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Jul 20

When will the next ‘giant leap’ be?

Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2014, at 9:56 PM by Jeff

October 3, 2013: Painting at the Neil Armstrong Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Again, 45 years ago to the minute. More than 60 percent of Americans alive today were born after the moon landing. (That’s age 44 and under, 2010 census, … Continue reading →

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Jul 20

Tranquility Base Here

Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2014, at 3:17 PM by Jeff

“The Eagle Has Landed.” Forty-five years ago to the minute. Related, from 2009: ISU alumnus was honored for role in Apollo 11

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Jun 23

On vacation

Posted on Monday, June 23, 2014, at 9:20 PM by Jeff

For the next week-ish there will be no blog updates unless something particularly strikes me because I am on vacation. Between my Manilla school column that ran in the Register Saturday (see link below), and the long Big Ten/population writeup, … Continue reading →

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Jun 22

SOMEone had a fun headline day

Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2014, at 3:00 PM by Jeff

Pot-infused food’s safety becomes a joint effort (Iowa City Press-Citizen) (Might be intentional, might not, still amusing.)

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May 18

“New”, “improved” — and SMALLER

Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2014, at 1:00 PM by Jeff

Morrison’s Law of Supermarket Packaging: A label or container redesign is often, perhaps even usually, done to conceal a decrease in the amount of product being sold. (A blog dedicated to cataloging these changes is at mouseprint.org.) Recently, in the … Continue reading →

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Apr 18

Mediacom is charging a sales tax on franchise fees

Posted on Friday, April 18, 2014, at 11:24 AM by Jeff

One peril of auto-pay: You never know when or how you’ll be nickel-and-dimed. So this actually started with my November cable/Internet bill. “We have recently reviewed our federal, state, and local tax collection process, and have made updates in accordance … Continue reading →

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Apr 09

Veishea is gone.

Posted on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at 2:26 PM by Jeff

Ten years after the riot that rocked my senior year of college, and eight years after being given ONE MORE LAST CHANCE, the nation’s largest student-run celebration has been cancelled for this year. It is likely to be cancelled forever. … Continue reading →

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Mar 28

The world of tomorrow

Posted on Friday, March 28, 2014, at 4:00 PM by Jeff

The first episode of “Futurama” aired on TV March 28, 1999 — 15 years ago today. /shakes cane at younger animated shows

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Feb 26

Lower Midwest Trip Day 1

Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at 8:10 PM by Jeff

Altamont, Illinois, Sept. 26 — My second major trip of 2013 covered the states and parts of states in the Old Northwest Territory that I hadn’t visited in July, along with Kentucky. Along the way, I clinched I-70 in two states … Continue reading →

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Feb 06

“Photo of the Week” didn’t last long

Posted on Thursday, February 6, 2014, at 2:47 PM by Jeff

It appears the Iowa DOT only got through 14 weeks of its centennial “Photo of the Week” series. The fact I’m only realizing this now may be a factor in why it stopped being updated. I’ve removed it from the blogroll … Continue reading →

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