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Dirty Dozen on Common Elements of Psychotherapy in WordPress Shortcode
In observance of May being Mental Health Month, this is one of my Dirty Dozen lectures. It’s on the elements that are shared among some of the important psychotherapy methods. It’s in WordPress shortcode. A few pointers: click in the lower right hand corner of the slide if you want to view the slides full…
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Big Mo Pod Show 006 on KCCK Radio Iowa!
I got an update to the Big Mo Pod Show on Iowa’s only jazz and blues radio station KCCK 88.3 in Cedar Rapids (translator 106.9 in Iowa City). Last Friday on the Big Mo Blues Show, host John Heim (aka Big Mo) played a lot of tunes, which he gets quizzed about a day or…
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Ahm a Fan of the Svengoolie Movie The Land That Time Forgot
We watched the Svengoolie movie, The Land That Time Forgot last Saturday night. Doug McClure stars as Bowen Tyler. He and others passengers of a ship are taken prisoner by the crew of a German U-Boat (World War I era) which torpedoed the ship. Officers of the torpedoed ship and Tyler overpower the U-Boat crew.…
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Stamp Out Hunger NALC Food Drive 2024!
Hey, it’s that time of year again; the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) food drive. Learn more about it at this link.
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House Finches Moved On
Today was Day 17 for the house finch nest with eggs-which did not hatch. I suspect the female moved on, probably because of too many intrusions. I removed the nest and eggs. You’d think they’d know better than to build a nest in a fake Christmas tree in the first place. It has been said:…
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New Iowa City Public Art Announcement!
There’s a new installment of public art coming soon and the Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee announcement is just in. What’s really cool is the new Google map showing where all the public art is located. The new art showcase is seeking applications from artists for works that will be displayed at 8 community…
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Reminder: NAMIWalk Johnson County Today
Reminder: NAMIWalk Johnson County today at Terry Trublood Recreation Area. Registration starts at 8:30 AM.
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Will the Baby House Finches Hatch?
I checked on the house finch nest this morning. That would make about 15 days since we first found the nest. The eggs are not hatched, but it looks like they’re being moved regularly. I think it’s still possible there may be baby finches soon, although the typical incubation time is around 14 days. And…
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Thoughts on Copyright Issues Related to Consultation Psychiatry and Dad Jokes
I want to gas; I mean talk about copyright as it relates to consultation psychiatry or telling dad jokes. By the way, those aren’t the same. I used to teach medical students and residents how to do certain quick bedside cognitive tests for delirium and dementia. Over the years the instructions about how to administer…
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Svengoolie Movie Trilogy of Terror!
Last Saturday we watched the movie Trilogy of Terror on the Svengoolie show. Well, we tried anyway. There were a lot of interruptions from severe weather warnings. We didn’t mind them because you ignore them at your peril. It’s hard to forget the 2020 derecho in Iowa, which affected a lot of Iowans, including us.…
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