Legal Tender in Liberia and Palau
We were watching a program on Court TV Sunday night and up popped a commercial for the “Corvette Dollar,” the latest release from the National Collector’s Mint. I’m assuming that these types of things have to be considered legal tender in some country to be marketed as “coins,” and whenever I see these commercials I look [...]
Link Round-Up, August 24
Just for fun, here are links to some of the posts that got me thinking this week.
Steve had his own idea about working on a committee… which didn’t quite work out the way he anticipated…
M.R. Field at Around Des Moines is noticing the significance of the color yellow recently…
Tim at Carpe Factum gives examples of [...]
Move WWI memorial to Capitol monument grounds
I’m not surprised to see Gerlad LaBlanc at the helm of the efforts to restore the WWI monument near Iowa Lutheran Hospital. He has been leading these kinds of efforts around Greater Des Moines for many years, including a tombstone restoration project at Woodland Cemetery a few years ago and many others. Now that Polk [...]
First day of school in Des Moines: new year, new habits… for parents!
School started today in the Des Moines district and my daughter went off to her first day of 8th grade looking very girly - quite a departure from last year’s t-shirt-and-jeans uniform - and very grown-up.
She’s enrolled in a half-day program at Central Academy, where she will be taking 12th grade civics (government), beginning Chemistry/Physics, [...]
YEEOWW!! Injuries and news notes
I skinned my right knee! As an adult it’s easy to forget how much it hurts when you fall and rip the hide off your knee. I fell off my heeled boots onto cement while carrying a lawn chair on Sunday, sprained my left ankle and skinned my right knee. On Monday, I couldn’t even [...]
Five Questions With… Sherry Borzo
Five Questions With… is a weekly series on DMweblife highlighting Des Moines area bloggers and their blogs! This edition features Sherry Borzo of dsmBUZZ.com, a website that’s devoted to encouraging people to shop with locally owned and operated businesses.
1. What’s the focus of your blog?
The primary purpose of dsmBUZZ is to encourage consumers to [...]
2007 Iowa State Fair visit: lots of “oooo’s and awwww’s”
Well the 2007 State Fair is coming to a close, and we managed to make our visit on one of the nicest possible days, weather-wise. We had a really nice time - we got there around 9 a.m., and the first part of our day was spent doing a semi-organized scavenger hunt as part of [...]
Off to the Fair!
It’s our turn to visit the Fair today, and tonight we’re headed down to Indianola for Bike Night, so I won’t be posting today. If you haven’t yet, take a look at the post where I’m tracking Des Moines bloggers’ State Fair memories and 2007 visits! I’ll try to post some photos this weekend - [...]
‘Nurturing a Student’s Vision’ Exhibit on Display at Central Library
The Des Moines Arts Festival and Des Moines Art Center’s Nurturing a Student’s Vision: Celebrating Artists K-12 Art Exhibition, sponsored by Hubbell Homes, is now on display at Downtown Des Moines’ Central Library (1000 Grand Ave.) through Sept. 27, 2007.
The NSV display, showcased on-site at the 2007 Des Moines Arts Festival, gave 324 students from [...]
DMPD’s NEST program is making a difference
Remember the post about the Des Moines Police Department’s NEST program, designed to crack down on crime in four Des Moines neighborhoods? By all accounts it’s making a big difference. That’s great news, but I’m curious about one thing: why would police say it’s unlikely that the program would be come permanent, when it’s having [...]
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