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Jim Whistles “Anchors Aweigh”
I carefully “weighed” the decision on whether or not to whistle another tune, but figured I could make it through “Anchors Aweigh.” The history of the song is interesting and you can read about it here. My dad, John Amos, enlisted in the United States Navy when he was in the 11th grade during World…
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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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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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Reblogging “Reading My Old Book in a New Light”
I’m reblogging my post “Reading My Old Book in a New Light” because when I first wrote it, I didn’t know that my former chairman of the University of Iowa Health Care Psychiatry Dept, Dr. Robert G. Robinson, MD was nearing the end of his life at the time, which was in December of 2024.…
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Hey, It’s Active Aging Week!
OK, it’s the first day of National Active Aging Week and I’m urging you to stop that right now! No kidding, that title is comical because it suggests you should actively age, meaning adopt the attitude and habits of sedentary old fart—hey, everybody, let’s all get older right now! Actually, that’s the real name for…
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Reblogging “Maybe We Need a Dose of Humor”
I’m reblogging the post from this date in 2022, “Maybe We Need a Dose of Humor” because I want to present a TV show episode of Mountain Monsters, which parodied the hunt for Bigfoot. I mentioned Mountain Monsters as a perfect example of parody. You can’t miss the Sasquatch jokes in this episode and I…
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Reblogging “Look on the Bright Side”
This seems like a good time to again point out that this is the day after the first day of autumn. Funny, that’s exactly what I said about the original post in 2022. My forgetfulness about announcing the first day of autumn on the actual first day of autumn is chronic and stable. Fortunately, I…
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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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Reblogging “Stop Me If You Heard This One Before”
I’m reblogging the post “Stop Me If You Heard This One Before” because making the same mistake over and over and over again is so common. That’s why you see this joke so often: I don’t ever make the same mistake twice. I make it 4-5 times just to be sure. It’s sad but true—this…
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Reblogging “Hanging In There”
I’m reblogging the post “Hanging In There” which I posted on this date (9/12) in 2020. It’s one day past 9/11. I haven’t forgotten that important date in American history. I remember where I was when the news broadcast the attack. In fact, I saw it on the television in one of the lobbies at…
