Category: thoughts
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Best Taco Pizza in Central Iowa – Where?
Is there a better pizza than taco pizza? That’s a good question. In my mind there isn’t. I love taco pizza! So who has the best taco pizza in Central Iowa? Trust me, I’ve tried a lot of places. In fact I will almost always try a taco pizza if a place has one. Here…
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Too Much Stuff. Declutter Your Life!
Walking around at Costco today got me thinking about the amount of shit we have in our lives. And if we didn’t already have enough, we are out looking to buy more! If you really take a minute and think about the amount of clutter and material items you have in your life, it’s quite…
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Adventureland – Do You Remember?
In August of 1974 Adventureland opened it’s doors to guests to explore some fun rides in Central Iowa. Granted I wasn’t born yet, but in the 1980’s Adventureland was my place for Summer fun. I remember my parents worked for Pioneer at the time and we would always get free tickets each year to go…
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Rocky Mountain Oysters Explained
What are Rocky Mountain oysters? They are that part of the male cow that is removed in his youth so that he may thereby be more tractable, grow meatier, and behave less masculine. When the calves are branded, the testicles are cut off and thrown in a bucket of water. They are then peeled, washed,…
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Your Happy Place as a Parent: A Matrix Perspective
Parenting can be exhausting! Anybody else out there agree? The Lack of sleep, no privacy, constant questions, the never ending cleaning and all the other stuff that comes with being a parent sometimes catches up with you. At that point, the will to continue on another 2-3 hours before the kids finally go to sleep…
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The Yule Cat – A New Christmas Tradition?
While traditional Christmas folklore characters are typically friendly—just think of the many incarnations of St Nicolas—in Iceland there’s a character that sounds quite terrifying. The Yule Cat (Jólakötturin) is a huge, vicious creature that lurks in the snowy countryside. Jólakötturinn is the Icelandic Yule Cat or Christmas Cat. He is not a nice cat at…
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Christmas Movies on Netflix
Christmas time is one of my favorite times of the years to veg out and watch movies on Netflix. If you don’t have Netflix, I bet you know someone who does. Or just give yourself the gift of Netflix for the Holidays this year! So what are some of my favorite Holiday movies they have…
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5 Ways to Save Money for The Holidays
Let’s be honest it’s not easy to save money especially around the Holidays. So what about earning some extra money or saving some money on your bills to help get that Holiday cash? Try these sure fire ways to get extra money now! Shop on Lolli – When you order stuff online why not get…
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10 Turkey Facts That You Probably Didn’t Know
We all know that a turkey tastes delicious. But how much do you really know about the food that will be on your plate during the holidays? One thing I do know is that during Thanksgiving, fix a meal at home. I tried eating out on Thanksgiving for a break and it was not worth…
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10 Game Ideas for your Winter Office Olympics
Every winter I am tasked with putting together a Winter Olympics for my office. It’s fun, can be used as great team building exercise and gets people away from their desk and moving around. Here are 10 game ideas that have worked well for us that will make your Office Olympics a smashing success. 1. Reindeer…
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