Time to share another collection of images from my trip to the State Fair with Monica and Graham and then Elainie, Sabas, and Tiffany.
Still a ton of pictures from this trip left to share!
Iowa State Fair – Day 3 – Gamma
Category Archives: Family
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
There are only 3 hours left to get your picks in.
If you are a basketball fan, or are just interested in having fun, click on the link below to join my pool:
Roundball Oracles – Year 19
The rules are as follows:
Round 1 = 1 point + seed
Round 2 = 2 points + seed
Round 3 = 4 points + seed
Round 4 = 8 points + seed
Round 5 = 16 points + seed
Rounds 6 = 32 points + seed
The Play-in Games (AKA the First Four) don’t matter. You can wait for those games to complete before filling out your bracket. The deadline to fill out your bracket, is tip-off of the first game on Thursday. Roughly 11 AM.
Under special circumstances, I will allow you to turn in a paper bracket to me. So, don’t be afraid to ask.
Yes, your child can fill out a bracket. Your dog, no.
There were 37 competitors in 2023. A 1 person gain from 2022. Hopefully there is continued growth in participation this year, but I don’t know that I have 1 more friend than I did in 2023. It is possible I have gained even more friends since 2023. I might be a pretty great person.
*You have to be 14 years or older to win “The Sara”.
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Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
He sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train is whining low
I’m so lonesome I could cryI’ve never seen a night so long
When time goes crawling by
The moon just went behind the clouds
To hide its face and cryDid you ever see a robin weep
When leaves begin to die
That mean’s he’s lost his will to live
I’m so lonesome I could cryThe silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are
I’m so lonesome I could cry
-Written and Performed by Hank Williams
Hank Williams. The Hillbilly Shakespeare. Another American tragedy. Also the subject of what I consider to be the worst biopic ever made… I SAW THE LIGHT. Trust me, don’t watch it. It is dreadful.
However the song “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” is one of the greatest songs ever recorded. Certainly one of the greatest country songs ever recorded. It has been covered by Leon Russell. Elvis Presley. Jerry Lee Lewis. Johnny Cash. Connie Stevens. Bill Monroe. Al Green. Little Richard. Glen Campbell. Willie Nelson. Charley Pride. Waylon Jennings. Cowboy Junkies. John Waite. Keb’ Mo’. Townes Van Zandt. Me First and The Gimme Gimmes. Volbeat. Heck, even Terry Bradshaw covered it. Yes, Terry Bradshaw. The quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers covered it. Lynda Carter? Yes, even Wonder Woman has covered it.
However, Thursdays are for flowers. There aren’t many in this session. I took these flower pictures on July 23. There is a bonus picture of Naima in the mix.
Next flowertography meetup will involve many more flower pictures. We will begin looking at flower pictures I took at the Iowa State Fair.
From All the Sunlight of Our Past
Today is my Aunt Linda’s birthday, so I have to wish her a happy birthday.
Happy birthday!
I hope you have an amazing birthday!
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Seems like a good time to share the alternate images I took for the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme ROAD TRIP. Most of these were taken in Ledges.
Yeah, I didn’t make it very far from my home that week. It has been a busy time. But I’ll be getting back on the road more again in the future.
WPC – WEEK 444 – DECORATION
DECORATION! A great theme! Everybody loves to decorate. But did enough people like to decorate enough to make DECORATE a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!
