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Monday, April 28, 2025
Good morning to you!

Some people like to travel. Some people don’t. I tend to mostly fall in the latter category, and even more so the older I get. Maybe that will change in my retirement years. Probably not, but maybe. I often wonder why I feel this way when so many others clearly enjoy traveling and seem to be happier people as a result of it.

Apparently, this travel drama comes down to a set of traits, priorities and needs we have, at least according to an article at exploringyourmind.com. The article says we all have two travel tendencies — and they don’t always seem to be directly correlated to money or time.

The first is nativism, which prefers the known, the regular and the standardized. The other is a tendency I summarized as noveltism, which seeks adventure, novelty and breaking away from routine. The article says both coexist in all of us and actually alternate, but we all have a dominant tendency.

For people like me who prefer not to travel, the nativist trend emerges. The article says us folks tend to be more traditional, we value routine, and we seek to have control over our environment, as this provides us with security. This need, according to the article, comes from our early childhood. It says children cultivate a greater or lesser sense of security from relationships with their main caregivers, typically their parents. As such, children who establish an insecure attachment with their moms and dads tend to be more fearful, uncomfortable and anguished when they are away from home. This apparently transfers to adult life, as traveling takes us away from the familiar and known. The article points out how small unforeseen events, changes, unknown areas and elements beyond control can be torturous for nativists. That last line hit home.

Before my fellow nativists condemn this theory, they should know that the article also says there is nothing wrong with us folks who prefer not to travel and that our decisions are not necessarily due to the fact that we are fearful individuals but rather that we prioritize and value stability, the familiar and our own territory. With this, I tend to agree.

This is all interesting, but, as nearly always happens, Cinderella’s shoe doesn’t fit every foot — and every psychological issue doesn’t have to be blamed on our moms and dads. Ongoing dietary and digestive problems are also issues for some of us who travel, as well as physical pain related to changes in routine or disrupted sleep. Many also worry continually about unfinished work left at home. Biases based on personal experiences play into this as well. Some people view those who travel frequently as being frivolous, spoiled or not having a strong work ethic.

Again, the shoes of nativism or noveltism don’t fit everyone. Even so, learning the various perspectives on why we feel the ways we do continues to intrigue this wandering mind. What do you think? Send me a note and let me know.

Have a magnificent Monday, and thanks for reading.

Shane Goodman 

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News headlines

FROM KCCI: ACLU sues Iowa governor over Satanic Temple public records. The ACLU of Iowa is suing Gov. Kim Reynolds for documents about the state's decision to cancel the Satanic Temple of Iowa's winter celebration. In December, the state refused to allow the Satanic Temple to hold the celebration at the Statehouse. The state said it was "harmful to minors." ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Estimated 500 gallons of wastewater enters Boyer River near Denison. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources estimates around 500 gallons of wastewater entered the Boyer River on Sunday. Early Sunday morning, a valve malfunction at Smithfield Fresh Meats Corporation in Denison led to approximately 500 gallons of wastewater entering Boyer River. The DNR says their Field Office in Atlantic was notified by the company shortly after. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Severe storm potential Monday brings threat of hail and tornadoes. The powerful storm system will enter Iowa along with a strong upswing in temperatures. EF-2 and greater tornadoes remain a possibility Monday night. ... READ MORE

 

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The 2025 results: CITYVIEW's Best of Des Moines®
 

Best Local Children’s Store

1. Janes – Family Shop

2. The Little Book

3. ROBIN•riley

 
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Back to the Biz
PepsiCo has dusted off the Pepsi Challenge of the 1980s, this time pitting Pepsi Zero Sugar against Coca-Cola Zero Sugar. In advertising, it aims to position Pepsi as better than Coke or other beverages for pairing with food. The pitch: "Food deserves Pepsi." Pepsi and Mountain Dew have been losing market share to drinks that are perceived to be healthier, such as zero sugar drinks.
 
Cheba Hut celebrated 4/20 this year with $4.20 paninis in Johnston. The party was well attended, and the music was loud. They have live music every Sunday. Cheba Hut supports the marijuana legalization movement which seemed, from the popularity of promotion, to help cement sandwiches as a solid cure for the munchies.
 
Pyra Pizzeria owners Steve and Deb Taylor plan to close the restaurant April 28 after six years in business.

Monday's deals
 
• Village Inns offer crush burgers with a side for $5 on Mondays.
 
• Cheese Shop (833 42nd St., Des Moines) hosts a Cheese Class tonight. Wine, cheese, lore $60. 6:30 p.m.
 
• Jethro's OG meal deal in Altoona and West Des Moines this week includes $12 half smoked chickens with two regular sides and two corn muffins, or $18 whole chickens, two pint sides, and four corn muffins.

• Centro (1003 Locust St., Des Moines) offers half-price pizza and Peronis on Monday.

• Who's on First (810 E. First St., Ankeny) has steak night on Monday, and it's an 8-ounce filet with salad, mashed potatoes and beans for $22.95 

• Pelican Post (265 50th St., West Des Moines) has a special today on hot beef sandwiches, $10.95 until 4 p.m. 

• Eastside Eddie’s (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) Monday $10 special is ham and Swiss sliders with fries. 

