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Thoughts on Nature
Yesterday afternoon when Sena came inside from working in the backyard garden, I noticed she had some swelling around her lips and eyes. Despite applying OFF! Deep Woods she got trapped in a swarm of gnats. This reminded me of a similar swarm last spring around this time while we were out at Terry Trueblood…
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The Excitable Electrons
I’ve talked about some of my college professors when I was attending, Huston-Tillotson College in the 1970s. It’s an HBCU in Austin, Texas. But I haven’t talked about my teachers elsewhere. That just occurred to me in the last few days. I had some exciting teachers at Iowa State University in Ames in the early…
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Svengoolie Show Movie: “Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell”
Svengoolie Intro: “Calling all stations! Clear the air lanes! Clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” His brain came from Moe. His soul came from Larry. His hair came from Curly Joe. I don’t know how much of “Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell” Sena actually saw, but I stayed awake for the whole…
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The Whole Milk Powder Catastrophe
Today, Sena reconstituted the Hoosier Hill Farm Whole Milk Powder. At one point in the mixing process, it reminded me of Ready-Mix concrete. She made enough for a quart of finished product, which won’t make even one sidewalk square but whatever. I suppose this is one of the three things we could list as being…
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The Udder Flashing Cow and Other Memories
Sena ordered some Hoosier Hill Farm Whole Milk Powder from Hoosier Hill Farm. Much to my chagrin, it should arrive tomorrow or the next day. I was not consulted. I remember choking down powdered milk when I was a kid. It tasted off, somehow. I can’t put my finger on just what the problem was.…
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Iowa Bill HF2676 Which Would Allow OTC Ivermectin in Iowa On its Way to Governor Reynolds Desk
Late yesterday, there was a story published in the Iowa Capital Dispatch announcing that the MAHA bill HF2676 is on its way to Governor Reynolds for her signature. A part of that bill “…also would allow ivermectin, a drug used to treat parasitic infections that some have claimed can be used in preventing or treating…
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All That Digital News
I guess you have to be a certain age to develop the habit of doomscrolling. I’m not minimizing the problem. I just can’t see how anybody gets into it. I’m talking about digital news websites. It’s a tableau of yawners every day. It’s full of models, goggle-eyed golden retrievers, and ads for knuckle removers (“Do…
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Svengoolie Show Movie: “How to Make a Monster”
Svengoolie Intro: “Calling all stations! Clear the air lanes! Clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” Will the real monster please stand up? That’s the question I asked myself last night while watching the 1958 American International film “How to Make a Monster” directed by Herbert L. Strock. The principal players are Robert H.…
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John Heim aka Big Mo Retiring from the Big Mo Blues Show
We were listening to the KCCK radio Big Mo Blues Show last night when John Heim aka Big Mo announced he’s retiring as of May 15, 2026. Iowa musician Ed English (Uncle Ed of the Beaker Brothers band) was also in the studio and remarked that he’ll be taking over the show sometime after that.…
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How Cribbage Tournaments Deal with Slow Players
Remember that cribbage game Sena and I filmed a while ago to show we could finish a cribbage game in 15 minutes if we really tried? Well, we just managed, although truth to tell, our games typically run 20 minutes or so. Well, today I looked at the American Cribbage Congress (ACC) monthly newsletter called…
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