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Iowa City Sculptors Showcase Round 3!
The artists are keeping us running. This morning we went to the Johnson County Administration Building to check out the statue of Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson (on the outside gorgeous Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson Plaza, which is fantastic!), another big story, and thought we’d just check on the plaques for the Iowa City Sculptors Showcase.…
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The Black Saddlebags Dragonfly Resting on the Sidewalk
A few days ago, I noticed a very interesting dragonfly resting on the sidewalk in front of a neighbor’s house as I went out for my morning walk. I approached it and could have stepped on it I got so close—but it didn’t move. I wondered if it were dead. I got my iPhone out…
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Iowa City Parks Sculptors Showcase Round 2
Well, it has been a week and we wondered if the Iowa City Sculptors Showcase for Art in the Parks latest 2026-2028 had the title/artist plaques installed yet. The Iowa City Parks webpage that’s supposed to notify people about the progress of the showcase was down for some reason (“Page not found”) today. No new…
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Reblogging the Psychiatric Polypharmacy CPCP Post
I think it’s worthwhile to reblog my post “Psychiatric Polypharmacy: An Opportunity to teach with CPCP,” originally posted on this date in 2022. CPCP stands for Clinical Problems in Consultation Psychiatry, which was started by my consultation-liaison psychiatry teacher, Bill Yates. Staying current with what the medical literature says about the safest and most effective…
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Upcoming Civil Rights Exhibit at the African American Museum of Iowa
I saw a KCRG news item and an announcement about an upcoming exhibit opening at the African American Museum of Iowa on September 4, 2026. The title is Right Where We Belong: Black Resilience, Culture, & Community, 1964-1999. The summary on the museum website reads: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 marked a major milestone…
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The Humble Plumb Bob as Art and Napoleon, Iowa History
I thought it would be interesting to share a few remarks (some of which are tangential) about one of the recently installed sculptures included with the collection you can see in the Iowa City parks. It’s part of the Sculptors Showcase for 2026-28 in Iowa City, which I posted about on August 26, 2026. We’re…
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New 2026 Sculptors Showcase in Iowa City!
We got out and about on August 25, 2026 to see the new sculptures in Iowa City! All 8 of them are up but most of them don’t have artist nameplates yet. The two exceptions were Tim Adams striking giant green and purple flower at Riverfront Crossings Park and mine, The Waving Man, at Scott…
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The Little Ironies
I scheduled this morning’s early post about the Iowa State Fair Cribbage Tournament yesterday afternoon. Well after that, later in the evening Sena told me she read a news story about Rusty Martin, a former Iowa state senator, who had Stage 5 Alzheimer’s Disease and traveled to Switzerland to end his life via the assisted-dying…
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Cribbage Tournament at the Iowa State Fair This Year!
Hey, there’ll be the annual Iowa State Fair Cribbage Tournament on August 23, 2026. It’s on the last day of the Fair. The time and rules are below: We’ve never been to the Iowa State Fair, much less the annual cribbage tournament. According to a Facebook post, there are usually over 200 players who enter…
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The Celebrated Little Jumping Frog of Johnson County and More Pareidolia!
Sena told me she heard and saw that little frog again in our window well. She actually saw it and heard it slap against the window. Two days ago, I looked during the day and didn’t see any living critter in the window well. This is a little green frog no more than 2 inches…
