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Why Vaccinated People Still Get Sick with Covid-19
Important information about why those vaccinated against Covid-19 can still get sick with the virus.
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Sena’s Epic Bigfoot Expedition!
We know you’ve been waiting for Sena’s next Bigfoot safari and it turns out aliens from the third galaxy on the left have been dropping them into Sand Lake at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area. The aliens shoot through a gravel road type of portal and beam their Bigfoot pets who’ve outgrown their homes into Sand…
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Beat the Heat
Looks like another scorcher in the coming week. In our area, the temperature could be in the triple digits, and that’s not including humidity or the dew point. The web site Heatdotgov has a lot of information about who’s at risk for heat-related illness and what to do about it. It’s a great resource. Stay…
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The Mundanity of Some Yellow Things
We went out for a walk on Scott Boulevard and saw a lot of yellow things. We were looking for Goldfinches. We saw mostly yellow flowers. Compass flowers were everywhere. It looked like most of the flowers were facing east. However, it turns out that it’s the leaves that point east. Black-eyed Susans competed with…
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Watch Out for the Spotted Lanternfly in Iowa
An invasive insect called the Spotted Lanternfly has been spotted in Iowa. It has been in the U.S. probably since 2014, starting in Pennsylvania. It spoils a lot of different plants and crops. You can learn more about how to identify, report, and help control its spread at the Iowa DNR website and its links…
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Big Mo KCCK Friday Night Blues
I think John Heim played this tune “5 Guys Named Mo” tonight because his nickname is Big Mo.
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Factual or Fictional or Felgercarb
I’ve been watching a couple of shows about Alaska that are pretty much Bigfoot tales. One of them is The Alaska Triangle and the other is Alaska Killer Bigfoot. And when I looked on the web to find out more about the TV shows, I learned a new word, “Felgercarb” (alternate spelling “felgercarb”). It means…
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Got Attention
Just as a follow-up to my post about getting and paying attention, I got about a 1,000 views in less than a day on one of my recent YouTube videos, “Backyard Animal Parade.” It’s now over 1.2K. I never get that kind of response. Usually, it take years before I get that many views on…
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Final Chapter on the Pella Bottom Door Seal Saga
Today, we finally got the right bottom of the door weather seal—only not from Pella. We gave up on them after they crapped out after the third try to ship us the right seal. The third one was an even worse failure than the second. It was 51 inches long and the barbs were not…
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Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine Gets CDC Green Light
The Novavax Covid-19 vaccine was approved by the CDC a few days ago. University of Iowa Health Care was one of the sites in the multi-site Phase 3 trial. The vaccine is not based on mRNA technology; it uses a more traditional method similar to the flu vaccine, which is familiar to more people.
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