Category: Brief Messages or Announcements

Must Read Post on Real Psychiatry

I have a big shout out to Dr. George Dawson, MD for his post on his blog Real Psychiatry about the trolling of psychiatrists on social media.

I tried adding links to social media from my blog for a short while and dropped it years ago.

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 Vaccinate Your Family (VFY) organization, which you can read on their website.

According to the notice: “The agenda will include updates on ACIP Workgroups and discussions on COVID-19 vaccine injuries and Long-COVID and ACIP recommendation methodology. Recommendation votes may be scheduled for COVID-19 vaccine injuries and Long-COVID and ACIP recommendation methodology. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. For more information on the meeting agenda, visit https://www.cdc.gov/​acip/​meetings/​index.html.

Meeting Information: The meeting will be webcast live via the World Wide Web.”

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. 

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 trees-and they just eyeball me.

We Just Got MLK Jr Biographies Delivered Today

We just got both of the Martin Luther King Jr. biographies delivered today! They both have great photographs and we’ll get started reading them. We’ll keep you posted on what our impressions are.

We also saw a YouTube video of a 1963 TV program of civil rights leaders including MLK Jr posted a few years ago.

Snow Squalls Predicted in Iowa Today!

The National Weather Service predicts “snow squalls” for parts of eastern Iowa today in the afternoon.

I’m only using this GIF because I couldn’t find one for the State Farm commercial captain “A squall’s a’comin’!

Sena recognized the guy in the GIF above as W.C. Fields and wondered if there were any other videos of this scene with audio as well. They aren’t hard to find.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day Events 2026

Here’s a list of events I know of so far regarding the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day:

The city of Iowa City has day of service and other events you can find at this link.

The city of Coralville has events starting on January 16th and more, which you can learn about here.

The Iowa Children’s Museum has scheduled events that sound very fun and interesting for families and which you can find out more about here.