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Dec
11
20,654: A retrospective, Part 2
Photo #7500: Parliament Building in Ottawa, June 26, 2007 The second half of the 2000s was my most prolific photographic period, evidenced by my racking up 5000 photos in 26 months — doubling the collection. This included my second and … Continue reading
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Dec
10
20,654: A retrospective, Part 1
My family got a relatively early start on the digital camera age. There are 900×1200 photos taken from 2000 and 2001, although we mostly used film at the time. The first photos I took specifically for a website date to … Continue reading
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Dec
09
NU High to be torn down
Add this as an imminent entry to my Iowa schools timeline: The Board of Regents approved the demolition of Price Lab School (except the gym, which is less than 20 years old). The UNI website has a history of the … Continue reading
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Dec
08
A notable change
KLTI-FM (104.1) in Des Moines is a Christmas music station this year. KDAT-FM (104.5) and KCVM (93.5, formerly 96.1) are still “holiday” music. What hasn’t been dialed down, though, is the start date. I had heard all three versions of … Continue reading
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Dec
08
A potential first for ISU sports?
ESPN’s complete list of announcers for the 2012 bowl season says Mark Jones, Brock Huard, and Jessica Mendoza will be doing the TV broadcast for the Liberty Bowl and Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, and Lewis Johnson will cover the game on the … Continue reading
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Dec
07
ISU women fall hard in Iowa City
For the second time in a row, I watched the Iowa State women play at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and for the second time in a row I was disappointed. This game was both closer and uglier than 2010. The summary of … Continue reading
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Dec
06
Today’s sign of the apocalypse (15 days to go)
From the Atlantic: “In 2011 there were more than twice as many Nevaehs (“Heaven” spelled backwards) born as there were Marys.”
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Dec
05
Iowa family* discontinuing print Christmas newsletter
From The Onion. This (fictional) family is behind the times — we (and by we I mean Mom) (unintentionally) did that a decade ago! (h/t Romenesko) (End gratuitous use of parentheses.)
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Dec
04
Being cruel (to the wallet)
Graceland tours, 2005 AAA TourBook: $18 and $27. Graceland tours, 2012 website: $32 and $36.
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Dec
03
Living on Tulsa time
Thanks to Nebraska so horribly (and so wonderfully) failing to show up at the Big Ten championship game*, Northern Illinois took Oklahoma’s at-large spot in the BCS and the Big 12’s bowl affiliations were scrambled down the line. Iowa State, … Continue reading
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