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Washington Post: Is this goodbye to make-your-own waffles? Coronavirus may end the hotel breakfast as we know it. Los Angeles Times: At the budget end of the price spectrum, if you’re a regular guest at Hilton’s Hampton Inns, Cordell said, … Continue reading →

I’m doing a bit of house-cleaning/bug-squashing on my end, and looking for places to add photos that were never uploaded. So far, the most embarrassing issue is that I appear to have duplicated my work on photos from October 2014. … Continue reading →

About a month ago, after *gestures omnidirectionally* had really begun to sink in, I noticed that some of the “Jeopardy!” episodes I recorded seemed familiar. You’d think someone who routinely records “Jeopardy!” would be faster on the uptake, but it … Continue reading →

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.