I am a veteran. Many of you are also. We provided a service for our country and its people. Now we are older and no longer in that service, but we remember our experiences and value our contribution.Some, as the memorial stone above remembers, gave their lives for the safety and freedoms of today's populace. Whether for the United States of America, which I served for, or another country. We were willing to do what was necessary.There are others, our comrades, who didn't die, but lost limbs, or

In the late1970s eagles returned to nesting in Iowa. Prior to that, they were so dangerously low, that they were placed on the endangered species list. They have increased since then to allow new legislation to remove them in 2007.Their population for 2022 is 5,709 birds that cover 1,673 miles of river, lake and pond areas. It is not unusual to see them fishing these areas and cleaning up roadkill across the state. The Mississippi River and the Des Moines River had 78% of eagles, but the highes

This is a new year, not a blue year. I'm looking for new things to happen. Accompanying ideas to converge and monetizing my site in 2023. This is the new me, not the blue me. That is my claim and that is my "name", if you catch my drift. May take some pauses to re-vamp my causes but learning and burning with a yearning to win, shown by the set of my chin.The guy above is meditating while enjoying his environment. This is a wise way to increase awareness of procedures needed to be moved on - wor

Just a quick note, I just finished my 100th blog post. Reached my goal before years' end. The last one was/is "Bank Holiday Shamollady". A little ranting that is informative and (could be) fun."Shamollady"  is a new word invented by me. Meaning: 'foo, foo' or 'a word representing an event being used for other than it's real meaning'.It is pronounced - 'sham-oll-ady', synonymous with holiday.Setting the pace for 2023.2023 is the year for me!Warren