As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 11, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):
1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week
2-Monica Jennings – 1 week
3-Adam Gordon – 2 weeks (2)
4-Mary Green – 4 weeks (2)
5-Stehanie Kim – 4 weeks
6-Becky Parmelee – 4 weeks
7-Willy McAlpine – 6 weeks
8-Sara Lockner – 8 weeks
9-Lowell Davis – 10 weeks
10-Michelle Haupt – 10 weeks
11-Alexis Stensland – 10 weeks (2)
12-Brandon Kahler – 11 weeks
13-Scott Degeneffe – 29 weeks
14-Sabas Hernandez – 29 weeks
15-Mike Vest – 35 weeks
16-Sheri Fakhouri – 39 weeks (2)
17-Logan Kahler – 40 weeks (2)
18-Nathanial Brown – 41 weeks
19-Jesse Howard – 41 weeks
20-Tamara Peterson – 44 weeks
21-Mindi Terrell – 56 weeks (2)
22-Linda Bennett – 85 weeks
23-Sarah Toot – 86 weeks
24-Angie DeWaard – 90 weeks
25-Dawn Krause – 94 weeks
26-Kim Barker – 100 weeks
27-Joe Duff – 101 weeks
28-Teresa Kahler – 112 weeks (2)
29-Carla Stensland – 112 weeks
30-Micky Augustin – 114 weeks
31-Andy Sharp – 115 weeks
32-Bill Wentworth – 116 weeks
33-Cathie Morton – 120 weeks
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 121 weeks
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 123 weeks
36-Kio Dettman – 125 weeks (2)
Reminder. Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:
1. The picture must be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch and take pictures challenge!
2. There is a limit of 2 submissions per person per theme. If you send me more than 2, I will use the first 2 that you submit.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. To be considered the photographer of an image, you have to be the one that clicks the shutter. If you hand your camera over to somebody else to take a picture of you, you are NOT the photographer of that image.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.
There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. Text your submission to my Google Pixel 8 Pro.
3. Sometimes, for special people, for special circumstances, we can negotiate something.
It is the third week of the month and on the third week of the month I like to share a map of all the states where people have submitted from heading into today. Here is that map:
We’ve put a good dent into the United States already.
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks or the rules of the challenge or how to submit. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:
Micky Augustin (Ames, Iowa) – 115 weeks
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Honey Hollow – Summerset, Iowa) – 124 weeks
Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 101 weeks
Christopher D. Bennett (Hilton South – Kansas City, Missouri)
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 86 weeks
Linda Bennett (Kansas)
Suzie Brannen (Clive, Iowa) – 2 weeks
Nathanial Brown (Monteagle, Tennessee) – 42 weeks
Nathanial Brown (Fort Valley, Georgia)
Lowell Davis (Iowa)- 11 weeks
Lowell Davis (Iowa)
Scott Degeneffe (Boone, Iowa) – 30 weeks
Angie DeWaard (State Historical Building – Des Moines, Iowa) – 91 weeks
Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Nashville, Tennessee) – 1 week
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 126 weeks
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)
Joe Duff (Texas) – 102 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (The Breakfast Club – Ankeny, Iowa) – 40 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (The Breakfast Club – Ankeny, Iowa)
Adam Gordon (Iowa) – 3 weeks
Adam Gordon (Iowa)
Mary Green (Iowa) – 5 weeks
Mary Green (Iowa)
Michelle Haupt (Saint Louis, Missouri) – 11 weeks
Elainie Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 1 week
Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 30 weeks
Jesse Howard (Hilton South – Kansas City, Missouri) – 42 weeks
Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 2 weeks
Brandon Kahler (Ames, Iowa) – 12 weeks
Logan Kahler (Bloomington, Minnesota) – 41 weeks
Logan Kahler (Bloomington, Minnesota)
Teresa Kahler (Ankeny, Iowa) – 113 weeks
Teresa Kahler (Ankeny, Iowa)
Stephanie Kim (Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, New York) – 5 weeks
Dawn Krause (Brass Armadillo – Des Moines, Iowa) – 95 weeks
Sara Lockner (Johnston, Iowa) – 9 weeks
Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 1 week
Cathie Morton (Between Fort Lauderdale and Nassau Bahamas) – 121 weeks
Cathie Morton (Between Fort Lauderdale and Nassau Bahamas)
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 122 weeks
Becky Parmelee (Bentonsville, Arkansas) – 5 weeks
Tamara Peterson (Perry, Iowa) – 45 weeks
Andy Sharp (Grand Isle, Louisiana) – 116 weeks
Andy Sharp (Gulf of Mexico – Off Louisiana)
Alexis Stensland (Ames, Iowa) – 11 weeks
Carla Stensland (Power & Light District – Kansas City, Missouri) – 113 weeks
Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa)
Johnathan Stensland (Iowa) – 1 week
Mindi Terrell (Johnston, Iowa) – 57 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Johnston, Iowa)
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania) – 87 weeks
Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 36 weeks
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 117 weeks
40 participants! That is a great week! Tops ORANGE for the most popular theme of Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE.
