Author Archives: Jeff

Apr 08

Photos by the numbers: 158

Posted on Sunday, April 8, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

January 26, 2012: I-35 at the north end of I-37 in downtown San Antonio. This picture is one tiny piece of this complex interchange. At this point, we’re not even a third of the way up I-35 in Texas. I-37, … Continue reading →

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Apr 07

Photos by the numbers: 157

Posted on Saturday, April 7, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

May 19, 2004: A rural signing error near Lime Springs, at the west end of former IA 157. There’s no US 157, and even US 57 toils in obscurity. It was over 10 months after the Second Great Decommissioning, and … Continue reading →

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Apr 06

90% of the game is half mental

Posted on Friday, April 6, 2012, at 11:22 PM by Jeff

An essay on athletes, toughness, and determination by former ISU basketball player Lindsey Wilson. Just as interesting is the credit line: Wilson is a certified hypnotist.

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Apr 06

Sesquicentennial spell check

Posted on Friday, April 6, 2012, at 12:22 PM by Jeff

The Buffalo Bill Cody home is not necessarily one of Iowa’s best-known historic sites, but it is a notable connection to the history of the West. William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody only lived here for three years, though, and his family … Continue reading →

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Apr 06

Photos by the numbers: 156

Posted on Friday, April 6, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

June 27, 2009: DE 1 and US 13 cross for the last time in northern Delaware. There are four different states represented on these two signs: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. Delaware was my 47th state visited — … Continue reading →

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Apr 05

Photos by the numbers: 155

Posted on Thursday, April 5, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

August 6, 2005: I-74 near Peoria between two interstate junctions in a row, I-474 and I-155. The semi is from a company in Winfield, Iowa. An interstate intersecting two other interstates consecutively is pretty rare. In the Midwest, I-55 has … Continue reading →

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Apr 04

Construction for US 63/IA 3 interchange

Posted on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at 6:06 PM by Jeff

From KWWL. (I’ve attempted to embed the video. Otherwise click the link.) Since the opening of the New Hampton bypass, this was one of two four-way stops, and the only stopping points on US 63, between MN 16 in Spring … Continue reading →

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Apr 04

Photos by the numbers: 154

Posted on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

May 25, 2003: The now-defunct gas station on V18 at I-80 south of Brooklyn. It was in business just long enough to get rebranded to BP — that’s why I took the picture, Standards were rare anyway — but closed … Continue reading →

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Apr 03

More about the plate rollover

Posted on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at 8:16 PM by Jeff

Odds appear good this won’t be repeated. As previously discussed here and elsewhere, “new” license plates started to be issued this week. The key to the “new” part here is that this also applies to people who have kept the … Continue reading →

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Apr 03

Mrs. Lindaman in the news

Posted on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at 12:10 PM by Jeff

My eighth-grade algebra and ninth-grade geometry teacher will be the first principal at Ankeny’s new high school. In other news, I’m feeling old again.

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