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I began the writeup of my 2015 circumnavigation trip on Substack a little while ago. Finally, I can present the second day of that trip, which went through northeast Iowa.

My latest Substack recaps the Jack Trice story. This includes the decades after his death, when the Big 6/7/8 had a “gentleman’s agreement” that kept minority players off the field.

One of my favorite clues on “Jeopardy!” appeared again Wednesday. “Total cubic feet of earth in a hole 1 yard wide, 1 yard long & 1 yard deep,” was a clue in “Tricky Questions.” This time the first to buzz … Continue reading →

The Iowa Writers’ Collaborative has expanded again, this time picking up someone you might be familiar with: Me. My Substack is named Between Two Rivers. This blog isn’t going anywhere. Posts will continue to appear, though I’m not sure on what … Continue reading →

On June 29, I was laid off. I am looking for something in the editing, proofreading, or journalism fields.

King Charles wields the Holy Hand Grenade. https://t.co/Ra9RzIb3fn — Matthew D White (@MatthewDWhite2) May 6, 2023 Dangerous rabbit has bitten at least 2 Perry residents https://t.co/wqW0uGA03M — KCCI News (@KCCINews) May 10, 2023

Forty seconds into this trailer for SyFy’s “The Ark” — it’s hard to tell because it’s small and pausing on YouTube puts the video controls over it — the word “maintenance” is misspelled on an ID badge. This is not … Continue reading →

I did a double-take when I walked in to a Culver’s recently and saw the sticker on the door announcing it was proudly serving Coca-Cola products. Noooooo! Culver’s, according to a 2021 fragment of a paywalled story at AdAge, was … Continue reading →

Apple: Welcome to iOS 16! With “all-new personalization features“! “It’s easy to customize the font, color, or placement of elements on your Lock Screen by tapping the element.” Me: What the [expletive deleted] did you do to the clock font? What … Continue reading →

And I said, what about “Breakfast at Tiffany’s?” I said “I think I remember the film”… During the last school year I regularly rode the bus, KOKZ 105.7 in Waterloo switched from Top 40 (the previous 15 years of such, … Continue reading →