Category Archives: Humor

Sunday Funday Labor Day Edition

This week we will weave in questions related to labor along with other news of the week questions. That way I may be able to sneak out a little early myself this weekend. Someone check the door and see if the … Continue reading

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor | Comments Off on Sunday Funday Labor Day Edition

Sunday Funday March Memorial Edition

The fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington took place yesterday. As with anything, memorials and anniversaries are but shadows of the real thing. I feel so lucky to have been alive to see the real thing. Those who attended must … Continue reading

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor | Comments Off on Sunday Funday March Memorial Edition

Sunday Funday – Back To School Edition

A person just gets settled into a good summer routine and BANG! it’s back to school time. Wake Up! Look Sharp! Comb that hair and tuck in that shirt! And for goodness sake turn that brain back on! There we go … Continue reading

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor | Comments Off on Sunday Funday – Back To School Edition

Sunday Funday: We Need Rain Edition

Holy smoke, I say, but it is dry, dry, dry around these parts. Rain dancing may be a solid profession to look at getting into in the future. I am fairly sure that you could get work today if you were … Continue reading

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor | Comments Off on Sunday Funday: We Need Rain Edition

Sunday Funday – Hey Kids Vacation’s Almost Over Edition

Seems like just yesterday it was June and you had ten weeks of bliss ahead of you. Big plans all over the place. Places to go things to do. Now summer is almost over and as you look back, summer was … Continue reading

Posted in Humor | Comments Off on Sunday Funday – Hey Kids Vacation’s Almost Over Edition

Sunday Funday: A Canadian High Drifts In

Just as we were about to announce our new address on the outskirts of Hell, we seemed to have been moved again. Now we are in a place that seems to be having an early fall. A cool Canadian high pressure … Continue reading

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor | Comments Off on Sunday Funday: A Canadian High Drifts In

The Relative Who Wouldn’t Leave

Most of us have experience with a relative who has come to visit, then way overstayed their welcome. Either through the mooching or using the car too much or drinking your personal stash of liquor, the relative’s little habits eventually … Continue reading

Posted in Branstad, Humor | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Sunday Funday: When Did We Move To Hell’s Zipcode?

Another lovely brutal summer in Iowa. At least it will be countered by an equally brutal winter in six months. Does it get any better than this? I picked this week to move furniture. Just wanted to show you how smart … Continue reading

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor | Comments Off on Sunday Funday: When Did We Move To Hell’s Zipcode?

Sunday Funday Hot Day In July Edition

Walk, don’t run. Today is the annual Muscatine County Parade, which is ironically scheduled on the Hottest Damn Day of the Year every year at the Hottest Damn Time of the Day. We go through this survival test yearly to … Continue reading

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor | Comments Off on Sunday Funday Hot Day In July Edition

Urban Chickens: An Ordinance Most Fowl

Very funny video by Yale Cohn about the Iowa City community debate over back yard chicken-raising.     Yale Cohn has a weekly talk show on Iowa City Public Access TV.    The show covers “a wide range of subjects … Continue reading

Posted in Humor | Tagged , | Comments Off on Urban Chickens: An Ordinance Most Fowl