It’s good to be busy. It’s better than the alternative, because who wants to be bored? If you are retired, I get it. You earned the right to have every day feel like Saturday. But the rest of us need to be busy. It’s good for us.
When you ask people how they are doing, many like to simply say “busy.” Some then offer 20 minutes of excruciatingly painful detail. The best responses, though, are the short ones that make you chuckle. Here are a few to consider using next time someone asks how you are.
“I am busier than a moth in a sweater closet.” That's a great reply, unless you have a hole in your sweater.
“I am busier than a squirrel in a nut factory.” My friends named Fisher take the nut very seriously. Squirrels? Not so much.
“I am busier than a wolf in a chicken farm.” I love this one, but I can’t help but think of the chicken hawk in the Looney Tunes cartoons.
“I am busier than a vampire at a blood bank.” You can count on this one bringing a laugh.
“I am busier than a salmon swimming upstream.” Many of us may feel this way some days.
“I am busier than a hippy in an incense store.” More Cheech. Less Chong.
“I am busier than a snake in a birdcage.” This is good… if you are the snake.
“I am busier than a cat at a laser show.” I don’t care if you love cats or not, this one’s funny.
“I am busier than a termite in a log cabin.” Another great response, unless you have had to deal with termites. Then, there is nothing funny about this at all.
“I am busier than a blind cat in a sandbox.” This one creates an instant visual for some reason — and a strong desire to stay out of sand.
“I am busier than a politician in a church confessional.” We shouldn’t throw stones, but after another overwhelmingly tiring election, we can’t resist.
Which ones did I miss? Do you have one to add? If you are not too busy, send it my way.
Have a wonderful Wednesday, and thanks for reading.
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FROM KCCI: Investigation launched after heated dispute among Polk County supervisors; County admin on leave. DES MOINES, Iowa — The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a heated dispute broke out between some Polk County supervisors. KCCI's Laura Terrell learned deputies were called to the Polk County Administration building to break it up. There is a criminal investigation underway to see if an assault took place. ...READ MORE
FROM WHO-TV: Norris ‘cannot comment’ after Polk County placed him on administrative leave. DES MOINES, Iowa — The Polk County Board of Supervisors confirmed with WHO 13 News that Polk County Administrator John Norris was placed on administrative leave on Friday. Jonathan Cahill, a communications specialist with the board said he couldn’t comment further due to it being a personnel matter. ...READ MORE
FROM WOI: Menlo woman dead on scene after Tuesday house fire, State Fire Marshal's Office investigating fire's cause. MENLO, Iowa — An elderly Menlo woman is dead after a Tuesday morning house fire, according to Adair & Guthrie County Emergency Management (EMA). Shortly before 9:30 a.m., the Menlo Fire Department, Stuart Fire Department and Stuart Rescue were dispatched to the report of a possible house fire in the 400 block of 3rd Street in Menlo. ...READ MORE |
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Clear Mortgage meteorology
A slight warming trend into the weekend. We could see flurries Thursday night and Sunday.
For help with pre-approvals or refinancing, get in touch with Originating Branch Manager Carrie Hansen at carrie.mortgage. |
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| Read the latest CITYVIEW | | | FILM REVIEW
Nostalgia for the 1990s hits an all-time high in ‘Y2K’
By David Rowley
Kyle Mooney and Evan Winter’s “Y2K” is a throwback to the dope show that was the late 1990s — packed with outrageous humor, absurd situations and a hefty dose of nostalgia. It’s a movie that knows its audience — those who lived through dial-up internet, pop-up-filled monitor screens, Sharpie-covered mix discs, and Millennium Bug hysteria. Forget Easter eggs; audiences are treated to a plateful of “member berries” that feel like a warm, chaotic hug. ... | | | READ MORE |
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Woebegone Wednesday
Pig butchering — it's not what it used to be. Wall Street Journal published the results of its investigation into world public enemy Wan Kuok-koi. That notorious Chinese criminal perfected "pig butchering," a form of scams that U.S. officials say are costing Americans billions of dollars a year. In pig-butchering schemes, scammers meet people online, win their trust and persuade them to pour money into bogus investments. The scams are called pig butchering because the swindlers “fatten” their victims by building relationships and then “butcher” them by taking their money and ghosting them. Thousands of Americans are believed to have been victims.
