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No Comprendo!
“Get your number two pencils out. Nothing else, just your number two pencils.” At that point the nun teaching the class would go to the child who was never prepared for anything and take away his ink pen, or other … Continue reading
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Tagged ADD, ADHD, Comprehension, Iowa Test of Basic Skills, NY Times, Obsessive-compulsive, SAT exam
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Garbage Day
National Football League quarterback Kirk Cousins is leaving the Minnesota Vikings after signing a contract with the Atlanta Falcons for 4-years and $180 million dollars with $100 million of it guaranteed. It’s quite a contract. He had stated earlier in … Continue reading
A Retired Ritual
Some traditions vanish before you think to tell your children about them. On the other hand, I doubt very much that my children or grandchildren would be interested in hearing about the anachronistic ritual of a chivaree. [Alteration of the French word … Continue reading
By the dawn’s early light
The Iowa Legislature is often a source of frustration and agony for many who follow the process, and particularly for those involved in the process. But it can also be a source of great entertainment as long as you don’t … Continue reading
The Blizzard of “75”
We just went through a blizzard earlier this month. I read several comments on X [Twitter] and Facebook reliving ‘the Blizzard of (fill in the year).’ The “Blizzard of 75” is most prominent in my memory. It hit Omaha and … Continue reading
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Tagged Blizzard, direct vent wall furnace, dragline, KETV Channel 3, New Madrid Fault Line, Omaha, Sioux City, Vail Iowa
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