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Does Anybody Do Beggars Night for Halloween Anymore?
I heard about Beggars Night (which is tonight) when I was a kid back in the day, but my brother and I never went out the night before Halloween. I think the principal of Lincoln Elementary school (which was torn down many years ago) told us that going out on Beggars Night was not a…
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Jim Amos Whistles America the Beautiful
I found out I can fingerless whistle “America the Beautiful.” You want to crank the volume some because the last part of the video is a picture of the American flag waving in the wind and the wind sound effect is soft. The picture of the sky is from our walk on Scott Blvd near…
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KCCK Shout Outs List Included Jim the Shrink Last Night
I was listening to Ed English doing the KCCK Big Shoes Blues program last night and got surprised to hear him do the archival (really long) Shout-Outs list starting off with Jim the Shrink. The last time I heard Ed do that was on July 24, 2026 when Ed did it. If you don’t know…
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Sena & Me Juggle on the Clear Creek Trail
Sena got a great idea, which was to do some juggling along the Clear Creek Trail. We picked a route we hadn’t walked for a couple of years and made it happen. OK, so I did the juggling and Sena shot video. But it was a blast. We saw a couple of new sights. One…
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Autumn Walk on the Terry Trueblood Trail
Autumn is a great time to take a stroll on the Terry Trueblood Trail in Iowa City. Weirdly, hardly anyone was out there. It was like we had the park mostly to ourselves. A carpet of dry leaves turned the walking trail into a regal boulevard—which reminded me of the path to the merry old…
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Bald Eagle Sunning and a Visit with the Irving Weber Statue
Yesterday we took some time to visit downtown Iowa City just for fun. We had to stop by a spot near the intersection of West Benton and South Capital Streets because Sena spied a bald eagle high atop a tree on the east bank of the Iowa River. The eagle wasn’t hidden behind a lot…
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Iowa Hawkeyes Win Against Michigan Wolverines in Last 2 Seconds!
Wow! The Iowa Hawkeyes football team wins against the Michigan Wolverines in the last 2 seconds of the game with a stunning touchdown tonight! The winning score 20-19!
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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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Walking to Autumn
About 3 days ago, Sena drove over to Terry Trueblood Recreation Area and got a few video clips as well as a photo of the sculpture Walking Man, a work by v. Skip Willits. Sometimes the overall feel of the approach of autumn can be a little somber. The days are less sunny, there may…
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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…
