Monthly Archives: March 2014

Mar 21

We are Iowa State

Posted on Friday, March 21, 2014, at 11:33 PM by Jeff

The good news is, the Cyclones did not go out in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and tied the mark for most points in the tournament so far with a 93-75 win over NC Central. End good news. … Continue reading →

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Mar 21

Lower Midwest Trip Day 12

Posted on Friday, March 21, 2014, at 10:11 AM by Jeff

The last day (or half-day) of vacation was uneventful. I had some time, so I finished a gap on US 6 and angled northwestward to travel from the east end of IL 92 westward to the Quad Cities. IA 927 … Continue reading →

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Mar 20

Pat Forde continues his Ames-hating ways

Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at 11:10 AM by Jeff

Every year, college sports columnist Pat Forde makes a “dream/nightmare” scenario for each NCAA tournament team. Usually these are in good fun, but for whatever reason, he has it in for the city of Ames. This year, in the best … Continue reading →

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Mar 19

Stanwood school to close in 2015

Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at 11:20 AM by Jeff

July 6, 2013: Detail of stone carving over entrance to original Stanwood school building. KCRG has the story, which is also embedded below. This move by North Cedar does something that hasn’t happened in a long time, if at all: … Continue reading →

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Mar 18

Lower Midwest Trip Day 11

Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at 10:44 AM by Jeff

Peru, Illinois, Oct. 6 — If I had to get a day when I spent half the time in pouring rain, this was it. The Ohio Turnpike was under construction, and the rain kept falling with one brief respite at … Continue reading →

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Mar 17

Photo number 25,000

Posted on Monday, March 17, 2014, at 10:21 AM by Jeff

Dyer, Indiana, Oct. 6, 2013 After adding my fall 2013 vacation pictures to iPhoto, and culling the bad, duplicate, and out of focus ones, this photo earned the designation as the 25,000th in my collection. It’s a good encapsulation of … Continue reading →

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Mar 16

WOOOOOO-EE

Posted on Sunday, March 16, 2014, at 1:35 AM by Jeff

Cyclones are Big 12 Tournament champions! Cheers coach, that one was for you. pic.twitter.com/Kyfo5RNmPw — Fred Hoiberg (@ISUMayor32) March 16, 2014

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Mar 14

Michigan football in the Big House

Posted on Friday, March 14, 2014, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Oct. 5 — It’s a cloudy, dreary day in the Midwest, raining early but then warm enough to keep the coat off. In other words, it’s midseason Big Ten football weather. After some early roadgeeking, I was … Continue reading →

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Mar 13

Lower Midwest Trip Day 10, the roadgeek part

Posted on Thursday, March 13, 2014, at 11:00 AM by Jeff

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Oct. 5 — It’s a good day when you can travel the entire length of a US highway before noon. US 223 is only 48 miles long. It is signed north-south (as a branch of US 23) … Continue reading →

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Mar 12

Lower Midwest Trip Day 9

Posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at 11:00 AM by Jeff

Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 4 — I drove in downtown Detroit, and around Detroit, and survived, clinching the entire portion of I-94 east of the Missouri River* along the way. Route: I-280, I-75, M-39, I-94, I-75, I-375, (loop Woodward to Michigan-Cass … Continue reading →

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