I have a foot fetish. But wait. Before you think I am more weird than I am, read on. It’s not so much a foot fetish that I have as a sock fetish — and not those trendy socks some guys wear with repetitive decorations on them. I have a thing for socks that keep my feet warm. That’s it.
Well, maybe it’s not that simple. I do have some requirements. I don’t like socks that droop like the skin on the neck of a French bulldog. I have enough things drooping at my age. And I don’t like the ones that are so tight they leave indentations on my legs and cut off the blood supply. I prefer to have feeling in my toes. Socks have to fit just right. It’s a Goldilocks and the three bears kind of thing.
I recall my dad’s socks, especially when he wore them with his green shorts and sandals on Sunday summers. The silky black dress socks contrasted nicely with his milky white legs. It wasn’t cool, but Dad didn’t care.
When I was a kid, I had a different take on socks than my father. Mine had to be angelic white and pulled up to my knees with a few horizontal stripes at the top. Those looked especially good with those tennis shoe/roller skates that I always wanted but never had.
Years later, socks went the other direction and were not to be over the ankle. This was fine for the summer months but allowed a bit of a draft to happen in Iowa’s winters. Some of these socks were white. Some were black. Many were other colors, too, but none even approached the calf.
When our children were teenagers, I would struggle to find my black dress socks. Our oldest daughter, Sara, seemed to like them and “borrowed” mine quite often. I am still trying to figure that trend out.
Today, I stock my sock drawer with supplies from hardware stores and farm stores. Those places seem to understand what middle-aged men want. Solid colors. Perfect tension. Up to the calf. And, most importantly, extra warm.
And they are not just for men. If Goldilocks wore socks, she would certainly approve, too.
Have a terrific Tuesday, and thanks for reading.
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FROM KCCI: Iowa man dies in custody following high-speed chase in Black Hawk County; DCI assisting investigation. WATERLOO, Iowa — The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is assisting in an investigation into the death of a man who died while in the custody of Black Hawk County sheriff's deputies. According to the DCI, shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday, the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office heard radio traffic of a pursuit from the Waterloo Police Department. ...READ MORE
FROM WHO-TV: Polk County man held girlfriend against her will for several days, police say. DES MOINES, Iowa — A Saylor Township man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly held his girlfriend against her will for several days. According to the Des Moines Police Department, the investigation into the kidnapping began shortly before 9 a.m. on Monday when the victim reported to officers that she had been assaulted and held against her will by her boyfriend since Friday at a home near SE 10th Street and Scott Street. ...READ MORE
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Clear Mortgage meteorology
Clouds increase today, with a chance for a light mix or light snow late Tuesday evening into early Wednesday morning. Wednesday will be colder.
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| Read the latest CITYVIEW | | | LUNCH WITH...
Allison Pohlman at Drake Diner
By Jim Duncan
Allison Pohlman is Suzie Glazer-Burt Women’s Basketball Coach at Drake. Around events celebrating the 50th anniversary of women’s basketball at Drake, we asked her to lunch, and she chose Drake Diner.
When Coach walked in, she was greeted by multiple staff on a first-name basis, or as Coach. The mother of triplet girls, Allison exudes a mama bear persona. If you can roll with that analogy, Drake Diner is the sleuth’s den guarded at its entrance by the statue of a Spike, like Cerberus patrolling the threshold of Hades.
“Our team loves this place. We consider it an extension of the campus and the locker room.” | | | READ MORE |
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Tuesday touts
Catering by Cyd has received numerous honors, yet Cyd Koehn's team has found new ways to improve: 1.) The entire staff now has Food Safety and Bar Alcohol certifications from the Iowa Restaurant Association for the State of Iowa; 2.) Everyone has now taken an Equitate and Professional class from Tero International; 3.) They have also graduated from "Look Better Be Better! Bold and Bright" class on colors and stylings.
Looking back at the year in food and hospitality
Zeitgeist of the year - flux. Transitions were rife in 2024. Jethro's deserted the Drake area and their mother store for the bright lights of the Iowa Events Center hood. After replacing RC's Diner in 2022, Little Brother closed in Windsor Heights. It was replaced by Blue Agave, half a block from another Mexican cantina and a Puerto Rican cafe. Suman Hoque replaced the venerable Lisa Lavalle at Trellis. Dom Iannarelli left Splash and opened Prime & Providence. Amruth, a superb South Indian cafe, replaced Monterrey on Swanson Road after decades of Mexican restaurants replacing all other kinds of cuisine. Table 128 completed their move from Clive to downtown. Without doing anything, The Station on Ingersoll became a "dive bar," according to something called Geek Nexus at least. A Seven Years Plan by city managers turned Ingersoll into a parking desert — to the degree that some businesses are now forced to pay off duty police to protect their parking lots from being overtaken by customers of other businesses, all of which lost a lot of street parking to the grand design of who? No one wants to be credited with this mess.
Deals today
• Wine bottles are half price on Wednesdays at Trostel's Greenbriar (5910 Merle Hay Road, Johnston). They are offering $25 credits on $100 of holiday gift certificates.
• Barntown's (9500 S.E. University Ave., West Des Moines) Wednesday specials are a pound of chicken tenders with fries and two sauces for $11.99, plus $13 core pitchers of beer.
• Wednesday is Biryani Festival at Chowrastha (5910 Ashworth Road, West Des Moines). Buy two and a third is free.
• Wednesdays bring steak night to Club 2000 (422 Indianola Road, Des Moines). Steaks are cooked to order with salad, potato and bread, $14.99.
• Angry Goldfish (2301 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) offers hot beef sandwiches with mashed potatoes and gravy for $11.50 on Wednesday.
• Kids eat free with every paying adult on Wednesdays at Chuck’s (3610 Sixth Ave., Des Moines).
• Rangemasters Training Center (10520 Hickman Road, Clive) has a Wednesday ladies day special of $13 per person for live firing range and one target. $10 handgun rentals or BYOG.
• Basic Bird (2607 Beaver Ave., Des Moines) offers $1 chicken wings on Wednesdays.
• It's cavatelli night at Eastside Eddie's (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) served with garlic bread for $10.
• Bordanaro's (6108 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) has a Wednesday-Thursday only special on carryout pizza. They start at $6.50 for a 10-inch cheese pie. Each ingredient added is an extra charge, but this pretty much adds up to half-price pies.
• Maxie’s Supper Club (1311 Grand Ave., West Des Moines) has a Tuesday special beef and noodles over mashed potatoes for $16.95.
— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com |
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The 2024 results ...
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Featured in the current
issue of Adel Living magazine | | | Holiday recipes
Residents share the recipes that make the season bright.
By Rachel Harrington
Favorite dishes are often at the heart of holiday gatherings. Their aromas wafting through the house signal time to join family and friends in celebration, reminiscing and gratitude. Their tastes spark memories and conversation. For many, certain recipes are a holiday must. They are inextricably woven into the fabric of the season, and the festivities wouldn’t feel complete without them.
Grandma Bette’s Ginger Cookies
“When my daughter, Molly, was just out of college, we started having a baking day every year at Christmas,” Janet Hircock says. “It was so fun that we made it an annual event. | | | READ MORE |
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FROM ESPN: Sources: Orioles, Tomoyuki Sugano agree for 1 year, $13M ... READ MORE
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1903: First airplane flies. Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft on December 17, 1903. Orville piloted the gasoline-powered, propeller-driven biplane, which stayed aloft for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet on its inaugural flight. ...READ MORE
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