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Night
Just a few night shots.So far autumn has been very cold. We've seen some rainy, windy days so far this October. I'm still waiting for a good, crisp, golden October afternoon. We've still got 2/3 of the...
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Autumn in Iowa
It snowed this morning, but then it all melted by the afternoon. A perfect day to take a walk around Gray's Lake with friends!
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Busy
I have been quite busy lately. My night class began last week and we also have been visiting the local high schools to deliver our college research message. The night class is fantastic. I have more...
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Winding Down
I really should get to this blog more often. It's not that I feel obligated to blog, but I like to share things and I also like to practice writing a bit. I've never been a very good writer, so my...
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Filibuster
The last time I checked, half of 100 is 50. That would make 51 a majority. Huh. We live in a nation where our government votes on things. A majority vote wins.I hate the filibuster. We need to get...
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Snow
Recently Mother Nature hit us with her best 1-2 punch of extra snow and bone-chilling cold. The snow has piled up so high that when you approach an intersection, you can't really see around the towers...
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In Britain...
It's snowy and cold in the U.K. right now. This reminds me: Dave and Lisa! How are things going over there?
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Haiti
I was looking at the Boston Globe's photo coverage of the earthquake in Haiti, and I was floored. I've never seen so much devastation before. The images are incredibly sad. However, there are some...
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iPhone Visit
I'm intrigued that someone visited my blog on an iPhone. The geographic data, which normally tells me where they are, said: UNKNOWN. Who are you, unknown user?
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Movies
It's not every night a guy gets to watch Julie & Julia and Terminator 4: Salvation back-to-back.I didn't have to go to work until 2:00 today, so it was a good opportunity on Wednesday night to stay...
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Mornings
Lately mornings have been lovely. I think part of it has to do with the angle of the sunlight at certain points of the morning. It's also been nice because of new breakfast recipes, fresh tea from Gong...
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Most of Iowa has been hit by ice storms lately. If you've never experienced one of these before, there's really no way to describe it. Basically everything outside is completely covered in ice. Central...
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Zinn
Howard Zinn, Historian, Dies at 87 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.comGoodbye, Howard. Thanks for being a giant among men.
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Terry Branstad was the governor of Iowa from the early 80's until the late 90's, serving four terms as governor. We've been through two other governors since then, but now he's back and running again....
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Memory
It will be glorious when our backyard looks like this again. Right now everything is asleep under a mile of snow. A guy can dream though, right?
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Abe and Charley
Happy birthday, Lincoln and Darwin. Man, it would be sweet if you guys were still around right now. I think the world has an intelligence deficit.
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