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The Day the Firefighter Retired Reblog
Today is the day I retired back in 2020. That feels like such a long time ago. It was the end of a phased retirement pathway to giving up my role as a consulting psychiatrist for the University of Iowa Heath Care. We were in the process of moving to an older house. And we…
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KCCK Friday Blues Edition with Bobby D Which Inspired My Song Bowel Prep Blues
Well, last night was Bob DeForest’s last Friday night bridging the path for the new Friday Blues guy, Uncle Ed English. He’ll be starting to spin the records on July 10, 2026. I really appreciate Bobby D’s great work and dedication for filling the time gap between Big Mo’s retirement and Uncle Ed’s arrival. Last…
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Happy Father’s Day June 2026
The radio station KOKZ Mike Water’s Wake-Up Call show was on a few days ago, making various jokes and taking calls from the public about Father’s Day. I could say that I haven’t thought about my dad for years, but that’s not true. I think about my family. All of them died within a few…
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The B-Side of ‘Keb ‘Mo on KCCK with Bobby D
Well, I got a surprise last night on KCCK radio on ‘da Blues show with Bob DeForest (Bobby D). I know a couple days ago I wrote about ‘Keb ‘Mo and his optimistic song “All Around the World.” But last night I heard a different song by him and it was one I’d never heard…
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Dental Health Awareness Update
I saw my regular dentist yesterday and the update is that what’s left of my tooth has to be pulled after I ripped off the crown with my superhuman strength. I was scheduled to see her at four in the afternoon. Funny, I thought the best time to see a dentist was at tooth-hurty. There’s…
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New Talking Statue of Iowa City Historian Irving Weber!
Here’s a short news item about Iowa City historian Irving Weber, whose statue is on Iowa Avenue in downtown Iowa City. You can also find the notice about the talking Irving Weber statue at this link. This has a couple of connections to point out. Irving Weber worked in the dairy industry for man years…
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Rounding at Iowa Podcast on Ultra Processed Foods & Other Tomfoolery
There’s a recent Rounding@Iowa podcast on Ultra Processed Foods that’s interested. Right off the bat, it fits in with June being National Dairy Month. It’s interesting that the less processed foods tend to be at the outer perimeter of the grocery store where they can be kept cooler and the more processed foods tend to…
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House of Svengoolie Show Movie: “Idle Hands”
Svengoolie Intro: “Calling all stations! Clear the air lanes! Clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” The movie “Idle Hands” was released in 1999 and, according to the Sven Squad, cost $25 million to produce and made only about $4 million at the box office. I can see why. But hang on, there are…
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Thoughts on Dave Barry’s New Book “Class Clown”
This is not going to be a review of Dave Barry’s 2025 book “Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass,” which I finished a couple days ago. I’m basically saying it’s funny as hell and you should run out and buy it right now. I do have some remarks, none of which will be…
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My Two Cents
I saw the recent news story about the Iowa Supreme Court’s decision to block the University of Iowa from redirecting a private scholarship fund to first-generation college students despite the donor’s intention by that it go to black students. I believe the donor, Ezra Totton, intended that the scholarship go to black students and because…
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