There were submissions this week taken in the following places:
+ Arkansas (1)
+ Florida (2)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Iowa (34)
+ Kansas (2)
+ Louisiana (2)
+ Minnesota (2)
+ Missouri (4)
+ New York (1)
+ Pennsylvania (1)
+ Tennessee (2)
+ Texas (1)
Thanks to the travels of Nathanial, we added Georgia to the list! And thanks to Andy’s travels we added Louisiana to the list.
Here is the Year 11 list of states where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each state):
+ Arkansas (6.5)
+ California (1)
+ Colorado (4)
+ Florida (3)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (1)
+ Indiana (2)
+ Iowa (405)
+ Kansas (16)
+ Louisiana (2)
+ Michigan (4)
+ Minnesota (6)
+ Mississippi (1.5)
+ Missouri (8.5)
+ Nebraska (14)
+ New York (8)
+ Pennsylvania (10)
+ South Dakota (3)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (18)
+ Vermont (1)
22 states so far! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple states:
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA) – 7
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN) – 5
+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA) – 4
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO) – 3
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN) – 3
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT) – 3
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL) – 2
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO)
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL) – 2
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO) – 2
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Sara Lockner (IA, MN) – 2
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO) -2
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO) – 2
Andy maintains a 2 state lead over Jen to be crowned the Emperor of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Travel! I’ll keep workshopping that name. But I might buy a crown for the winner. Just another idea I’m spitballing.
Logan, Jesse, Carla, Cathie, and your humble narrator all joined the group of people that have taken submissions in multiple states.
There were no major milestones reached this week. The only bad news was that Willy’s streak went POOF after 6 weeks. The humanity!
But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:
HOBBIES
HOBBIES! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!
I look forward to your interpretation!
That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of HOBBIES in this place in this place that is something more of one next Monday.
Roundball Oracles Year 19
It is time once again for the greatest sporting event of year. It is that time known as March Madness. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Once again, I will be sponsoring a NCAA Tournament Pool. There is no cost to enter the pool, except for pride. And if pride is nothing to you, well done.
The winner gets a trophy. The dead last place person gets a trophy known as The Sara*. Nobody else gets a trophy. I’m not made of trophies people!
By winning, you get your name etched on the List of Immortals:
PAST ROUNDBALL ORACLE CHAMPIONS – LIST OF IMMORTALS
2023 – Will Baier
2022 – Ben Baier
2021 – Micky Augustin
2019 – Becky Parmelee
2018 – Paul Golden
2017 – Paul Golden
2016 – Michelle Haupt
2015 – Derek Dohrman
2014 – Brandon Kahler
2013 – William McAlpine
2012 – Lowell Davis
2011 – Carrie Baier
2010 – Mark Wolfram
2009 – Mark Wolfram
2008 – Mark Wolfram
2007 – Tim Peterson
2006 – William McAlpine
2005 – William McAlpine
But I said that there are 2 trophies. The 2nd trophy, The Sara, goes to the adult that finishes dead last, while trying. A person can not tank on purpose and win The Sara. The reason The Sara winner has to be an adult is that I don’t want to mock children, to their face. Does that mean I have no problem mocking children behind their back? Does it make me a bad person if I say yes? Probably a better rule would be that to “win” The Sara, you have to be at least a teenager. I have no problem mocking teenagers to their face. At least, back when there was a Youth Group.
