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Dirty Laundromania
Because we’re staying in a hotel waiting for our house to be built, we have to take a different approach with our laundry. There are laundry facilities at the hotel, but there aren’t many machines. Sena usually takes it to a place called Laundromania. The motto is “We Never Clothes.” I went with her the…
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Verbal De-escalation Education Videos
I was looking at the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) and discovered a free online video educational series on verbal de-escalation of agitated patients. It reminded me of my own early attempts to educate trainees about this very important topic (see my post “A Little Too Exuberant”). The Simpson et al presentation includes 5 free…
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Flora and Fauna Under the Hot Iowa Sun
The other day we walked the Terry Trueblood Trail (when do we not do that?) and saw interesting sights. I finally got a video clip of a goldfinch! And a male northern cardinal either sang to us or cussed us out. It was hard to tell. It was a scorcher out there. We started out…
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Big Mo Pod Show Theme “Limitation Brings Innovation”
Last Friday night, the Big Mo Blues Show was recorded. I found the podcast, which had the theme “Limitation Brings Innovation.” The idea behind that was that sometimes when musicians lack the resources to, say, put together a big band sound, they often innovate to create a sound that’s new and surprisingly fresh and rivals…
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We Tried Domino’s New York Style Pizza
The other day, we tried a large Domino’s New York style pizza. You may have seen a recent commercial in which focus group members at first aim criticisms at Domino’s pizza until the leader springs the new pizza on them without telling them what brand it is. After they rave about it, the leader tells…
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Earthquakes and Railroads and Magic Fingers, Oh My!
The hotel we’re staying in while our house is being built is very close to railroad tracks. We hear the whistle and then, we feel the train going by. No kidding, we can feel the rumble. It shakes the chairs, the sofa, the bed. The whole room shakes for as long as the train passes…
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U-Haul is Laying Down the Lavatory Law!
Ok, the other day, we were out to U-Haul, not to get more boxes, thank goodness, but so I could use the bathroom. There was this new sign on the door laying down the law about how construction workers should keep it clean-or else. You should know that the Iowa City U-Haul is building a…
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Where is the Weather Channel Going?
Have you noticed where the Weather Channel is going lately with its commercials? We’ve been staying in a hotel while our house is being built and the TV defaults to the Weather Channel-no matter which channel it’s on when you turn it off. OK, what’s up with the Blue Chew commercials? I honestly thought it…
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Back to the Clear Creek Trail
We’re moving back a little closer to Coralville although technically we’ll still be in Iowa City. We always used to walk the Clear Creek Trail. It’ll be good to be back.
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When Do We Get Out of the Woods?
We were out walking the Terry Trueblood Trail the other day. It’s always good to get out of the hotel where we’re staying until our house is built. I get this cooped up feeling and it feels great to escape. While we were on the trail, we saw this huge field of giant, golden prairie…
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