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Don’t Sit for Too Long in the Catbird Seat!
I was just wondering where the saying “you’re sitting in the catbird seat” came from. Some say it’s from how a catbird looks for food sitting on a high or secluded perch. It’s hard to tell exactly where the saying originated but many point to James Thurber’s short story “The Catbird Seat,” first published in…
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“Trick or Treat” Dopey Archaeology!
Yesterday, in the “Writing is Dope” post, I said I didn’t remember what happened to an old Halloween story contest to which I submitted an entry (got honorable mention) in our hometown newspaper, the Globe Gazette in Mason City, Iowa. Sena took one look at that and declared we had a clipping of the story…
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How to Support University of Iowa with the One Day for Iowa Fund Drive Today!
Okay, so here’s my pitch on how potential donors can support programs at The University of Iowa. Today the One Day for Iowa fund drive kicks off, and it ends at 11:59 PM today on March 26, 2025. I got a soft spot in my heart for The University of Iowa College of Medicine and…
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And Then There Were Four Drain Tile Lids Flipped
Now there are 4 tile drain lids that have been flipped. A couple of others were flipped last night. Sena put them back on and put a rock on one of them. The two others with rocks on top of them were undisturbed. Four of the seven lids have now been flipped this season. We…
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Clumsy Juggling
We decided to kick it up a notch with our two-person ball passing juggle routine. We switched out three of the bean bag Zeekio balls for some glowing LED juggling balls. The LEDs are bigger and heavier than the bean bags, which led to more challenging passes. They also look better in low light, so…
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The AARO Finally Has a Website And is it Part of a Zero-Sum Game?
The All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) finally has a website—more than a year after it was formed. It looks like there’s an intriguing message in the section “Coming Soon: US Government UAP-Related Program/Activity Reporting.” It says AARO will accept reports of UAP from current government employees who know of any programs or activities related to…
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Rain Blesses Our Garden Including Evening Primrose
We were very happy when we finally got a little rain the other day. It really brightened up the garden. Sena got some evening primrose. This happens to be one of my favorite flowers. It was one of the many flowers she planted in her big garden at our first house. The evening primrose I…
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Feisty and So On
There’s this dialogue in Men in Black II between Serleena and Zed: Serleena: Zed, look at you, 25 years and you’re still just such a looker. Zed: Cut out the meat dairy. And you, still a pile of squirmy crap in a different wrapper. Serleena: So feisty. I’m becoming more aware of the use of…
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Is That Patty on Our Sasquatch Cribbage Board?
Sena wondered if anybody ever talks about female Sasquatch creatures. That reminded me that our Sasquatch cribbage board has an image of Bigfoot that looks familiar. I looked up the Patterson-Gimlin video on YouTube. The creature caught on video has been called Patty. If you compare Patty in the video with the image carved into…
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Amaryllis Looking Like a Star!
The Amaryllis Star of Holland is not only opening but it looks like there might be 3 blossoms coming. Sena says all three will open by Friday this week. I’m not so sure they’ll all be open, but it’s opening a lot faster than I thought it would.
