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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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Taking My Scoff Syrup
By now everybody’s seen the recently released declassified UFO files and gone back to watching the old movies like Steven Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” which I watched night before last on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Of course, Spielberg’s new movie, “Disclosure Day” is coming out this month coincided perfectly with release of…
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I Look Back Once in a While
Every once in a while, I look back in my past. It’s not always the greatest thing to do, but when most of the memories are good, then it’s OK, I guess. I saw something that made me do this about a week ago while I was taking a walk around the block. It’s a…
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