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KCCK Shout Outs List Included Jim the Shrink Last Night
I was listening to Ed English doing the KCCK Big Shoes Blues program last night and got surprised to hear him do the archival (really long) Shout-Outs list starting off with Jim the Shrink. The last time I heard Ed do that was on July 24, 2026 when Ed did it. If you don’t know…
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Sena & Me Juggle on the Clear Creek Trail
Sena got a great idea, which was to do some juggling along the Clear Creek Trail. We picked a route we hadn’t walked for a couple of years and made it happen. OK, so I did the juggling and Sena shot video. But it was a blast. We saw a couple of new sights. One…
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Reblogging “Cribbage Could Help Preserve Your Brain Health”
I’m reblogging the “Cribbage Could Help Preserve Your Brain Health” post from this date in 2025 because for what seems like months, I’ve been losing cribbage games to Sena. However, my losing streak seems to be ending lately. The link to an article that seemed to suggest scientific evidence that cribbage might improve brain health…
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Halloween Skeleton Snake Jokes!
We were out for a morning walk the other day and saw a new skeleton of a snake in the yard where the owners have a lot of skeletons ready for Halloween. This reminded us of the bull snake we saw out at the Terry Trueblood Trail. It was crossing the trail just when a…
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Progress with the Rainbow Cross Juggle!
I’ve been making a little progress with the rainbow cross juggle pattern and made another video. I still miss quite a few, but I’m getting there. Collisions are a little less frequent. I still lunge, especially when I do back-to-back throws—which I thought I’d never do. I tossed a couple of neck catches for fun.
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Autumn Walk on the Terry Trueblood Trail
Autumn is a great time to take a stroll on the Terry Trueblood Trail in Iowa City. Weirdly, hardly anyone was out there. It was like we had the park mostly to ourselves. A carpet of dry leaves turned the walking trail into a regal boulevard—which reminded me of the path to the merry old…
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Jim Whistles The National Anthem
By far, finger whistling the National Anthem was the hardest test yet for an old guy just now learning the skill. It took me 6 tries to get a passable rendition. And then our lawn care guy showed up and made enough noise which gave me a good excuse to quit and go with the…
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Svengoolie Movie “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”
Svengoolie Intro: “Calling all stations! Clear the air lanes! Clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” Sena and I watched the movie “Invasion of the Booty Snatchers” (sorry, I mean “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”) last night and I want to get one thing off my chest: What’s up with the comedy bit with…
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Reblogging “Reading My Old Book in a New Light”
I’m reblogging my post “Reading My Old Book in a New Light” because when I first wrote it, I didn’t know that my former chairman of the University of Iowa Health Care Psychiatry Dept, Dr. Robert G. Robinson, MD was nearing the end of his life at the time, which was in December of 2024.…
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Reblogging “Catatonia and Delirium in COVID-19”
I’m reblogginng this post from 2019 about catatonia and delirium in the setting of Covid-19 infection because I think it’s still pertinent. Covid-19 has not disappeared from the environment. Vaccines are an excellent preventive measure.
