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BUCKINGHAM, Iowa — Janet and Mike Shock reclined in loungers while trying to write the first sentence of this story.
Janet offered a literal interpretation of my misfortune: “Stranded in Buckingham, Iowa,” she said.
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He went to school in nearby Traer, where it’s customary to have cheese sandwiches with the meal. But she, a product of Waterloo schools, keeps to a tradition of peanut butter, hence the jar of JIF next to our butter and biscuits. We also talked about their family, and they FaceTimed with my wife and baby.
Just when I was about to swap out my “I ♥ Iowa” header. It can stay another week.