Hi!
Mid-February and we have a little snow on the ground. NO complaints from me. NONE! We can handle this snow, and we can handle it from here on out! This has been great. This is what I consider an IOWA Winter...The ones like last year were Northern Minnesota winters gone south to IOWA..

I've been thinking about all the old people I see around town. NOT that I am young, as I am 62, but I see people that are old. Now you know IOWA has the second largest % of people over 65. Ok, ..this means lots of older people driving, (slow) lots of older people in line at Hy-Vee, (slow) lots of older people in restaurants, (slow) lots of people in lines at the Post Office needing help, (slow).....I guess it is just normal.. JUST yesterday we were going down the street here in Coralville and my wife Michele said in a loud voice,' GET GOING GRAMPS"!,, here I was driving down Holiday Road at about 20mph.. , JUST like the old people do!!!! What was I doing!! My friends all say the I drive slow......Have you seen the Coralville Cops around every bush?.. They are always running radar... I will continue to drive slow............I guess........If I remember.

Have you seen how many geese are wintering here in Coralville? WOW! Go look at the 'mob' below the old dam and see for yourself.. This never used to happen. Geese have adapted to our society better. Instead of migrating south to Florida, Cairo, Ill, et,,,, they hang around an area as slong as they can eat, find open water, etc.. WHY fly so far when you can stay here and eat etc. They really like it here!..When I was a kid here in Coralville we NEVER saw geese around town. Never. Migratory habits have changed. WISH I was smart enough to go to Florida, but I am not. I guess I prefer good old Coralville.. DO NOT ask my wife what SHE prefers in January or February. I don't think her story would match.
So I hope all is well with you, hunker down, and hang on as real soon we will hear the 4 best words in the English language when they are put into a sentence: "Pitchers and Catchers Report". SPRING TRAINING!!