Quote of the Week “Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.” -H. Jackson Browne, Jr., an American author best known for his inspirational book, “Life’s Little Instruction Book” Featured Cultural Offering Take a step off the holiday treadmill and step into the
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Posted December 30, 2019in Stray Thoughts
Schools across Iowa have been dark for more than a week because of winter vacation. But a Des Moines teacher still managed to teach a very important lesson during that time — but this lesson wasn’t aimed at the kids she normally works with. It was intended for adults. Laura’s
Read More →Here’s to wishing everyone a very merry Christmas, happiest of Holidays, and a wonderful New Year as we prepare for 2020. May your life be filled with creativity and wonder. Quote of the Week – bonus for not having a show this week…two quotations “The Christmas season is a gift
Read More →The Terrace Hill Partnership is proud to present five distinguished speakers who will bring timely programs to the Terrace Hill Drawing Room at 2 p.m. each Saturday in February, followed by tea and tasty tidbits. Tickets are $10 per program or $25 for a season pass. The speakers are donating
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Posted December 24, 2019in Joe's Extra
The tall, strong-looking Dutch woman began her story by telling me about fish. The story suddenly took a right turn into speed dating. And then the darn thing ended up about Dutch character. Her character. People are never a straight line. Sort of like the story of fish. I’m from
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Posted December 23, 2019in Stray Thoughts
This is the time of the year when my psyche — after being worn down by the headaches, the hatred and the heartache around us — gets a much-needed pick-me-up from those wonderful news reports of secret Santas, free holiday dinners for the less fortunate, and communities banding together to
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Posted December 18, 2019in Joe's Extra
Rain in the Netherlands has a certain texture that doesn’t exist back home in Iowa. Here in the Netherlands the rain rarely rages with such thunder and lightning that you decide maybe it would be a good idea to crawl under the table with the dog. Sure, it rains nearly every
Read More →At Wells Fargo Areana. Photos courtesy of www.photosbymanning.com.
Read More →Quote of the Week “We ought to give thanks for all fortune: If it is ‘good,’ because it is good, If ‘bad’ because it works in us patience [and] humility…” -C.S. Lewis (1989-1963) writer, lay theologian Please note: The Culture Buzz will not air a program on Wednesday, December 25,
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Posted December 17, 2019in Stray Thoughts
Whenever a friend or relative dies, it’s not unusual to find ourselves dwelling on the conversations we wish had occurred or the questions that never got asked. That certainly was true with my parents, Noel and June, who left long before my brothers and I ran out of questions about
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