Category: Iowa

  • Reblog Acts of Kindness Spotted in Walmart

    Reblog Acts of Kindness Spotted in Walmart

    This is a reblog from 3 years ago that is really worth a repeat for the message about kindness it sends. We really need this nowadays.

  • Reblog of “Mighty Hawk”

    Reblog of “Mighty Hawk”

    Hey, this is a reblog of my post about the Red-tail hawk that couldn’t come up with a meal on this date in 2025. This season is different for the young hawks, though. We’ve seen them feasting on rabbits and mice!

  • Big Shoes Friday Blues Show with Uncle Ed (or Unka Led)

    Big Shoes Friday Blues Show with Uncle Ed (or Unka Led)

    Well, the big news, at least for me, is that Uncle Ed (Unka Led?) did a long version of the shout outs last night—and the first one was Jim the Shrink, which Big Mo had been announcing first for a good while. I about fell out of my chair. I thought after Big Mo retired,…

  • Reminisce About the Old Days on the Psychiatry Consult Service

    Reminisce About the Old Days on the Psychiatry Consult Service

    I reminisce once in a while on my early days running the Psychiatry consultation service at University of Iowa Health Care. I was involved in a delirium prevention committee back in 2011. The old blog post below shows my frustration with how slow progress seems to be in committees. I used to watch Hogan’s Heroes…

  • Rounding@Iowa Podcast on General Inpatient Hospice Care

    Rounding@Iowa Podcast on General Inpatient Hospice Care

    This is an excellent podcast episode about General Inpatient Hospice Care and I am proud to have been part of her early professional career when I interviewed her for residency at The University of Iowa Health Care. She and Dr. John Wilde gave an absolutely stunning presentation about hospice and palliative care in response to…

  • My Comments About the Deprescribing Issues

    My Comments About the Deprescribing Issues

    I just had a few comments to share related Dr. George Dawson’s post I highlighted yesterday. This whole discussion about deprescribing is complicated and naturally leads to further thought about how to approach the complicated clinical relationship issues involved. There was a relevant article in Psychiatric Times which addressed some of the factors involved in…

  • Big Shoes Friday Blues Show is a Kickin’ Mule!

    Big Shoes Friday Blues Show is a Kickin’ Mule!

    Last night I finally got it straight from host Ed English what the new name is for the Friday night blues show on KCCK-FM. It’s the Big Shoes Friday Blues Show. Ed has a lot of good energy, his voice is bright, he’s smart, and he makes sure that women and local blues artists get…

  • Iowa City Sculptors Showcase 2026 to 2028!

    Iowa City Sculptors Showcase 2026 to 2028!

    This is just an update about the Iowa City notice regarding the upcoming Iowa City Sculptors Showcase for 2026-2028. This means that the date is fast approaching for sculptors to remove the current sculptures to be removed between July 21-28, 2026. We have enjoyed the Art in Parks sculptors showcase and anticipate another great set…

  • Reblog of the Post “When Do We Get Out of the Woods?”

    Reblog of the Post “When Do We Get Out of the Woods?”

    This is a different kind of reblog of the post “When Do We Get Out of the Woods” because I want to mention my invented lyrics for the song from the film “The Wizard of Oz” when Dorothy and the oddballs get out of the haunted woods into the land of Oz. The original song…

  • Big Shoes Blues Show with Ed English

    Big Shoes Blues Show with Ed English

    Well, “Hello” to the Big Shoes Blues Show hosted by Ed English on his inaugural Friday night on KCCK radio 88.3 in Iowa! Bobby D hung out with Ed for a short while at the start of the show. Ed flew just fine solo the rest of the evening. He’s got a great radio voice.…