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Drain Tile Grate Lids Flipped Again!
Well, a couple of our drain tile lids were flipped last night. I don’t know how it happened. One of them was flipped and landed right side up and the other was upside down. The posts beside them were also out of place. The worm gear clamp obviously didn’t work on the one, so probably…
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The Iowa City Screaming Barn is Back!
This is just a heads up that the Iowa City Screaming Barn (the halloween haunted barn) I posted about last October is back. We just saw it today. More to follow soon!
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Climbing Stairs May Be Good for Your Health
Stairmaster joke from Men in Black I ran across this article (reference below) on the potential benefit of climbing stairs for cardiovascular health. The highlights and abstract are below: “Highlights This large cohort of UK adults demonstrated that climbing more than five flights of stairs daily was associated with over a 20% lower risk of…
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Autumn Walking Colors
Sena got some new pants with an autumn leaves print. It fit really well with the colors we saw on a walk down Scott Boulevard. We always see something a little different along the way. We never noticed that the Sitting Man pedestal has a hole in it shaped like a heart. It could have…
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Autumn Miracles
We saw the miracles of autumn the other day, out on the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area. It was quiet, only a light breeze set the flowers and grasses swaying. There were almost no birds out. No ducks were out on Sand Lake. On the other hand, I guess there were birds, sort of. We greeted…
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Wendy’s New Pumpkin Spice Frosty
We got over to Wendy’s to try the new Pumpkin Spice Frosty yesterday. I thought it was pretty good. Sena was OK with it at first—but then decided she wouldn’t get it again. We’re now focused on trying the Peppermint Frosty. We might have to wait until mid-November, though. I read this was out last…
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Dr. Igor Galynker and The Suicidal Crisis Syndrome
I was looking at my bookshelves and found the copy of the book, “The Suicidal Crisis: Clinical Guide to the Assessment of Imminent Suicide Risk.” It was written by Dr. Igor Galynker. It’s a fit topic for this month because September is National Suicide Prevention Month. This brings back memories. I still have a gift…
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Brand Spanking New Air Purifier!
Sena got a brand spankin’ new air purifier and it’s whisper quiet. It’s made by RENPHO. Air purifiers probably don’t reduce virus particles but they at least they give you the impression you’re doing something to keep the air clean in your home. We had an air purifier years ago, and the whole unit had…
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A Summer Cold
Well, as I predicted in an earlier post, I caught Sena’s head cold. I have not had one of these in over 3 years, believe it or not. It was easy to distinguish my cold from Covid-19, influenza, bubonic plague, and abduction by extraterrestrials. I usually get a dry cough, which causes a headache, a…
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The Trouble with HOAs According to the X-Files
I just recently saw an old rerun of the X-Files episode, Arcadia. The Wikipedia spoiler link is here, but I’m going to talk about it anyway. Arcadia in Greek mythology was the home of the gods, Hermes and Pan. In the X-Files episode, though, it’s more like one of the deepest circles of Hell in…
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