-
Our Vaccines for 2026
We got our vaccines for 2026. Sena got the flu and Covid shots. And after about a year of her educating me about the shingles vaccine, I got that yesterday as well as my own Covid and flu shots. The shingles vaccine is a 2-shot series: an initial dose and a second one 2-6 months…
-
Juggle Trick Medleys!
And now for the first time, juggle trick medleys! I grouped some easy juggle tricks in rough categories for this little video. I also included a neck catch comedy clip. I can do that trick—after 15 or so tries. This was fun and a little more difficult than I thought it would be. On the…
-
Reblogging “Look on the Bright Side”
This seems like a good time to again point out that this is the day after the first day of autumn. Funny, that’s exactly what I said about the original post in 2022. My forgetfulness about announcing the first day of autumn on the actual first day of autumn is chronic and stable. Fortunately, I…
-
Fingerless Whistling With and Without Partial Denture Revisited
About two weeks ago now when I started this fingerless whistling project, I said that wearing my partial denture didn’t really make a difference in the sound. That was back when I couldn’t do much more than hiss. Now that I’m actually whistling, I practiced a little more while wearing my partial denture. I made…
-
2 Person 5 Ball Pass Juggle Redux!
Sena mentioned wanting to do a repeat of the 2-person 5 ball juggle we did about 3 years ago. So, we did. It’s a hoot. It’s like playing catch, only more complicated because we pass 5 balls back and forth between us. One of us passes straight across and the other passes diagonally. You can…
-
More Fingerless Whistling Practice for Your Listening Pleasure!
I’ve been practicing fingerless whistling for a little over a week now and I think I’m getting past the always hissing and alkalotic stage. I’m working on getting a more solid whistling tone and I’ve got another YouTube video up. Please remember I’m giving a shout out to Kevin Kanzelmeyer, who gets the credit for…
-
Walking to Autumn
About 3 days ago, Sena drove over to Terry Trueblood Recreation Area and got a few video clips as well as a photo of the sculpture Walking Man, a work by v. Skip Willits. Sometimes the overall feel of the approach of autumn can be a little somber. The days are less sunny, there may…
-
Walking Man Sculpture and Other Sights at the Iowa City Sculptors Showcase
A couple of days ago, Sena was out and happened to be driving by Terry Trueblood Recreation Area. She saw some guy doing something with a greenish scarf on Walking Man sculpture. She couldn’t tell if he was trying to put it on the sculpture or take it for himself. By the time she got…
-
Sena’s Wildlife Lore
Sena has been getting videos of animals lately, specifically a squirrel, a red-tailed hawk, and a hummingbird. At first, I wasn’t sure that they were doing (or not doing). Starting with the squirrel, an animal who stores nuts in our yard and then seems to forget just exactly where. Depending on the web sites I…
-
It Matters Where You Whistle
So, I’ve noticed that it matters where I do fingerless whistling. I think I sound better in the shower. Sena and I tested this out and recorded how I sound in various rooms in our house. You still need to crank the volume to hear me, but I think I’m making progress. Cameras make a…
