adventures of a recovering iowan: Recent Comments

Comment on HUGE snake on my kitchen floor!!!!!!

2010-02-19T11:48:28Z

Argh! Less than a foot from your foot! Snakes freak me out … although once you know a little about them, they aren't so scary. Unless you are threatening them, they will certainly not try to bite you, because you aren’t seen as food. Definitely a case of 'They are more scared of you…'

Comment on Back in Everly, Home of the Cattlefeeders (and Cattlefeederettes)

2009-10-17T05:13:47Z

Fancy that, daughter of an artist is also an artist. I have six children, 30 to 40 years old, the fifth is an artist and it took a lot to get him there. I really like your flicker photos and by accident, the old bored with life "Let's google Everly High School and eventually hit on your web site. Anyway, very interesting and amusing. If you are on facebook, do a hunt for me by high school, class of 62. I have lots of photos up there you might find of interest. As you know, I am your Mom's biggest fan, not counting your dad. They are rare and dearly loved by many people. You are quite funny and interesting. I really like your bit about making shit nobody really wants. I know the crazy deadline graphic madness and can think of few deadlines that really were that important to give me all the high blood pressure pills I have to take these days. Be well. I am looking though boxes for news items my mom kept about the cattlefeeders and will send scans of them as soon as I can. Go Cattlefeeders. I did the Smokey cow on the butcher paper hundreds of times for games from about 6th grade on. Gee, who taught me 6th grade... why, yes, your mom. I did it a bit different than Gerald Huff who was the original artist whose Smokey was on the Punch. I will put my version up on facebook for you. Take care, give my best to your folks.

Gary Clark.

Comment on HUGE snake on my kitchen floor!!!!!!

2009-09-18T15:23:24Z

ha ha! OMG! I can't believe you had this in your kitchen, and so brave to herd it out of your kitchen...wowza....i hope he does not come back and you have no other unwanted guests. take care!

Comment on HUGE snake on my kitchen floor!!!!!!

2009-09-11T03:55:22Z

ah, looks like a southern black racer (aka "black snake"). they're non-venomous. i know that doesn't help much, but just so you know...

Comment on my strange little insane world of graphic design

2009-09-10T18:35:59Z

I absolutely LOVE the "wacky" design. It's their loss if they don't use that one. Maybe you can sell a similar design to someone else down the road.

Comment on time vampires

2009-09-04T11:43:16Z

Well, EGG-zackly! I've never heard it put that way, but you're right - Time *itself* is it's own vampire. It feeds like a black hole draining more time from the surrounding time until its all collapsed out. Eventually even time itself cannot escape this powerful, exponential phenomenom.

Thanks for the morning thought!

Comment on Back in Everly, Home of the Cattlefeeders (and Cattlefeederettes)

2009-08-12T16:37:35Z

I grew up in Holstein, IA but remember as a kid always going through Everly and seeing the welcome sign that mentioned the girls state titles. I think it is wonderful that you have started the site for the cattlefeeders/ettes to keep a little piece of history going. I recently saw the 6-on-6 girls basketball documentary on IPTV. Wonderful! Keep up the good work.

Comment on Back in Everly, Home of the Cattlefeeders (and Cattlefeederettes)

2009-08-03T01:35:51Z

Your hometown looks like a really cool little place. I love the fact that places like this do, in fact, still exist. :)

Comment on Back in Everly, Home of the Cattlefeeders (and Cattlefeederettes)

2009-07-30T01:57:52Z

Enjoyed your 'review' of Everly's celebration. My dad is from Everly (and I visited as a child) so my folks and I did a special roadtrip from California just for the party. (MY Aunt & Uncle still live there and were on the planning committee...they looked like walking zombies by Sunday afternoon;) Dad is Dallas Johnson and though a few years younger than your parents, he remembers them:)

Take care!
Terri

Comment on Live from the Home of the Cattlefeeders - observations from the south end of Main Street

2009-06-02T05:11:33Z

I'm responding to wolf. I'm guessing that is your dad's last name. If so he was my teacher in 1966-1967.