“Rod Stewart Hair”
“I like your hair!” a woman at the party said.
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I have mentioned before that all of the reasons I have for never wanting to have children are ever-growing and each could be made into its own dissertation.
The reasoning behind bringing this up once again, is two-fold: the state of the world is constantly becoming inhospitable and more uncertain...
Q: What’s in store for the second session of the 117th Congress?
A: As we enter the third year of the pandemic, Congress has a full plate heading into the New Year. No doubt Americans are ready to turn the page and move on with their lives without worrying about COVID infections disrupting travel...
If you recently bought meat from a local farmer, you are not alone. Over the past 22 months, millions of Americans quit overpaying at the grocery store and began buying food grown closer to home. This is good news for local livestock producers and the independent meat lockers they partner with....
“New Year Inventory”
The New Year is when we take stock.
In some cases, like my husband Peter’s, this is literal. He keeps an inventory of our canned goods and chastises me if I mess up his inventory.
“Did you mark off the black beans?”
“Um, no.”
“You have to mark it off on the list or I won’t...
I had planned to start off the New Year with a cleaning routine, beginning with vacuuming the basement and stairway, then working my way up to cleaning the bathroom, and finally organizing and cleaning my room.
My plans, however, were pushed back a bit, as I didn’t take into consideration that I...
With a $1 trillion infrastructure package on the books and the Biden administration’s $1.8 trillion “Build Back Better” measure preoccupying the Senate after passing the House, government spending is very much on Americans’ minds. In public meetings, I frequently hear people say that government’s...
Q: How severe were the December storms in Iowa?
A: In our state’s 175-year history, Iowans are no strangers to natural disasters. For the better part of the year, Iowans managed recovery efforts from the derecho that swept across the state in August 2020. The National Weather Service identified...
Early language and literacy skills are the roots of reading success, and it is never too soon to plant the seeds. In fact, the foundation of literacy begins developing at birth through positive everyday interactions and experiences. Research shows that talking, reading, singing, and playing with...
“Bad Jokes”
My Uncle Andy recently turned 90, and it was hard to imagine what a guy would like for his 90th birthday.
At 90, getting a lot of new stuff doesn’t sound very appealing. Andy is in the process of getting rid of stuff, a job made more challenging by the fact that neither he nor his...
There is a duality to change in that, those that want it believe it is good, and those that do not, look upon it negatively. The resistance to change and subsequent devotion to “tradition” that comes up in our politics, as well as our day-to-day activities and conversations, is a subject I have...
