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In my old job a few millenia back we had the annual giving campaign, an organized coercion that to this day reminds me of all I hate about cubicle farms and large state government buildings. The person in charge of … Continue reading →

Legend: Black means “High.” Blue means “Over 90 percent. Green is normal flow, red is the drought. So you can see why Cedar Rapids is under water right now. So sad…

David and I go out to lunch a couple of times a month. We often try to find a place we’ve not been to before. I picked up David and started driving toward the near West side, where there is … Continue reading →

My mechanic has his shop around the corner from the Hummer/Cadillac dealer. As you might guess, it’s a ghost town without the tumbleweeds. I can’t think of a single sane person who is in the market for a 12 mpg … Continue reading →

This was fun…I saw this winged creature and took it for a moth because of the body shape, but it is most assuredly not a moth. It’s a Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), the largest of the normally little skippers, which … Continue reading →

If you know Megan, no words are necessary. If you don’t know Megan, then it can’t be explained in a blog posting. Suffice it to say that Megan will be ordering several cases of this if it’s still in stock. … Continue reading →

…except when you’re in the middle of the red and yellow stripe. And you have been for a few days now. And you’re trying to film a DVD on kayak fishing.

As of February 2008, white law requires an Obama 08 bumper sticker to be placed on the back of every Prius. Though these stickers reach peak effectiveness during an election year, it is acceptable to leave this sticker on the … Continue reading →

There’s some good paddling to be had on the Lower Wisconsin. Sadly, there won’t be much good camping as the sandbars will all be under water. Strange how my affect often follows the same trend as the water levels…

After the last “heavy” posting, as one of my friends called it, I felt that I should put some yin in there with the yang. I bought six fart machines. Sam, who is staying with us for a week or … Continue reading →