Past “The Sara” Winners:
2023 – Ben Baier
2022 – Joey Randazzo
2021 – Rachel Gildersleeve
2019 – Russell Kennerly
2018 – Robert Henning
2017 – Shannon Bardole
2016 – Laura Priest
2015 – Derrick Gorshe
2014 – Sara Lockner
The Sara doesn’t have the long storied history of the championship trophy, but it will get there. I have no doubts. This will be the 9th winner since its inception after all.
These were the final standings from last year:
1. Will Baier – 204
2. Toby Sebring – 200
3. Sarah Karber – 193
4. Tim Peterson – 189
5. Cathie Morton – 188
6. Elizabeth Nordeen- 185
7. Andy Sharp – 184
8. Russell Kennerly – 184
9. Linda Bennett – 183
10. Micky Augustin – 183
11. Carrie Baier – 180
12. Dawn Krause – 178
13. Corey Faust – 177
14. Jesse Howard – 176
15. Jason Baier – 173
16. Angie DeWaard – 171
17. Michelle Haupt – 170
18. Carla Stensland – 170
19. Jackson Faust – 168
20. Frank Meiners – 157
21. Lowell Davis – 155
22. Andree Jauhari – 154
23. Christopher D. Bennett – 154
24. Robert Henning – 154
25. Nader Parsaei – 147
26. Logan Kahler – 145
27. Rachel Gildersleeve – 145
28. Joey Randazzo – 144
29. Olivia Baier – 141
30. Jordan Toot – 141
31. JJ Baier – 141
32. Brandon Kahler – 136
33. Becky Parmelee – 131
34. Derek Dohrman – 122
35. Sara Lockner – 112
36. Shawn Lockner – 111
37. Ben Baier – 111
If you are a basketball fan, or are just interested in having fun, click on the link below to join my pool:
Roundball Oracles – Year 19
The rules are as follows:
Round 1 = 1 point + seed
Round 2 = 2 points + seed
Round 3 = 4 points + seed
Round 4 = 8 points + seed
Round 5 = 16 points + seed
Rounds 6 = 32 points + seed
The Play-in Games (AKA the First Four) don’t matter. You can wait for those games to complete before filling out your bracket. The deadline to fill out your bracket, is tip-off of the first game on Thursday. Roughly 11 AM.
Under special circumstances, I will allow you to turn in a paper bracket to me. So, don’t be afraid to ask.
Yes, your child can fill out a bracket. Your dog, no.
There were 37 competitors in 2023. A 1 person gain from 2022. Hopefully there is continued growth in participation this year, but I don’t know that I have 1 more friend than I did in 2023. It is possible I have gained even more friends since 2023. I might be a pretty great person.
*You have to be 14 years or older to win “The Sara”.
Farewell Shorty
Last Wednesday my step-grandfather-in-law Shorty Peterson passed away. I include the “step” and “in-law” in front of his name not to indicate a distance, but to illustrate that sometimes titles, whether or correct or not do not indicate what it means to be “family”. Because Shorty and his wife Doris, helped define the word family for me as much as almost anybody I’ve ever known. Hint: It doesn’t have a damn thing to do with sharing DNA.
I’m sharing Shorty’s obituary here so that I know that there is a place I can find it.
Paul “Shorty” Peterson Obituary
Paul “Shorty” Peterson, 97, of Boone and formerly of Boxholm, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at Westhaven Community in Boone, Iowa.
A visitation for Shorty will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Carson-Stapp Funeral Home in Ogden with his memorial service to follow at 2:00 P.M. Rev. Bryan Latchaw will officiate. Burial will follow at Lawn Cemetery in rural Boxholm, Iowa. Graveside Military Rites will be conducted by the Boone Veterans Council. Shorty’s memorial service will be live streamed on the Carson-Stapp Funeral Home Facebook page. For online obituaries and condolences, please visit: www.carsonstappfuneralhome.com
Paul (Shorty) Peterson, son of Alfred and Sigrid (Rydman) Peterson was born on February 23, 1927, in Boxholm, Iowa. He received his education in Harcourt and Boxholm, graduating from Boxholm High School in 1945. Shorty served in the U.S. Army during WWII with the Occupation forces in Italy from June 4, 1945 until his honorable discharge on January 31, 1947.
