RAGBRAI route announced; will state close liability loopholes? Will counties fill their potholes?
When I read that the list of host communities for this year’s RAGBRAI had been released, I wondered if the county liability issue would come up again - and it has. Since last year’s death and subsequent lawsuit stemming from Crawford County’s failure to fill a major pothole along their part of the route, I’ve [...]
Meet the Artists of HeArt Fest: Rachel Sims
Rachel Sims is a 26-year-old jeweler and beadmaker, working primarily in silver and glass. She uses a beadmaking process called lampworking, which consists of melting a ’soft’ glass over a torch, winding it on to a ‘clay’ coated steel rod called a mandrel, and manipulating with metal tools.
For the past six months she has been [...]
Writer’s Market: a writer’s wish-book
We were at breakfast today at Porky’s, and our favorite waitress, Kristin, told us she is a writer. I was delighted - she has such enthusiasm for her own work, none of that “I like to write but I’m not very good.” So I was telling her about a reference book for writers called “Writer’s [...]
Meet the Artists of HeArt Fest: Christian Holmes
Christian Holmes is a Des Moines native now living in Creston, Iowa. He will be showing his work in pryography (woodburning) for his first exhibition at HeArt Fest and says he hopes the show will result in some good exposure for his work. He also works in digital painting and some traditional painting, including oil, [...]
So many (business) ideas, so little cash
When I had been working as a corporate hack for about ten years, I came to a point where I desperately wanted to own my own business. So in the mid-90’s when I was downsized out of hackdom, I took the opportunity to do just that - I did freelance business communications and marketing work [...]
HeArt Fest showcases quality, affordable fine art
Exclusive to DMweblife: I’ll be following up this post over the next couple of weeks with a series called “Meet the Artists of HeArt Fest,” where I’ll be introducing you to several of the participating artists in the show. Stay tuned!
If you’re longing for an opportunity to browse through high-quality, affordable hand-crafted artwork, you won’t [...]
Link Round-Up, January 22
Time for another Link Round-Up - be sure to subscribe to these awesome blogs so you know when they get updated!
Like Michael, I plan to start hoarding incandescent lightbulbs. Who the hell is running this show, anyway?? Oh wait, that’s right, the holier-than-thou environmentalists.
Larry’s post about standing in line got me thinking about places where [...]
Flowers from Dad
These flowers made me cry yesterday - they’re from my dad, and the card reads, “Thanks for everything, Love Dad.” It’s beautiful to think that he might have an inkling of how challenging these last few weeks have been, even though the journey has really just begun and even though he is as we speak [...]
Still time to sponsor, volunteer or play at Skywalk Golf
I don’t think you can really call yourself a miniature golfer (or even an accomplished putter) in central Iowa if you’ve never participated in the Skywalk Open Golf Tournament. I mean, isn’t it like a rite of passage or something?
Anyway, the 23rd Annual edition is coming up February 9 and organizers are hoping the sub-zero weather has [...]
Are you a Rotten Neighbor?
Remember WalkScore, the website that lets you determine whether a particular house is within walking distance of various neighborhood amenities? It’s designed to help you learn more about homes you may be considering purchasing.
Well, now you can run another diagnostic tool called RottenNeighbor - this one allows you to look up surrounding properties and find [...]
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