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Watch Out for Fake Columns Juggling!
Hey, I just found out that September is Aging Awareness Month. No wonder I’m bad at juggling columns! I’m just unaware that I should have started juggling way before retirement a few years ago. There’s no getting around it—I need to practice columns if I’m going to juggle fake columns. It looks really cool when…
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Drop Kicking the Juggling Balls!
I’m practicing bouncing the juggling balls off my body, this time my foot. You start by juggling the 3-ball cascade, and drop kick one of the balls off the side or the front of your foot. This doesn’t work well at all unless I wear shoes. And even then, it’s not easy. I can sort…
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Svengoolie Show Movie: “They Came From Beyond Space”
Svengoolie Intro: “Calling all stations! Clear the air lanes! Clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” What I noticed last night while watching this movie was that I didn’t check the clock nearly as much I generally do with Svengoolie show movies. I don’t know what that means, other than dementia can progress in…
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Reblogging “Should Doctors Be Funny”
I’m reblogging the post “Should Doctors Be Funny?” just to remind you I have not changed much since I wrote it three years ago on this day. I still think it’s better to look for the funny edge in life. It helps me get through most of the time. It’s probably the main reason I…
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Neck Catch and Other Ordinary Juggling
I’ve got some easy juggling tricks that I cobbled together in a YouTube video and boy is it ordinary. Tricks like under the arm and a simple two ball multiplex aren’t that hard to do with a little practice. But the neck catch is nothing but luck unless you got a neck the size of…
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Neck Catch Juggle Trick Coming Up!
Can you guess what I’m doing in the picture? It’s the neck catch juggle trick, which I swore I’d never be able to do. I’m planning a new juggling video with new, so-called easy juggling tricks, ordinary style. I’ve been avoiding the neck catch trick because, well, I figured it would be a pain in…
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The Horror of Getting Older
The other day I was out getting a haircut and then went out to the mall. Both experiences gave me chills. The hair stylist asked me a question I’ve never heard before: “And would you like me to trim those eyebrows for you today?” It struck me pretty hard because I heard that question before…
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You Must Visit the Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson Plaza!
Yesterday, Sena and I had the pleasure of visiting the newly dedicated Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson Plaza, located just outside the front entrance of the Johnson County Administration Building, 913 S. Dubuque Street in Iowa City, Iowa. The dedication ceremony was on August 29, 2026. Although we missed the dedication ceremony, the visit was very…
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Oh, The Ponies Are at The Gate!
Last Friday night I heard a song by Iowa’s own blues star, Catfish Keith on the Ed English Big Shoes Friday Blues Show. It was Gambler’s Blues. Remember that line, “Oh, the ponies are at the gate!” (or something like that)? Of course not, especially if you didn’t play the Casino game by Hoyle. No…
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Iowa City Sculptors Showcase Round 3!
The artists are keeping us running. This morning we went to the Johnson County Administration Building to check out the statue of Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson (on the outside gorgeous Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson Plaza, which is fantastic!), another big story, and thought we’d just check on the plaques for the Iowa City Sculptors Showcase.…
