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Today the North Tama Class of 2012 graduates. They were kindergartners when I was a senior, so they were the last students I shared the school with. The Class of 2019, just finishing fifth grade, was born after I graduated. … Continue reading →

This won’t change the fact that my iDisk is going away, but this article from Apple sounds encouraging for those of us who have used iTools for a long time and don’t want to upgrade to 10.7. Maybe enough of … Continue reading →

The last 1912 photo of the Titanic, taken by Father Frank Browne My first encounters with the story of the Titanic were in Robert Ballard’s book Exploring the Titanic in fifth grade and the December 1985 and December 1986 issues … Continue reading →

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 →

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.

Fifteen years ago, give or take a few months, I set up my first live website. For the first five years, I didn’t do much with it, setting up a few pages about the Titanic movie (!) and a couple … Continue reading →

While I was spending ten minutes* waiting for my exorbitantly priced** food to arrive during Saturday’s women’s basketball games at the Iowa Events Center, I had nothing better to do than look closer at the stuff by the concession stand … Continue reading →

(Warning: Rant ahead.) I have a seven-year-old, perfectly functional TV and VCR. I have been told I need to install an adapter to continue to get cable TV. After its installation, it is no longer possible to record one station … Continue reading →

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 →