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The “Unicode Consortium” has approved 230 new emojis for inclusion in Unicode this year. Yes, there’s a cabal official organization dedicated to such things. Many of the new symbols support people with disabilities. But is it up to me to … Continue reading →

TFW you think about how your favorite pep band songs were more than a decade, and some MUCH more than a decade, old…two decades ago.

If you’re cold, they’re cold. Bring your tauntauns inside.

It is 400 days until the 2020 Iowa presidential caucuses. Maybe. At least, as of the time of this post. Unless New Hampshire sees California as enough of a threat that we get another lesson in the disasters of early … Continue reading →

I don’t know how large the Venn diagram overlap is for “people who want a fun Star Trek and not grimdark” and “people who enjoy ‘Sound of Music’ references in their ‘Star Trek with the serial numbers filed off’”. It … Continue reading →

March 10, 2011: Mural at Memory Hall, Liberty Memorial, Kansas City — a highly recommended visit. It’s the 100th anniversary of the end of the War to End All Wars, that didn’t end all wars. The peace that followed would not … Continue reading →

In light of the last time we went through this, a thought: As an Iowa State fan, I have seen defeat snatched from the jaws of victory in more ways than I care to think about. The game is never … Continue reading →

Here is the conservationists’ side of why the US 65 “Marsh Kink” exists on the diagonal highway northeast of Bondurant. Deciding what to do about this wetland delayed construction of the four-lane. The old road mostly exists, except for a … Continue reading →

How about that. I’ve never been to the Old Threshers Reunion, so I’m looking forward to it. The “lifehack” is: Bring a column of address labels to put on entry forms.

August 18, 2015: Are you sure you want to run away and join the media circus? Today is Day 1403 of the 2016 presidential campaign, dating back to the Des Moines Register‘s first Iowa Poll on the election. (If you … Continue reading →