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The Backfire Effect

It was a quiet early Friday morning drive to office, but moments after I turned off 2nd Street and headed down Commercial Alley to pull into my parking spot, I was immediately brought up to speed once … continue reading

Posted on June 13, 2025

Every Publisher Would Likely Axe It

The rain we received last evening was definitely a welcome arrival, so hopefully the predicted rain for tomorrow will also become a reality. While I was north of our city yesterday, I happened to noti … continue reading

Posted on August 5, 2023

Walking Down A Bitter-Sweet Lane

For whatever reason, I was wide-awake about an hour earlier than normal, so instead of trying to convince myself to go back to sleep, I slid out of bed and went about my normal morning routine and the … continue reading

Posted on July 22, 2023

Accompanying Some Timid Voices

My goodness! What an about-face we had with our weather today. By mid-afternoon it was showing our outdoor temperature at a whopping 68 degrees. It's quite amazing how after global warming kicked in, … continue reading

Posted on April 2, 2023

A Drop-Dead Time Frame

Oh my goodness, how the biting-cold was creeping into every crack and crevice early this morning, and truth be told, my vehicle didn't get fully warmed-up before I arrived at office, but on the positi … continue reading

Posted on February 3, 2023

It Sickens Me At Times

Today was just a spill-over from yesterday with additional clean-up after our snowplows left piles at driveways and curbside entrances. I was hoping to see some sunshine, but that never happened, but … continue reading

Posted on January 20, 2023

A Heaping Teaspoon Of Love

Our early morning temps were a little on the biting side, but once the sun was overhead, they were back up and melting our recent snow. Unfortunately, there are some back alleys which I wouldn't dare … continue reading

Posted on January 9, 2023

How Much I Admired Her Honesty

Nearly our entire day was cold and heavily overcast which wasn't pleasant whenever I was outdoors. With our days growing ever-shorter, I'm back in the swing of going to work in the dark, and returning … continue reading

Posted on December 8, 2022

They’re Big Babies

While driving to work early this morning, I couldn't help thinking about what our landscape is going to look like come early tomorrow when knowing nearly for certain, we're going to be down to 30 degr … continue reading

Posted on September 27, 2022

A Derecho Following Behind

For it being the Tuesday after a holiday, there wasn't that much activity going on in the real estate world here in North Iowa, which was fine by me because I had enough to keep me busy the entire day … continue reading

Posted on July 5, 2022