Sunday, August 12, 2012

coolness

I went away and the heat wave passed.

It's 63 degrees right now!  It's glorious.


Saturday, August 11, 2012

Thursday, August 2, 2012

fair devotees...

http://www.iowastatefair.org/fair-attractions/food/
I do appreciate the fact that "healthy choices" are listed alongside my "on a stick" choices!
Only 7 days til the Iowa State Fair begins!

If you are curious, there are currently 57 items on a stick, including, improbably enough,
salad (?), a hard- boiled egg, honey, Hot Bologna,
  1. Chocolate-Covered Deep Fried Cheesecake
  2. Griddle Stick (turkey sausage wrapped in a pancake)

Monday, July 30, 2012

signs o' turnover...

End of July is...move out of apartments time, new leases start up Aug. 1
Look for: dumpsters overflowing, lots of crap and then sadly some things in pretty good shape
and not really used, as we continue toward our disposable society.
Of note, checked out someone else's pretty crappy dresser (you know the particle board kind) and in the top drawer, a bag full o wine bottles (!) they hadn't time or inclination to dispose of?  Or redeem for the deposits.
Ay... college towns...

Monday, July 23, 2012

bunnies

Returned to heat wave in Iowa... missed bunny-hopping competition but are still in time
for other rabbit shows at county fair!  We also talked to some volunteers/organizers of Beep Baseball
the
2012 NBBA Beep Baseball World Series - Ames Iowa takes place this week- it's an adaptive version of baseball for blind and visually impaired people!

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

updates

It's hot.  And humid.  Probably not really that bad but it feels like it, like when you're outside for more than 5 minutes and are sweating.
Also I saw reindeer at the Scandinavian festival thing in Story City but really they were just kind of sad-looking, and also, probably hot. 
And a very old lady in traditional Norwegian dress, who might have been a wax doll.  But not really.  She might also have been hot.