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Feeling Rakish This Saturday
Yesterday, Ben and I completed a chore that had been done several times, but never completely. Raking leaves. I’ve cleared off the front several times, but had never finished the back yard. Which is OK, because there is a giant … Continue reading
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Crazy Fall Planting Day Has Arrived
When I got home Friday, the box of doom was awaiting. It’ didn’t look huge, but I know that is has more than 1,000 flower bulbs in it, and I know that my extensive need for hours to do homework … Continue reading
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Flying Frisbees On A Fine Fall Day
Anyway, after a find repast of Thai food (Ben correctly forecast not just the eatery, but what his mother would order) we went Frisbee Golfing. I can’t really compare it to “regular” golf because I’m not a golfer, but I … Continue reading
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How Dry I Am
How dry has it been lately in Cedar Rapids? It’s been several years since the bed of Dry Creek, which runs behind our house, has been dry. Today, Audrey and I took an afternoon walk. She wore her pink “puddle … Continue reading
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Misty Day For Early Fall
Not much to say, broke a spoke today, but at least the leaf out my window looked nice in the morning damp.
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The Morning Glories Herald School
Yikes! Where did the summer go. Oh, right. RAGBRAI. Anyway, I’m suddenly in a fall frenzy and the semester has not started yet. The MMU student newspaper is waking up and settling into a new office, I have 4 (four!) … Continue reading
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Clouds and Cupolas and Winter on its Way
My MMU colleague Emily Muhlbach recently returned from a blogging conference, and sometime I’d like to sit down with her to discuss what she learned. Blogging has become a topic in just about any PR or journalism writing course I … Continue reading
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When Ash Leaves Crunch
It sounded a little like something was chewing, but it wasn’t really that. Or maybe like many wadded up pieces of paper being tossed all at once into a wastebasket. It was a very audible “crunch-crunch-crunch.” But, audible … Continue reading
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More Fall Leaf Images
Hope the leaf photos don’t get too mundane or dull, but I am enjoying a few quick photo breaks during my hectic mid-semester grading season. Today, a history professor gave good tips on use of Power Point, and I left … Continue reading
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A Few Fall Photos
Oct. 20 Update: Gazette has posted information needed to enter their fall photo contest, click here. The Gazette runs a fall foliage photo contest, which I’ve never before entered. I might this year, although my most recent check of their … Continue reading
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Life musings ... My name is Joe Sheller and I'm an Associate Professor at Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This blog is personal opinion and does not reflect the opinion of the college, it's administration, staff or board. I love to garden and often find my mind wandering when I'm pondering weeds or flowers. This blog is a pretty random mix of those thoughts, some on gardening, many on life in general.