On August 14, 1949, Shorty married Doris LaVonne Ewing in Dayton. The couple resided and farmed south of Boxholm for over 55 years until moving into Boxholm in 2004. Shorty was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Boxholm. He served on the board of directors and was past president of the Westside Apartments and was past president for Boxholm Development. He was involved with the Boone County ASCS and Farmers COOP. He was also a member of the American Legion Post #63 of Boxholm. Shorty volunteered at the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad as a tour guide, announcer for Thomas the Train, and as Santa on the Santa Express. In 2017, Shorty moved to Westhaven Community in Boone.
In addition to his parents, Shorty was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 65 years, Doris; granddaughter, Olivia; and great grandson, Samuel. He is also preceded in death by his siblings, Clinton, Welden, Fern, and Thelma; parents-in-law, Buryl and Clara; and brothers-in-law, Gayle, Claude, and Harold.
Shorty is survived by his children, Janice and Tim. Also surviving are his grandchildren, Nate, Bethany, and Becca; five great grandchildren, grandson-in-law, Chris and sister-in-law, Marge.
Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.
Thought I would share a few pictures of Shorty:
He was a truly great person and I will miss him!
Iowa State Fair – Day 3 – Beta
Today is Carla’s birthday, so I need to wish her a happy birthday!
Happy birthday!
I hope your birthday is free from fire alarms today and maybe involves some camping or camping planning!
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Today is also Monica’s birthday, so I also need to wish her a happy birthday!
Happy birthday!
I hope your birthday is filled with plenty of good music and productivity on some art projects!
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Time once again to share more images from my trip to the Iowa State Fair with Monica and Graham, but then also with Elainie, Sabas, and Tiffany.
Still plenty more picture from this trip to the Fair left to share!
WPC – WEEK 443 – SENTIMENTAL
Today is Dawn’s birthday, so I must wish her a happy birthday.
Happy birthday Dawn!
I hope your birthday is filled with plenty of time to sit down and read!
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Today is also Baier’s birthday, so I must with him a happy birthday!
Happy birthday Baier!
I hope your birthday is filled plenty of thoughts of the Chiefs winning another Super Bowl!
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SENTIMENTAL! Maybe a little bit of a hard one for some people. Sometimes it is hard to think about the things that we are sentimental about. But was it easy enough for enough people to make SENTIMENTAL a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!
If you are like me at all, you will really wonder the backstory on so many of the photographed subject. Fortunately for me, I actually know the story on most of the subjects in the story, but I will never tell.
As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 4, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):
1-Adam Gordon – 1 week
2-Deanna McClain – 1 week
3-Johnathan Stensland – 1 week
4-Mary Green – 3 weeks (2)
5-Stehanie Kim – 3 weeks
6-Becky Parmelee – 3 weeks
7-Willy McAlpine – 5 weeks
8-Sara Lockner – 7 weeks
9-Lowell Davis – 9 weeks
10-Michelle Haupt – 9 weeks
11-Alexis Stensland – 9 weeks (2)
12-Brandon Kahler – 10 weeks
13-Scott Degeneffe – 28 weeks
14-Sabas Hernandez – 29 weeks
15-Mike Vest – 34 weeks
16-Sheri Fakhouri – 38 weeks
17-Logan Kahler – 39 weeks (2)
18-Nathanial Brown – 40 weeks
19-Jesse Howard – 40 weeks
20-Tamara Peterson – 43 weeks
21-Mindi Terrell – 55 weeks (2)
22-Linda Bennett – 84 weeks
23-Sarah Toot – 85 weeks (2)
24-Angie DeWaard – 89 weeks
25-Dawn Krause – 93 weeks
26-Kim Barker – 99 weeks (2)
27-Joe Duff – 100 weeks
28-Teresa Kahler – 111 weeks
29-Carla Stensland – 111 weeks (2)
30-Micky Augustin – 113 weeks
31-Andy Sharp – 114 weeks
32-Bill Wentworth – 115 weeks
33-Cathie Morton – 119 weeks
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 120 weeks
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 122 weeks
36-Kio Dettman – 124 weeks (2)
Reminder. Here is the list of rules for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:
1. The picture must be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch and take pictures challenge!
2. There is a limit of 2 submissions per person per theme. If you send me more than 2, I will use the first 2 that you submit.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. To be considered the photographer of an image, you have to be the one that clicks the shutter. If you hand your camera over to somebody else to take a picture of you, you are NOT the photographer of that image.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.
