One thing in life is constant. That’s the fact that things are always changing. Sounds like a contradiction, doesn’t it — the one thing in life that never changes is the fact that everything in life is always changing? Depending on how it affects you, sometimes a particular change is good. Sometimes it isn’t. Often [...]
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An unwelcome change: Historic Tastee Freez closes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Davenport, Iowa, Tastee Freez on January 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Feds enact new regulations to protect airplane passengers
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged regulations to protect airplane passengers on January 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Friends: If you, like me, fly now and then but always end up feeling taken advantage of and/or battered by the experience, some help is on the way. Following is an unedited DOT news release. Perhaps the friendly skies will now be a little friendlier thanks to some new regulations. To bad more rules are [...]
Twinkies, a combine of cans and other stuff on my mind
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Hostess Foods, John Deere, trivia on January 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Twinkies are shown in production at Hostess Brands. Photo from hostessbrands.com. I guess it’s partially our fault. Hostess Brands, the maker of Wonder Bread, Twinkies, Fruit Pies, Ding Dongs, Ho Hos and Sno Balls, is seeking bankruptcy protection. News accounts point to several problems the company has: Rising labor costs, increased competition and healthier eating [...]
This place is much more than a truck stop
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Iowa, Iowa 80 Truckstop, Walcott on December 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Iowa 80 Truckstop (iowa80truckstop.com) bills itself as the world’s largest truck stop. Located along Interstate 80 at the mile marker 284 interchange, Iowa 80 is, indeed, huge. It’s like a self-contained city within the city of Walcott, Iowa. Truckers love the place for the Truckomat truck wash, CAT scale, game room, library, sleeping rooms, private [...]
Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel: A nice hotel in a central location
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Global Market, Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Note: My favorite travel website is tripadvisor.com, where I file an occasional review. One follows… We stayed at the Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel, a Starwood property, in November 2011 because it is the only hotel near our final destination. It’s in a neighborhood where, for your own safety, you won’t want to stray very far [...]
Favorite son returns home: WOC Club welcomes Doug Dahlgren
Posted in Uncategorized on November 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The WOC Club is a group of former employees of WOC AM-FM-TV (or, later, KWQC-TV and KIIK-FM or KUUL-FM) who meet monthly for breakfast and to share “war stories.” I have written about this group on this site before. You can do a search and read more. Those in this “club” worked in all aspects [...]
Happy Veterans Day, Dad
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Capt. Philip Ingraham, First Sgt. Ray Roberts, Veterans Day on November 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Veterans Day, I’ll be thinking of my father, First Sgt. Ray Roberts (1920-2004), who enlisted in the Army at the start of WWII, served in the infantry in the European Theater and was wounded twice, earning the Purple Heart. He is pictured above, top. I am named for his respected friend and company commander, [...]
Death wish?
Posted in Uncategorized on November 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My wife Sherry has a death wish — for me. Not really, but sometimes I do wonder. Here are some true stories to prove my point. To say I don’t like snakes is putting it mildly. Our boys, when they still lived at home, had a realistic looking, 3-foot long rubber snake they played with. [...]
Last men standing
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Clear Channel, Jon Book, Mark Minnick, Nick Linberg, Phil Roberts, Quad-City Radio Group, radio veterans, Terry James, WOC Radio on November 2, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Anyone want to hire some experienced radio veterans? The four guys pictured together above represent the final news team that worked at WOC and the five other Quad-City Radio Group stations in Davenport, owned by Clear Channel. At one time, QCRG had five or six full-time news people. Joined by former QCRG engineer Jon Book, [...]
Hungry? Detour to historic little Bonaparte, Iowa
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bonaparte Retreat, Burns Gallery & Tea Emporium on November 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bonaparte Retreat (bonaparteretreat.com) is a delightful restaurant located in the former Meek’s Grist Mill on the banks of the Des Moines River in tiny Bonaparte, Iowa. That’s in Van Buren County in southern Iowa. The historic mill building, constructed in 1878, replaced an 1836 structure that burned down in 1841. Bonaparte Retreat is a casual [...]
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