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More Ugly Juggling!
I know you’ve been waiting for more ugly juggling and I’ve got it for you right here. I have been struggling with doing the under the leg toss trick and the reverse cascade as well for days. Both are extremely ugly, but I’m giving myself credit because I’m a geezer past his mid-sixties who just…
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Jokers Wild in Cribbage!
We tried out using jokers wild in cribbage yesterday. Sena won best of 3 games, even though I was dealt the joker the most times. I had the joker at least 4 or 5 times. On the last hand of the third deal, she won because she had a joker. What do I have to…
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Announcements!
Hey, I got best 2 out of 3 cribbage games last night. Sena got skunked! That is rare. Our Sasquatch cribbage board just shipped yesterday. It’ll arrive in a few days! The Amaryllis Star of Holland grows by about a half inch or more a day. It’s now almost 14 inches tall! Have a great…
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Stanley Museum of Art in Iowa City
We visited the Stanley Museum of Art, which opened in August. One piece impressed us even before we entered the museum. One of our favorites is “Two Lines Oblique” by George Rickey. It’s a huge mobile outside the entrance. The mural “Surroundings” by Odila Donald Odita is striking. Odita says it’s his answer to “Mural”…
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Ugly Juggling Tricks Now!
I’m learning juggling tricks. Uglier than ever, lucky for you! The 1 UP 2 UP is really tough to do. You have to toss up one ball and immediately toss up the other two while the one is hurtling back down like a meteor. As usual, I’m reeling, rocking, and rolling all over the place.…
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The Anti-Peloton Exercise Bicycle
Sena bought me an exercise bicycle about 3 years ago. I use it nearly every day as part of my fitness routine. Yesterday, I thought it needed a little squirt of oil for a squeaking noise I thought was around the pedal crank. We both looked it over carefully. She suggested I readjust the seat,…
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Chicago Cribbage Rematch 2022!
Since it has been almost a year since we last played Chicago Cribbage, we decided it was high time to break the laws of cribbage again. Short story—I won this year. Sena won last year, so we’re even. We played to 61 because the game can take an eternity to play using the Chicago cards:…
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Announcements!
Attention, I have announcements! We got a message today about our Sasquatch Cribbage Board. It is being carved! The Amaryllis flower, Star of Holland, which will be red with white accents, is now 9 inches tall! Deer are feasting in our back yard even as I write this! Sena and I had a Chicago Cribbage…
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Coffee Talk
We got a new coffee maker the other day and it’s a Black and Decker. That brand name threw me for a loop just by itself. I’m used to hearing about Black and Decker power tools. But believe it or not, I’m not sure I’ve ever heard of Black and Decker coffee makers. I looked…
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I Got Skunked in Cribbage!
It’s not common to get skunked in cribbage—but it happened to me yesterday. Sena has a way of getting very high scoring hands and this led to her winning the first of three games in a big way. I was stuck well behind the skunk line. This led to some questions by both of us…