There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. Text your submission to my Google Pixel 8 Pro.
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks or the rules of the challenge or how to submit. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:
Adam Gordon (Kresge Chapel – Kansas City, Missouri) – 2 weeks
Adam Gordon (Kresge Chapel – Kansas City, Missouri)
Alexis Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 10 weeks
Alexis Stensland (Sacred Heart Cemetery – Boone, Iowa)
Andy Sharp (Arkansas/Mississippi Border) – 115 weeks
Andy Sharp (Missouri/Tennessee Border)
Angie DeWaard (Ames, Iowa) – 90 weeks
Becky Parmelee (Arkansas) – 4 weeks
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 116 weeks
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 111 weeks
Carla Stensland (Iowa) – 112 weeks
Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 120 weeks
Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa)
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 94 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 121 weeks
Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 41 weeks
Joe Duff (Texas) – 101 weeks
Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 100 weeks
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 125 weeks
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 85 weeks
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 40 weeks
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa)
Lowell Davis (Val-Air Ballroom – Des Moines, Iowa) – 10 weeks
Lowell Davis (Val-Air Ballroom – Des Moines, Iowa)
Mary Green (Iowa) – 4 weeks
Mary Green (Iowa)
Michelle Haupt (Iowa) – 10 weeks
Micky Augustin (Schaumburg, Illinois) – 114 weeks
Mike Vest (Missouri) – 35 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Cherry Glenn – Near Ankeny, Iowa) – 56 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Cherry Glenn – Near Ankeny, Iowa)
Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week
Nathanial Brown (Des Moines, Iowa) – 41 weeks
Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 30 weeks
Sara Lockner (Burnsville, Minnesota) – 8 weeks
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania) – 86 weeks
Scott Degeneffe (Panama City Beach, Florida) – 29 weeks
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Honey Hollow – Summerset, Iowa) – 123 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 39 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa)
Stephanie Kim (Fort Greene – Brooklyn, New York) – 4 weeks
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 1 week
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 44 weeks
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 112 weeks
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa)
Willy McAlpine (McHose Park – Boone, Iowa) – 6 weeks
37 participants! That is a pretty great week! Same as last week!
There were submissions this week taken in the following places:
+ Arkansas (1.5)
+ Florida (1)
+ Illinois (1)
+ Iowa (33)
+ Kansas (1)
+ Minnesota (1)
+ Mississippi (.5)
+ Missouri (3.5)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ New York (1)
+ Pennsylvania (1)
+ Tennessee (.5)
+ Texas (1)
Thanks to the travels of Scott, we added Florida to the list! And thanks to Andy’s travels we added Tennessee to the list.
Here is the Year 11 list of states where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each state):
+ Arkansas (5.5)
+ California (1)
+ Colorado (4)
+ Florida (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (1)
+ Indiana (2)
+ Iowa (372)
+ Kansas (14)
+ Michigan (4)
+ Minnesota (4)
+ Mississippi (1.5)
+ Missouri (4.5)
+ Nebraska (13)
+ New York (7)
+ Pennsylvania (9)
+ South Dakota (3)
+ Tennessee (.5)
+ Texas (17)
+ Vermont (1)
20 states so far! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple states:
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS)
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX)
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO)
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT)
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN)
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO)
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN)
+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD)
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN)
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL)
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL)
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO)
+ Sara Lockner (IA, MN)
Andy has taken a 2 state lead over Jen with his sentimental road trip to be crowned the Emperor of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Travel! I’ll keep workshopping that name. But I might buy a crown for the winner. Just another idea I’m spitballing.