Faux meat and fish — is there still a future? 2024 was disastrous for faux meat companies. Beyond Meat lost over half its value (58%) and Oatly Group lost 44% of its in 2024. Fox Business suggested that the future is now in lab-grown seafood. Both the high prices and sustainability of seafood play in its favor. Aqua Cultured Seafood uses cellulose (fruit fiber) to imitate seafood. Michelin starred Mama Delia in Chicago is using it to good reviews.
Bargains today
Wine bottles are half price on Wednesdays at Trostel's Greenbriar (5910 Merle Hay Road, Johnston).
• 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 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.
• Price Chopper stores have a sale now on bing cherries at $3.99/pound, avocados at 50 cents and frozen perch fillets at $5.49/pound through Monday.
• 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.
• It's lasagna night at Maxie's Supper Club (1311 Grand Ave., West Des Moines).
• Panka Peruvian (2708 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines) has live jazz Wednesday.
• Gilroy's (1238 Eighth St., West Des Moines) has fried chicken specials tonight.
• Avi Gedler/Jack Curtis Duo play after 6 p.m. tonight at Louie’s Wine Dive (4040 University Ave., Des Moines).
• Fresh Thyme (2900 University Ave., West Des Moines) has a sale on Coho salmon fillets for $5.99/pound and raspberry oranges at $2.99/three pound bag through Tuesday.
— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com |
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Featured in the current
issue of Adel Living magazine | | | An unforgettable ride
Residents share the joy of their first car.
By Rachel Harrington
What kids, strapped into the backseats of their parents’ cars, gazing through the gaps between the front seats and watching the road ahead, don’t think how great it will be when they are in the driver’s seat? And not just any driver’s seat, but the seat of their very own car. The power of the machine in their control. The freedom to choose the destination. The total control over the stereo. It’s no wonder people’s memories of their first auto stay vivid, and the stories remain a thrill be told.
A special wedding gift
Ella Moss-Gross says her dad was “extremely” into cars when she was growing up, and he passed that love of cars on to her.
“My dad bought a TJ 2001 Jeep Wrangler for me when I was first starting to drive around at 14 years old,” she says. “He found out that one of his customers had a Jeep for sale that they drove around their farm to check on their cows. It was a little rough around the edges. I drove everywhere in it. To have a vehicle like that in high school that I could take the top off and carry my friends around in brought so much freedom to me.” | | | READ MORE |
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FROM ESPN: No. 1 Tennessee loses first game, falls at No. 8 Florida ... READ MORE
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2011: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords injured in shooting rampage. On January 8, 2011, Gabrielle Giffords, a U.S. congresswoman from Arizona, is critically injured when a man goes on a shooting spree during a constituents meeting held by the congresswoman outside a Tucson-area supermarket. Six people died in the attack and another 13, including Giffords, were wounded. The gunman, 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner, was taken into custody at the scene. ...READ MORE
1992: President George H.W. Bush vomits on the Prime Minister of Japan. One of the most widely ridiculed and memorable gaffes in the history of the United States Presidency occurred in Japan on the evening of January 8, 1992, when President George H.W. Bush vomits on the Prime Minister of Japan. ... READ MORE
1901: “Colorado Cannibal” Alfred Packer is paroled. The confessed Colorado cannibal Alfred Packer is released from prison on parole after serving 18 years. One of the ragged legions of gold and silver prospectors who combed the Rocky Mountains searching for fortune in the 1860s, Alfred Packer also supplemented his meager income from mining by serving as a guide in the Utah and Colorado wilderness. In early November 1873, Packer left Bingham Canyon, Utah, to lead a party of 21 men bound for the gold fields near Breckenridge, Colorado. The winter of 1873-74 was unusually harsh. ... READ MORE
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