We went down to Fresko and were joined shortly by Dave and Jo. We had a nice dinner where the waitress was clearly way to busy. Mocktails, wine, appetizers and mains, everyone seemed to be satisfied...

Brats Taco Salad Lasagna Soup Creamy Piccata Pasta Buttermilk Pancakes Gnocchi with Creamy Tomato Sauce

Monday, I had an upper GI endoscopy, and since it was at 1:PM when I had to check in, I spent most of the day just recording things and paying bills. And after I couldn’t be held responsible for cook...

Part of our Temple Comedy Series, I got back to home shortly before Shannon got home from work. This gave me a bit of time to unpack, and setup my CPAP machine. I was able to change, and didn’t want...

Shannon was about to head to work and I still hadn’t gotten my day started. Part of me wanted to get going, but another part of me didn’t want to start the drive. So I got ready, made sure I had ev...

It has been a long while since I’ve seen this movie, and when I brought it to Shannon’s attention and got a positive response on wanting to go. This was a mixture of fun and annoyance. For watching ...

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The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...

Busy week ahead. Brats Scrambled Eggs and Sausage Chicken Pizzaiola Lasagna Soup

I announced on various socials early in the morning on 2026/09/29, “Loki has crossed the rainbow bridge to join his littermate Freyja in the halls of Valhalla.”

It was a rough week, but this time it was a combination of both inside of and outside of work. We let Loki go, work was less frustrating but still a quite a bit, we went out with Dave and Jo and were...

Loki often licks condensation off of any glass will it would generate, even so much that he can occasionally knock over the container. This is why we moved to double walled containers to prevent this...

Brats Sausage and Egg Muffins Orzo with shrimp, tomato and marinated feta (Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbook) Creamy Corn Miso Pasta Chicken Pizzaiola Pork Fajitas

Normally I would’ve written up something to celebrate Shannan’s and my anniversary, and I did start forming something in my head, but every time I thought I could sit down and do a thing, the thoughts...

Up a bit late forcing myself to stop, with Loki supervising me and Iðunn supervising Loki.

Brats Buffalo Turkey Burgers Pasta Pomodoro Creamy Corn Miso Pasta Tuna Steaks with Soy Vinaigrette Sweet and Spicy Pork Tenderloin

The second of Shannon’s cataract surgeries went well, and even though it was moved up twice, to an ungodly hour, we were able to get there and get it done. We once again got breakfast and extra bagel...

While I am pretty sure I have seen the whole movie, I cannot remember the whole thing so I went to Midnight Movies at 10 showing. The upcoming musical , which we would be going to if we did not alre...

Brats Tuna Steak Mortadella Grilled Cheese Goat Cheese Rigatoni with Leeks, Walnuts, and Rosemary (sans walnuts) Buffalo Turkey Burgers Spicy Soy-Bourbon Shrimp

As a note I did place the sloth there earlier in the day.

We were invited and headed over to Cedar Rapids to have a labor day picnic with Kim, Shannon’s sister, and more of that side of the family. It was a nice drive over all, not too busy, since I suspect...

Ms Burkman did a speed painting along to music, first was a song that was up beat and the second was a newly discovered by me, Dolly Parton cover of Collective Soul. Initially and through out most of...

While I trust Shannon’s memory more then my own, and I remembered the dragon as part of the stage set, I don’t recall the Wicked performance nor when we saw it, which was clearly before 2022. Anyways...

The story of a legend at the crossroads of America’s culture wars.

Sausage Mortadella Grilled Cheese Pork Burger Pork and Sugar Snap Pea stir fry Pimento Mac and Cheese Sheet Pan Maque Choux

This was my week to get poked prodded and dropped, with an eye exam, therapy and my regular doctor visit. Fitting this in with work was challenging here and there. I did take the day off for my eye ...

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Sausage Tuna Steaks Black Bean and Vegetable Bake Carrot and White Bean Burgers Garlicky Gochujang Tomato Bucatini Cajun Garlic Butter Rice Noodles with Corn and Shrimp

This past week Shannon got her pre-procedure exam (eyes) and her pre-work tests, and we’re ready for these things to get going. We talked about this for a bit and adaptations we will make once we hav...

Mani is around, but he doesn’t generally hang out with us as much as Loki and Iðunn do. He does, however, come down to make sure we go to bed, and sleep between us in bed, which sometimes involves hi...

This composite image shows the progression of a total solar eclipse over San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain on, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.

Posted yesterday or so to Mastodon.

Sausage Bacon and Tomato sandwiches Smoked Salmon Breakfast Pizza Penne with Chicken, Roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Spinach Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Sweet Spicy Rum Glaze Torti...

I stayed within my monthly Crooked Gap budget, and picked up a few things, starting with eggs. So far the things I’ve had the hardest to let go, or pushed to the edge but not cut are eggs (bought fro...

David Elbert: Iowa’s long history of low wages is producing a crisis that state officials either can’t see or choose to ignore.