Micky, Scott, and Vest all joined the club of people that have submitted from multiple states. Adam added a third state to his list!
There were a few big milestones reached this week! Michelle and Lowell and Alexis all joined the Double Digit Streak Club! Kim joined the Triple Digit Streak Club! WooHoos all around!
But it was not all unicorns and rainbows though. Deanna and Johnathan couldn’t build on their submissions from last week and their streaks are over before the even began.
But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:
DECORATION
DECORATION! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!
I look forward to your interpretation!
That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of DECORATION in this place in this place that decorates my life next Monday.
Cue: Ames Field Work
Today is Nora’s birthday so I need to wish her a happy birthday!
Happy birthday Nora!
I hope your birthday is filled with all the mushrooms you can handle and not filled with all the serious questions that the BARBIE movie makes a person ask!
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Back on Valentine’s Day/Ash Wednesday I went to Cornbred in Ames with Teresa and Carla before going to the Cyclone women upset the #7 Kansas State Wildcats in double overtime. Absolutely one of the greatest games I’ve ever seen in Hilton. Period.
As a big fan of barbecue, it is rather amazing that I had never been to Cornbred. It is mostly because I forget it exists. But on this day, I remembered it existed and I efforted to check it out.
Here are some pictures:
I went with the brisket.
The verdict? I think Cornbred is a touch overrated. Scott described it as “yuppie barbecue” and I can’t completely disagree. If it was hipster barbecue that would be better. Say what you want about hipsters, they make pretty good food.
It isn’t that Cornbred is bad. In fact part of my meal were great. The brussel sprouts appetizer was fantastic. I am a well known big time fan of brussel sprouts. I probably eat them about once a week. Not mixed with pork belly but there is a steamer bag of brussel sprouts that I really like!
The brisket was also fantastic. No complaints there. The bread that came with it, was average. I got the creamy pineapple slaw for my side. Hey, remember, trying to eat healthier! Now cole slaw is usually drowning in mayonnaise, so it isn’t super healthy, but it is certainly healthier than fries. And cole slaw also can contain lots of vitamin A and vitamin E. But most importantly, I like cole slaw. In fact, I even had a favorite cole slaw. The Country House in Colo had a fantastic cole slaw. Too bad they have went out of business. But trust me, it was because of their cole slaw. Or their tenderloin for that matter.
This cole slaw was very mediocre.
In the grand scheme of things, I would definitely eat at Cornbred again. I don’t know I would go out of my way for it, but I would eat there again. But all things considered I would rather eat at Jimmy’s.
You can find Cornbred here:
526 Main Street #106
Ames, Iowa
But what is the update on my efforting to live a healthier lifestyle?
I think generally things are going well. For the first time since I’ve started to monitor it, I’ve had a couple of sleep scores in the 80s! I’m not sure how much that means, but I will take it as a positive.
The Noom lessons were about sleep, so it is a good thing I’ve gotten some good sleep. Here is your health fun fact for this week.
According to The American Journal of Clinical nutrition, missing a few hours of sleep one night can cause a person to eat an extra 559 calories, on average, the next day. So I guess sleep is important.
This week my weight went down 1.9 pounds. Down 16.6 pounds since I started Noom.
I haven’t purchased anything else to help in my attempts to live healthier. I’m still thinking on that smart scale.
The next food adventure will involve a food truck.
Postcard Collection 1
Today is Laura’s birthday, so I need to wish her a happy birthday.
Happy birthday Laura!
I hope your birthday is filled with all the triplet love and some from Nate too, that you can handle!
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As a few of you know, I am old school. I like to send postcards when I travel. And I like receive postcards in the mail from other people’s travels. I am currently covering my guest room door with postcards that I have received in the mail. I’m scanning both sides first and I’m sure this project will take years as I don’t really get very many postcards.
Here is the current collection of postcards that have made it to the door:
I do have several more left to add to the door, I just need to locate them and scan them and get them up on the door!