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Rounding At Iowa: Smoking and Vaping
I just want to give a shout out to University of Iowa Health Care and the Rounding@Iowa podcast for an outstanding presentation on the hazards of smoking tobacco, vaping, and dabbing. The program originally aired on May 14, 2024 and the guests included two ICU doctors who are pulmonologists I’ve worked with as a psychiatric…
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Thoughts on the Big Mo Pod Show: Theme “Music Changes Context”
I heard the Big Mo Pod Show, which relates to the quiz about 5 songs he played on the Big Mo Blues Show last Friday night. He got all the artists right, just missed 3 song titles! I had a couple of thoughts about the song lineup related to the theme “Music Changes Context.” Actually,…
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Another Look at the C-L Psychiatry Pecha Kucha
Back in 2018, one of my emergency room staff physicians asked me to do a Pecha Kucha on what a consultation-liaison psychiatrist does. If you know what a pecha kucha is, you can understand why it was challenging for me to put it together and present it. Although you may have seen the video I…
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Guys and Gals Birds
The other day we went birding on the Terry Trueblood Trail. You couldn’t ask for better weather. We saw a lot of birds paired off and checking into the nest boxes or building from scratch. I don’t know how we got so lucky. We saw male and female red-wing blackbirds, tree swallows, sparrows, and goldfinches.…
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Big Mo Pod Show 006 on KCCK Radio Iowa!
I got an update to the Big Mo Pod Show on Iowa’s only jazz and blues radio station KCCK 88.3 in Cedar Rapids (translator 106.9 in Iowa City). Last Friday on the Big Mo Blues Show, host John Heim (aka Big Mo) played a lot of tunes, which he gets quizzed about a day or…
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Stamp Out Hunger NALC Food Drive 2024!
Hey, it’s that time of year again; the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) food drive. Learn more about it at this link.
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House Finches Moved On
Today was Day 17 for the house finch nest with eggs-which did not hatch. I suspect the female moved on, probably because of too many intrusions. I removed the nest and eggs. You’d think they’d know better than to build a nest in a fake Christmas tree in the first place. It has been said:…
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New Iowa City Public Art Announcement!
There’s a new installment of public art coming soon and the Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee announcement is just in. What’s really cool is the new Google map showing where all the public art is located. The new art showcase is seeking applications from artists for works that will be displayed at 8 community…
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Reminder: NAMIWalk Johnson County Today
Reminder: NAMIWalk Johnson County today at Terry Trublood Recreation Area. Registration starts at 8:30 AM.
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Will the Baby House Finches Hatch?
I checked on the house finch nest this morning. That would make about 15 days since we first found the nest. The eggs are not hatched, but it looks like they’re being moved regularly. I think it’s still possible there may be baby finches soon, although the typical incubation time is around 14 days. And…
