Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa 📷 ✍️
Not in Chicago or even in Illinois but they’re big Cubs fans here.
Wait, so Popeye was ahead of his time?!?
Is Spinach Basically a Steroid? New Research Suggests It Might Be
A small bar in small town Merica. Which happened to have a great range of food and great service. 🇺🇸 🍻
My BH enjoying herself as we took a walk after breakfast this morning. Pretty scenic for an in-town area. I’m a blessed man.
We sat in front of our hotel after breakfast for a bit taking in the nice weather and watching life go by. Periodically a person clearly dressed up for business would exit the hotel waiting for the valet or Lyft. Gives me the momentary urge to rejoin that lifestyle. But, nah!
Our waitress tonight was named Tara. Great smile & energy & definitely gave us good advice. I noticed she was wearing a calculator watch, with physical buttons. I couldn’t resist asking & it turns out she never used the calc function, she just liked the style.
A different sort of view from tonight’s hotel window.
The terrain here is pretty darn flat with only a couple of distant plateaus breaking up the horizon. Still we are enjoying watching the evening quietly pass by. The song Peaceful Easy Feeling is coming to mind.
On day 1 of our parent-only road trip I enjoyed one of these - a well made old fashioned with a single giant ice cube. 🥃 Our hotel room feels twice as big without the kids and 5 times as quiet. But of course we miss them. A bit. 😉
Getting ready to leave on a long road trip with my wife. I find great relaxation in being away from the house and the responsibilities. Best part is the kids are staying with their grandma. 😀👵🏽🚙
U.S. suicide rates are at the highest level since World War II. And it’s getting worse: The U.S. suicide rate increased on average by about 2% a year from 2006 through 2016. Study data: Latest Suicide Data Show Depth of U.S. Mental Health Crisis
Learning to ride a Segway at the Science Museum
I had let myself get lazy about exercising the past week. Yesterday I finally broke the spell and was greeted with a lovely sky. 📷 ⛅️
As of yesterday we’ve now replaced all of our kitchen appliances (13+ years old). We didn’t realize it when we selected the new wall oven but it has WiFi and an app. I wouldn’t have paid for that feature but I have to admit it is at least a little useful.
What makes a good Old Fashioned great? When it costs $3.
Cheapest I’ve ever had by far for a full-sized, full-strength version.
Hi @Manton. Day One just came out with direct Instagram import. Has something changed that would allow micro.blog to do this? Or are they doing black magic?
You can’t beat a Science Museum that occupies a 10 year old for a full day - plus has amazing climbing towers like these.
Per the Guiness Book of World Records certificate, this guy’s head is the largest fossil ever found. Who says everything’s bigger in Texas? 🦕 📷
Hello sauroposeidon
OK all you brave Beta installers. Please investigate and report back.😎
I’m in love with these additional privacy protections in iOS 13.
Forecast for tomorrow:
Morning optimism on the heels of the WWDC keynote followed by frequent storm clouds in the afternoon as the glass-half-empty crowd find plenty of ammo for potential doom.
We’re watching this morning’s 4 hour spelling bee on our DVR. I think we’ll have to wait until tomorrow night to see the final. This is pretty much my wife’s favorite event (though none of us are spellers). 🧠 🐝
Storms are moving through. Our house has a window seat that’s about 7 feet long with a comfy cushion. It’s a favorite spot to watch the world go by or sneak a nap.
