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June 13, 2011: I-55 exit for US 30/Lincoln Highway in Joliet IL. It was pretty much inevitable. The 2020 conference was to be in Joliet, and it will be pushed back a year, to 2021. The 2022 conference will be … Continue reading →

A simple expression, in simple form. Not shown: the extinction-level-event domino called “football season”. At least they didn’t have to cancel Veishea this year.

Fill out your census forms! (Because it’s the right thing to do, darn it.) Or rather, take the code that the Census Bureau put in the envelope that was mailed to you and go online and do it. (Doing the … Continue reading →

Joe Diffie, who died Sunday from coronavirus, was one of THE definitive singers for 1990s country — for me at least. Third Rock From The Sun was the first CD I bought. I have 85% to 100% of it memorized. … Continue reading →

I caught up with Bryan Farr in February during his most recent trip across the state to promote old US 20 as a scenic/historic route across the country. He’s been making a lot of progress. Now the Associated Press has … Continue reading →

As a professional introvert, I am willing to share my experiences with the CDC and Iowa Department of Public Health as needed. I might only post sporadically for a while.

Heavy rain last year prevented Dubuque’s Southwest Arterial from being completed. A story last week from KWWL (which I can’t embed) gives an update on the plans for this spring and summer. The concrete got laid, but completion will be … Continue reading →

On my Mediacom bill: Programming expenses, including sports and local broadcast stations like ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC are our fastest growing wholesale cost and have increased again for 2020. Because of this, the following monthly rates have been adjusted … Continue reading →

Oh, I’ll tell you what “mf” stands for here, that’s for sure. This issue is endemic to all Sousa marches, even “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Whee, sight-transposing! From “The Thunderer,” which the Marine Band says was Sousa’s wife’s favorite (PDF).

I read as much as I ever have, but most of it is article after article viewed online. Much of my reading is for information, for truth, and for insight based on information leading to truth. (LOL nothing matters.) My … Continue reading →