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The Snow Looked Gentle This Morning
The snowfall this morning looked pretty gentle out in our backyard—and then the storm hit the gas. Around 7:30 a.m. the wind was barely blowing and the first snow looked slow. A half hour later, it was blowing sideways and the plow had just plugged our driveway (Thank you so much!). Across the street, kids…
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Breaking News: Hands-Free Driving Law in Iowa!
Sena saw a news headline about the new hands-free driving law in Iowa that’s going to be enforced in 2026 (passed in July of this year). Guilty drivers are going to get socked with a $100 fine if they’re caught messing with their cell phones with their hands off the wheel because they might think…
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Pennies from Heaven to Coin Rolls
We recently found out that pennies are being take out of circulation. In fact, the last day they stopped minting them was on our 48th wedding Anniversary this month, November 12, 2025! There may be a reason to save the 2025 pennies, according to some folks. We have a piggy bank and I rolled up…
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Today is Our 48th Wedding Anniversary!
Today is our 48th wedding anniversary! I looked through a bunch of photos last night and probably picked all the wrong ones—but I doubt it’ll matter. It has been 48 years, so I’m unlikely to learn from mistakes now. We were married at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. We were nervous, but got…
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You Need to Check Out the Storyshucker Blog Now!
I stopped by the Storyshucker blog today and it sent me on a wave of nostalgia. You really out to stop by Stuart Perkins’ blog and get that feeling. You can read his post, “Baby Bear” in The Local Scoop Magazine. The link is on my menu, so there’s no excuse! Stuart has his baby…
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Thoughts on Retirement, MIB Style
Sena alerted me to an article about the 28th anniversary of when the first Men in Black movie hit the theaters in 1997. The author praises it and says it’s still pretty good. I can’t remember the first time I saw it, but it was probably not in 1997. I was in my second year…
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Working on a Simple Plan to Stay Fit?
I saw a couple of web resources about staying healthy and fit that seem to make sense to me. One of them was actually a YouTube video by a personal trainer advising people to stop doing certain kinds of workouts that could be unhealthy. He recommended avoiding certain kinds of weight lifting exercises, especially for…
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When it Comes to AI, What Are We Really Talking About?
I’ve been reading about artificial intelligence (AI) in general and its healthcare applications. I tried searching the web in general about it and got the message: “An AI Overview is not available for this search.” I’m ambivalent about that message. There are a couple of web articles, one of which I read twice in its…
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Individual Mandela Effect?
I watched the Svengoolie show movie, “Young Frankenstein” last night and the most striking thing I can say about it is that, while it was really funny, it set off a train of thought that led me to question whether or not there should be an individual category of the Mandela Effect. As everyone knows…
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The Zamboni Can Help Skaters Only a Little
Hiked out to the mall today and watched the Zamboni smoothing out the ice-skating rink. It can help skaters a little. It was pretty crowded this afternoon and there were several beginners. They’re easy to pick out because they fall a lot and tend to pull themselves along using the handrails along the sides of…
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