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House of Svengoolie Movie: “Night of the Living Dead” 1990
I saw the movie “Night of the Living Dead” last night on House of Svengoolie. This is a remake of the 1968 George A. Romero film, which I never saw. One thing I learned from the Sven Squad is that the word “zombie” was never used in the film to refer to the wandering ghouls…
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Juggling for Fun
Although I struggle with some juggling tricks, I have a lot of fun too. And some tricks are a hoot because, when you’re a beginner, you never know exactly when you’re going to nail them—like the neck catch. My shower still has a straight across throw that sneaks up a little, but—whatever.
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Today is National Ghost Hunting Day!
Today is the last Saturday in September and that makes it National Ghost Hunting Day. While Iowa City is not generally known as a hot spot for haunts, there are a few places in town which you could call a little spooky. These include a place called Gaslight Village and the Black Angel. You can…
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Our Vaccines for 2026
We got our vaccines for 2026. Sena got the flu and Covid shots. And after about a year of her educating me about the shingles vaccine, I got that yesterday as well as my own Covid and flu shots. The shingles vaccine is a 2-shot series: an initial dose and a second one 2-6 months…
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Juggle Trick Medleys!
And now for the first time, juggle trick medleys! I grouped some easy juggle tricks in rough categories for this little video. I also included a neck catch comedy clip. I can do that trick—after 15 or so tries. This was fun and a little more difficult than I thought it would be. On the…
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Reblogging “Look on the Bright Side”
This seems like a good time to again point out that this is the day after the first day of autumn. Funny, that’s exactly what I said about the original post in 2022. My forgetfulness about announcing the first day of autumn on the actual first day of autumn is chronic and stable. Fortunately, I…
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Fingerless Whistling With and Without Partial Denture Revisited
About two weeks ago now when I started this fingerless whistling project, I said that wearing my partial denture didn’t really make a difference in the sound. That was back when I couldn’t do much more than hiss. Now that I’m actually whistling, I practiced a little more while wearing my partial denture. I made…
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2 Person 5 Ball Pass Juggle Redux!
Sena mentioned wanting to do a repeat of the 2-person 5 ball juggle we did about 3 years ago. So, we did. It’s a hoot. It’s like playing catch, only more complicated because we pass 5 balls back and forth between us. One of us passes straight across and the other passes diagonally. You can…
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More Fingerless Whistling Practice for Your Listening Pleasure!
I’ve been practicing fingerless whistling for a little over a week now and I think I’m getting past the always hissing and alkalotic stage. I’m working on getting a more solid whistling tone and I’ve got another YouTube video up. Please remember I’m giving a shout out to Kevin Kanzelmeyer, who gets the credit for…
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Walking Man Sculpture and Other Sights at the Iowa City Sculptors Showcase
A couple of days ago, Sena was out and happened to be driving by Terry Trueblood Recreation Area. She saw some guy doing something with a greenish scarf on Walking Man sculpture. She couldn’t tell if he was trying to put it on the sculpture or take it for himself. By the time she got…
