Sigh

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 2 Comments

I finally constructed my ‘door-as-desk’ project and am now placing my belongings in a more fashionable place: my desk (as opposed to the kitchen table). However, my evening unpacking has lead me to rediscover a small piece of paper. On the folded scrap of white printer paper, I inscribed the following note:

HR – 128
BP – [...]

Iowa Flood of 2008: Part Two

Friday, June 13, 2008 No Comments

ell, sandbagging at the Iowa Memorial Union (IMU) has ground to a halt. Not only has Cedar Rapids been in the news, but Iowa City and all the volunteer efforts on the University of Iowa campus. I took a short bike ride around the IMU in an attempt to determine just how bad this could [...]

Iowa Flood of 2008: Part One

Thursday, June 12, 2008 No Comments

ell, now it’s known across that land that Eastern Iowa is in a world of hurt. It simply won’t stop raining and the land has been saturated since Spring began. Many of the farmers in the area haven’t been able to plant, as the fields have been too sloppy. Those that have planted are having [...]

Iowopoly: The Real World Two

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 No Comments

he kids have been working hard on snapping photographs of the more locally famous Iowa City landmarks this summer. So far, the work has been rather good. The family has been playing the University of Iowa version of Monopoly called, “Iowopoly”, the past couple years. The goal will be to take the best pictures and [...]

Iowopoly: The Real World

Monday, June 2, 2008 No Comments

In order to get my kids (Jared and Haley) accustomed to life in Iowa City, I have set them upon a task. Now, this task (or series of tasks) is to take personal pictures of each purchasable land-item on the actual Iowopoly board game.

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