• Tito’s Lounge (3916 Urbandale Drive, Urbandale) offers all-you-can-eat wings Mondays. 

• Trostel's Greenbriar (5810 Merle Hay Road, Johnston) offers half-pound steak burgers with fries or salad and a beer for a Monday-only price of $14. Their chef's special through Wednesday is really special for lovers of chicken's dark side. Poulet Des Moines consists of thighs seared and flambéed with Cognac and served in paprika, sour cream, wine sauce, with fingerlings. $28

• Monday brings prime rib specials to both Chicago Speakeasy (1520 Euclid Ave., Des Moines) and Christopher's (2816 Beaver Ave., Des Moines).

• Johnny's Hall of Fame (302 Court Ave., Des Moines) has $12 burger baskets on Mondays and Fridays.

• Urban Cellars (640 S. 50th St., West Des Moines) offers $60 wine dinners for two on Mondays including two entrees with soup or salad, a dessert and a bottle on wine. 

• Club 2000 (422 Indianola Road, Des Moines) has a burger basket with fries deal Mondays for $9. 

• Angry Goldfish (2301 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) has specials on chicken Parmesan and lasagna today, $11.50 with garlic bread and salad. 

• Destination Grille (2491 E. First St., Grimes) has a Monday steak night special, sirloins and truffle fries for $18.  

• Fareway has a sale on spinach at 99 cents a bag, 80/20 burger at $3.99/pound and Bartlett pears for 99 cents/pound. 

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

 
 
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FEATURE STORY
Drake is winning

By Jim Duncan

Growing up in 1950s Des Moines, my family’s backdoor neighbor was an elderly German professor of Humanities at Grinnell College. Because our backyards were our baseball fields, we kids had several run-ins with the prof whenever we tried to retrieve foul balls from his fenced-in yard.

“Get out of my yard. I will turn on the electric current in the fence,” was often yelled with an ominous German accent, a typical result of such encounters. My father, who taught at Drake and served in World War II, kept an eye on our games from his kitchen window. One time the Grinnell prof caught me and yelled he was taking me to the police station.

 
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Meet Lindsay Grosse
Living History Farms teacher of the year

By Jackie Wilson

In 2024, Lindsay Grosse received the Living History Teacher of the Year award. The award goes to teachers who incorporate Living History Farms into their class curriculum.
Grosse began teaching in 2006 and currently teaches third grade at Westridge Elementary in West Des Moines. Her favorite subject to teach is the Oregon Trail.

“It’s very fitting (the award) as I love history and all things old,” she says.

She says she has known she wanted to be a teacher since third grade as her mom was a teacher. She recalls Mrs. Potratz, her third-grade teacher, used to walk the class to her house and serve them cookies in a Little Red Riding Hood-themed kitchen on the last day of school.

 
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FROM SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: Six reasons for the Cubs’ shocking offensive turnaround. Fans may have been upset with Chicago’s quiet offseason, but their early success at the plate shows the danger of viewing roster improvement solely in terms of payroll. ... READ MORE
 
FROM ESPN.COM: Son of Falcons coordinator Ulbrich admits to Sanders prank. The son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich admitted to a prank call made to Shedeur Sanders during the NFL draft and apologized in an Instagram post Sunday. ... READ MORE
 
FROM YAHOO SPORTS: Liverpool clinches Premier League title and makes a statement about what really matters in modern soccer. When Jürgen Klopp left Liverpool last spring, the Premier League was drifting into a new era. Just as one esteemed coach was departing the league he’d helped define, a fresh one, Mikel Arteta, was rising. And so, it seemed, Arsenal and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City seemed poised to rule the Prem for the foreseeable future. They’d finished No. 1 and 2 in each of the previous two seasons. They entered 2024-25 as joint favorites, in part because all four of their equally rich rivals were led by unproven managers. ... READ MORE
 
 

1862: Union captures New Orleans. Union troops officially take possession of New Orleans, completing the occupation that had begun four days earlier.  ... READ MORE

1988: Aloha Airlines Flight 243 miraculously lands after losing roof. On April 28, 1988, a seemingly routine, 35-minute flight from Hilo to Honolulu turns into terror when an 18-foot-long section of the upper fuselage suddenly tears off Aloha Airlines Flight 243. The explosive decompression and roof loss sweep flight attendant Clarabelle “C.B.” Lansing off the Boeing 737, send freezing winds of hurricane force through the cabin, and leave passengers in the first five rows of the plane completely exposed to the sky. ... READ MORE

2004: U.S. media releases graphic photos of American soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib. On April 28, 2004, the CBS program 60 Minutes II reports on abuse of prisoners by American military forces at Abu Ghraib, a prison in Iraq. The report, which featured graphic photographs showing U.S. military personnel torturing and abusing prisoners, shocked the American public and greatly tarnished the Bush Administration and its war in Iraq. ... READ MORE

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The answer to the last riddle: What did the donkey do when he got cut-off? He brayed for relief! - Irving Stone. HEE-HAWNKED (He honked)! - Gail Tomlinson

Today's riddle:What happened at the impromptu party at the Chinese zoo?

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