I’m a basketball mom!
Like most Iowans, I’ve grown up watching the state high school basketball tournaments and just generally being aware of how important they are to the schools, the communities, and to the state as a whole. So this week, because I live in a state where high school basketball is a really big deal, I took [...]
I’m an armchair quarterback for girls volleyball!
When I was in the Des Moines public school system, I did not participate in athletics. So on one level it’s amusing that I now find myself the parent of a middle school volleyball player, who likely will become a high school volleyball player. And more power to her - if she enjoys it then [...]
Barry Bonds’s homer beats Aaron’s 33-year-old record
Any baseball fans want to weigh in on Barry Bonds’s home run record? Drew was actually present at the game and noted that the crowd’s behavior was pretty awful, even allowing for the controversy that surrounds Bonds’s achievement.
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Indianola Bike Night: “Bike Down to I-Town!”
It’s been a busy weekend - rode down to Indianola for “bike night” on Friday, it was the largest crowd I’ve ever seen down there. The square and surrounding streets were all lined with bikes, down all sides and rows down the middle… hundreds (couple thousand?) people - wow!! - and some neat live bands, [...]
Weekend motorcycle ride
We took a really nice motorcycle ride today with a great group of friends - about 8-10 bikes total, depending on who joined us at different times of day. We left Waukee around 11 a.m. and traveled north. Our original goal had been to get to Webster City and then hit Springbrook Park on the way home, but we [...]
“Chief urges bikers to follow safety rules”
Okay, I’ll admit it: that headline made me bristle without even reading the article. As a motorcyclist, I can attest to the butt-puckering sensation one gets when a driver with a cell phone pasted to their head decides to turn left in front of you or run a red light, all while operating a 3,500-pound vehicle.
Er… [...]
‘Beach bikes’: the one-speed retro option for cyclists
Does anyone remember when the Salvation Army Store down on Court Avenue used that big warehouse building next door as a sort of “last-stop-before-the-incinerator” shop? You could go in there and buy boxes of rejected junk for a dollar or two - I used to buy a lot of my knick-knacks there for re-sale in [...]
July 4 visit to Thomas Mitchell Park
Here’s a link to our July 4 photo album.
A lot of times, holidays other than Thanksgiving and Christmas seem to slip by us undetected and largely uncelebrated. Not because we don’t care, but because we aren’t organized enough to commit to a plan.
This year I was determined we were going to “do something” on the [...]
A little 4th of July bull…
Finally, the video’s in of Adam Steen’s bull-ride in Webster City with the guys from US Rodeo Supply… who not only coached him for the event but also put together an awesome li’l video featuring one of my favorite country singers, Chris LeDoux.
When that whistle blows
And that crowd explodes
And them pickup men are at your [...]
Des Moines’ NBA team: Iowa Energy
It may have been a complete and utter snowjob, but at least we won’t have to go and see the “Scarecrows” play basketball. Des Moines’ NBA development league ownership announced on Friday that the team would be called the IOWA ENERGY.
We lamented along with the rest of you when we read Marc Hansen’s original column [...]
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