first snow

First brush of snow, Veteran's Day... more notable for the fact that yesterday it was 60 degrees during
the morning/early afternoon and dropped about 30 degrees...

addendum

I forgot to add this quote:
"Pigs outnumber people 6-1 in Iowa..."
I'll have to double-check that but could be true.  Good thing our newly elected senator is
all about cutting "pork"...

more pork

and returning to the category of " I can't make this stuff up... "
under a local story about today's bacon expo

" also feature a bacon eating contest, where 20 participants will be asked to eat half a pound of bacon as fast as they can. Finalists will then be required to eat five bacon cupcakes, and the fastest eater will be crowned the winner. " (Ames Trib)

Apparently the 3 components being focused on in this year's event (the 2nd annual one), are:
education, vendors and entertainment.

I know I am always heard to be decrying the lack of "bacon-education" in this state... Won't someone
please think of the children...

Also, accompanying this article, a candid shot of woman eating bacon (in case you wondered how it was done.  Insert in mouth, close teeth, etc.) 

where everybody knows my name...

Today I discovered there is a SE Karen Drive in my neighborhood. 
I found it accidentally, while taking a "short-cut"...