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Rash of Bigfoot Sightings in Ohio, So What About Iowa?
Actually, I should refer to the multiple sightings of Bigfoot as a flap. That’s proper terminology. The news story shows a video with the cryptid on it although I think it looks more like somebody smeared a chocolate bar on the camera lens. There’s an organization called Bigfoot Society that is tracking the story. The…
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CDC ACIP Meeting Scheduled for March 18, 19 2026
It’s been a while since the last CDC ACIP meeting. It’s scheduled for March 18, 2026, 8 AM to 5 PM EST and March 19, 2026, 8 AM to 5 PM EST, according the notice on the Federal Register. There are over 1500 comments and the one I thought was the best was by the…
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Thoughts on House Finches
This morning, I got a snapshot of a male house finch sitting on the back porch fence post. He’s a proud looking fellow. I saw the female a minute earlier but could not catch a picture of her. It’s spring; they’re probably a mating pair and we saw them last year. So, there will soon…
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Upcoming Sven Squad Movie “Friday the 13th”
The upcoming movie with the Svengoolie Sven Squad this Saturday the 14th comes a day late. It’s the very first “Friday the 13th.” I’ve never seen it, but I think I’ve seen a couple of the 35 sequels. I always have to stop and think about how to distinguish the 1978 slasher “Halloween” from the…
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Svengoolie Show Movie: “Son of Frankenstein”
Svengoolie Intro: “Calling all stations! Clear the air lanes! Clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” Last night I thought I was going to see the movie “Son of Frankenstein” again because I saw it a year and a half ago. In fact, while watching it I thought I either fell asleep during most…
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Iowa Flags at Half Staff in Honor of Two Iowa Soldiers Killed in Kuwait
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered all Iowa flags to be flown at half-staff until the final day of interment in honor of two Iowa soldiers killed in Kuwait: Major Jeffery O’Brien, 45, of Waukee, Iowa and Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa.
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Michaud Toys in Canada Clears Tariffs
Remember that issue with Michaud Toys in Ontario, Canada four months ago about their charging a stiff tariff and an extra shipping charge on cribbage boards? The tariffs and extra charges were dropped. I just checked today. I’ve been looking occasionally to see whether or not they were still on. Michaud was charging a 35%…
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Iowa Ivermectin Bill Heads to the Senate
I see the Iowa House passed HF 2676 including the ivermectin section which would make the anti-parasite drug available over-the-counter (OTC) in Iowa, despite arguments against it about the medical indications for the drug, which don’t include treatment of cancer and Covid-19 infection. There’s a high probability that some people might use it to treat…
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Today is National Grammar Day So Let’s Hear it for Will Strunks’ Little Book!
Sena just told me that it’s National Grammar Day today, which was news to me, but irregardless (whoops, that’s ungrammatical! It’s regardless or off comes your head), I mean regardless, grammar is pretty important. This reminds me of the essayist, E.B. White, who wrote an essay about his former teacher, Will Strunk Jr. White admired…
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First Sight of Robins Today!
I caught sight of a couple of robins today and managed to get a fair snapshot of one. They’re casing our back yard for nesting sites. I’m also wondering if they’ll attack their reflections in our windows now that Sena covered them with plastic overlays last year. So far, they sit high up in the…
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