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Feb 15

Texas vacation miscellaneous

Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

Assorted thoughts that didn’t fit in the narrative, plus random pictures. (Photo galleries to come later. Much, much later.) Not even an Austin hotel (using Time Warner Cable) carries the Longhorn Network. Museums that close at 5 remain the most … Continue reading →

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Feb 15

Photos by the numbers: 105

Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

May 19, 2004: BGS for I-35’s northernmost exit in Iowa. Former IA 105 was never assimilated into the county road system after its decommissioning. Today, the exit is the site of the Top of Iowa Welcome Center and a casino, … Continue reading →

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Feb 14

Big 12 schedules released

Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at 11:43 AM by Jeff

The Big East fired West Virginia this morning, clearing up the way for the Big 12 to release schedules we weren’t sure were going to arrive before the end of August. The good news for Iowa State is the lack … Continue reading →

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Feb 14

Photos by the numbers: 104

Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

August 2002: US 104 lives, 30 (now 40) years after decommissioning. This is at the east end of the route, and northeast end of US 62, in Niagara Falls NY.

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Feb 13

Photos by the numbers: 103

Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

December 30, 2001: West end of IA 103 at the Avenue of the Saints. IA 27 and 103 were only contemporaries for two years before 103 was decommissioned. This intersection is in a different place now that 218 has been … Continue reading →

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Feb 13

A bad omen

Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012, at 12:20 AM by Jeff

Gas went up 14 cents in Iowa last week. The current price for super unleaded is between 40 and 50 cents higher than it was in February 2008 and 2011, $1.30 above 2007, and nearly double that of 2009. Since … Continue reading →

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Feb 12

Texas Day 9: Back to Iowa

Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

Very little of Jan. 31 was spent in Texas. I had returned the car the previous morning so all I had to worry about was the airport shuttle. My suitcase checked in at 49.5 pounds(!) and I figured out security … Continue reading →

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Feb 12

Photos by the numbers: 102

Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

August 2, 2010: I-540 near the Wal-Mart headquarters of Bentonville, Arkansas. The flash illuminates the old sign, from the days when it was only US 71, vs. the exit tab added later.

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Feb 12

“SEC! SEC!”

Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at 12:25 AM by Jeff

It didn’t last too long — it happened before free throws with 1:33 left in the game — but the Iowa State fans came through. Hilton Coliseum is now, to my knowledge, the northernmost venue to hear an “S-E-C!” chant. … Continue reading →

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Feb 11

Photos by the numbers: 101

Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

July 31, 2001: Eureka, California. Love the cutout shields. They’re not quite the old style without the state name, though. Our trip up 101 between San Francisco and US 199 was interrupted only by a trek through the Avenue of … Continue reading →

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