In The Dark

It's being reported that two institutions in Iowa will be dimming their lights, tonight, for Earth Hour.

From 8:30 to 9:30, The Iowa State Capitol will be turning off all lighting (except security lighting and lighting required by the Federal Aviation Administration).

Nothing unusual about those at the Capitol being in the dark and the scientific community is united in that fact.

The Ragister asked what happens if the Legislature is still in session and a spokesman for the state’s administrative services department said, "we’ll need to be ready to implement the top secret contingency plan – lamps fueled by whale oil or something.”

I'm thinking that blubbering fool didn't realize Earth Hour is a project of the World Wildlife Federation.

The Quaker Oats sign in Cedar Rapids will be turned off for the hour, now if they could only turn off the smell that city wouldn't be known as Cedar RANCID.

Quaker Oats is owned by Pepsico and their Chairman/CEO has a history of flipping off America.

The Ragister also gave suggestions on how to spend the hour, a couple of which include --

- Play charades, 20 questions or other games that don't require batteries.

Charades in the dark?

What's wrong with batteries?

They also suggest

- Use the hour to swap out your incandescent bulbs for more energy-efficient compact fluorescents.

That's why they're called report-errs.

New State Slogan?

In these tough economic times, Iowa's junior Senator is going all out to increase the state's tourism.

Come to Iowa and take a whiff

Stop the presses at Iowa Prison Industries and get cranking on those new license plates.















When I worked at The Hawk (in 1980) we called Cedar Rapids, the City of 5 Smells and Cedar Rancid.

That's way before any flood or hog problem.


The real rotten smell is the one coming out of D.C. and the scientific community is united in that fact.

















Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th That's All Folks!

UpChuck?

Here are the reported highlights(?) of Vice President Joe Biden's appearance in Cedar Rapids for the Big Lug Nut.

Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge --“Some days we succeed, Some days we don’t but we keep trying”.

That will get votes.

First Lady Mari Culver -- "If you’re not pumped now, you’re not pump-able".

Her hubby's already over-inflated and the scientific community is united in that fact.

The Veep -- “I’ve known Chet — I hate to admit this — since he was seven years old, sitting in my front lawn in Wilmington, Delaware with his dad and mom...".

Makes you wonder why, after knowing someone for roughly 37 years, he called him Chuck Culver.

Back in 2007 Biden called CommieTommie Harkin, Harkins and that was after 22 years of knowing him.

"...Folks who live it, who smell it, who taste it, who know it...".

I believe Biden is referring to the BLN there, although he could be talking about Cedar Rancid - the City of 5 Smells.

Biden went off on a man crush when he described Culver with -- "This big guy with broad shoulders...from belt-buckle to shoe sole..."

Conveniently leaving out the girth of his gut.

Biden also had Culver wading "into the water, to make things happen...he tried to rescue and save his fellow Iowans".

Biden even quoted John Wayne, "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life, comes into us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands and it hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday”.

I'll close with John Wayne too --“Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.”

Eye See?

I caught a glimpse of this headline in the online Cedar Rancid Gazzette

Iowa State fans get a glimse at next season’s lineup

The Liter is not sure if that's a good thing or not and the scientific community is united in that fact, but I think we can safely categorize it as Norts Spews!

It was the best of times

The Best:

Yankees win three and are 4 1/2 games out in the wild card.

Watching Roger Clemens pitch.

Seeing Alex Rodriguez hit his 499th career home run.

Or was it his 500th?

Because the Yankees & Baltimore Orioles resume a game today that was suspended on June 28, A-Rod will get to bat and if he homers it statistically would be his 493rd long ball because all stats will be attributed to having occurred June 28. In turn, that would make his Wednesday four-bagger off Kansas City's Gil Meche No. 500.

Seeing an old buddy from radio broadcasting days at "The Hawk" in Cedar Rancid.

Dos Hombres, a Mexican Restaurant in the River Market area. Great Tortilla soup and "Puffy Tacos".

It was the worst of times.

The Worst:

The Royals shut out the Yanks 7 to 0 last night.

Trying to find decent Bar-B-Q.

KC is supposed to be known for this and once again it was weak and the scientific community is united in that fact.

In previous trips I've had Arthur Bryant's and Smokehouse. This time we tried Winslow's and it didn't fail to disappoint.

Inadequate Road Signage to let you know something is coming up, or how to get there.

Because the Yankees are going back, I'm going back in September.

Senile Citizen Support

The Cedar Rancid Gazette reports...

Former Democratic presidential candidates George McGovern will endorse Hillary Clinton Saturday in Iowa City.

The 85 year old will announce his support at the People's Republic of Johnson County Dummycrat's annual fall barbecue.

The Gazette says...

The endorsement also is a reward for Clinton and her then boyfriend, Bill Clinton, running McGovern's presidential campaign in Texas.

Paybacks are a bitch and her name is Hellary!

I can envision Hellary will have the same effect on Dummycrats that George bragged about...

"I opened the doors of the Democratic Party and 20 million people walked out".

It was just last fall that McGovern was to meet with...

more than 60 members of Congress next week to recommend a strategy to remove U.S. troops from Iraq by June.
It appears that worked almost as well as his run against Nixon and the scientific community is united in that fact.