egg Knobs

For this, the penultimate email about the Asa Hunt House renovation, we present an installment of, "You Can't Make This Up." The renovation that predated...

MIKE KEELER: The Lasting Legacy of Doctor Bronner and His Magic Soap

The Doctor is dead. But he's still trying to clean up the world's messes. The Heilbronner family were soap makers. They got their name from...

MIKE KEELER: The Effectiveness (or not) of Super Bowl Advertising Over Time  

Are you getting the feeling that we've been here once before? But ONLY once before? Maybe that's because this year the Super Bowl falls...

MIKE KEELER: Asa Hunt House Update Part Nine

"You from Jersey? Yeah? What exit?" Or perhaps we should ask, "Yeah? Which province?" On July 1, 1676, four greedy men named Penn, Lawrie, Lucas...