Aug. 11 Daily Umbrella: tardy or timely; 15-year-old hurt in shooting; why did the American make peach gelato?

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Monday, Aug. 11, 2025

Good morning to you!

“Go ahead and pass me. I left on time.” I read those words on a bumper sticker on a car in front of me the other day, and I laughed. Fortunately, I also left on time.

Do you ever wonder why some people seem to be continually late while others are almost always early? What makes one person able to be so timely and another to be so tardy? You may think the answer is that they simply leave earlier. Although that is certainly the solution, I am intrigued by the psychology in being late.

First, I should point out that I am a stickler for being on time, and I am annoyed when others are not. I am even more perturbed when someone else’s lack of planning makes me late. But, truth be told, I wasn’t always this way. I used to enjoy racing against the clock to see how close I could cut it but still be on time. It was a game to me. Sometimes I won. Sometimes I didn’t. What I failed to recognize, though, was the unnecessary stress this put on me and the unnecessary frustrations it caused others. Later in life, I learned how planning to be early reduced so much stress. It sounds simple, but is it?

Various studies show that people who are continually late do so due to a combination of factors such as poor time perception, disorganization and conditions like ADHD. These individuals often underestimate the time needed for tasks and struggle with managing their schedules. Most of you who are timely likely agree with this. But it goes deeper. Freudian psychologists cite causes such as neurotic self-destructive tendencies or a flaw in early developmental stages. They say personality may also be to blame, particularly if a person is low on the trait of conscientiousness.

Here’s another answer, according to an article published in Psychology Today. Psychologists Emily Waldun and Mark McDaniel discovered that chronic lateness may originate, at least somewhat, in what is called time-based prospective memory (TBPM). The story says, “In the lab, researchers test TBPM by giving participants a certain amount of time to complete a task, requiring them to pace themselves so they actually get it done. Participants have the option of checking the clock before the available time runs out. You might think that everyone would take the option of checking the clock, but the experiments are set up so that it’s easy to forget to take advantage of this strategy because participants are occupied by their task.”

In short, it states that people who are good at TBPM tasks are able to regulate their own clock-checking behavior, so they are less reliant on their potentially flawed internal timekeeper. With this in mind, the article offers three tips to help reduce your time estimation bias: 1) check the clock, 2) create a strategy for getting things done on time and 3) don’t fall prey to the temptation to do “one more thing” before you have to leave.

If you are frustrated by someone who is continually late, or want to improve on this bad habit yourself, check out the full story. Oh, and leave on time.

Have a memorable Monday, and thanks for reading.

Shane Goodman
Publisher
Big Green Umbrella Media
shane@dmcityview.com
515-953-4822, ext. 305
www.thedailyumbrella.com

See more of Shane Goodman's columns here.

FROM KCCI: Des Moines 15-year-old hurt in shooting. A teenager was shot in the leg during an incident in Des Moines early Sunday morning. The shooting happened shortly before 4 a.m. inside an apartment near Crocker and 8th Streets. Des Moines police say a 15-year-old boy was shot in the leg. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: One killed, two injured during collision in Boone County. One person was killed and two were injured during a side-by-side and truck crash in Boone County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the crash occurred Saturday just before 3:45 p.m. at the intersection of I Avenue and 280th Street, south of Ogden in Boone County. ... READ MORE

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FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif as toll worsens on Gaza journalists. Israel’s military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday, killing him, another network journalist and at least six other people, all of whom were sheltering outside Gaza City’s largest hospital complex. ... READ MORE

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FROM AROUND THE STATE: The Siouxland African Festival celebrates diversity for the 10th year. The Siouxland African Association extended a warm welcome to community members for the 10th Annual Siouxland African Festival, Saturday afternoon, at the Seaboard Triumph Foods Expo Center. Organizers said the event is a celebration of the 54 unique countries that make up the continent of Africa, and the culture African immigrants bring to the area. ... READ MORE

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Back to the Biz
Jacob Demars is the new executive chef at Wilson’s Ciderhouse in Des Moines. Demars is one of those sadly unlucky guys who opened his first restaurant (R/I) just days before COVID shut down commerce. The demise of R/I was one of the greatest restaurant tragedies of the epidemic, along with that of Troy Trostel and his Broken Arrow. Trostel lost his businesses, his truck, his house and his family because of the reaction to the virus. He never recovered and died far too young. Demars told us over the weekend that he is very "happy to be back." Demars also worked as chef for Marlene's at the wind-grieved Sevastapol Station. Wilson's has a knack for hiring great chefs. They also talked Matt Steigerwald (Lincoln Cafe founder) into running their first kitchen at the original Wilson's restaurant in Iowa City.

Saffron opened at 8759 Northpark Drive in Johnston last week with Indian cuisine and special prices on weekends. Lunch and dinner are served every day but Monday. The huge menu offers lots of vegetarian choices and covers the entire sub continent with dishes named for places as divergent as Kashmir and Chettinad. They also offer a long menu of Indo-Chinese dishes.

Deals today
• Kelly's Little Nipper (1701 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines) offers a "Monday grind" special grinder and fries basket for $9.50.

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

• Eastside Eddie's (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) has a Monday special cheeseburger with fries, tots or salad and a drink for $10.

• Trostel's Greenbriar (Merle Hay Road, Johnston) has a Monday burger with a side and beer deal for $14. Their chef's special through Wednesday is a 20-ounce ribeye with pepper sauce and asparagus, $50.

• Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines) has $8 omelets and $10 hot beef sandwiches or Mexican bowls on Mondays.

• Johnny's Italian Steakhouses have a chicken de Burgo special on Mondays before 4 p.m., $14 including beverage.

• Smoking Goat Pub (3015 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines) hosts Shelby Smokehouse Soul Food on Mondays, 5-9 p.m.

• Haiku (1350 31st St., Des Moines) offers free egg drop soup and crab Rangoon with lunch entrees today.

• G Mig's (126 Fifth St., Valley Junction) has $11 smashburgers today with a side.

• The Station on Ingersoll (3124 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines) has a Monday special Graziano grinder with a side for $12.

• The Continental (407 E. Fifth St., Des Moines) offers a Monday special double smashburger and shoestring fries, $12.

• Bad Dog Burgers include three 1/3-pound patties, six pieces of bacon, choice of cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion for $10.95 on Mondays. At Kathy’s East 14th Street Tavern (3418 East 14th St., Des Moines).

• Jethro's in Altoona and West Des Moines has a Monday mac and cheese special called hog wild this week.

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

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

• Hy-Vee Market Grilles are offering a Monday special meat loaf dinner with green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy for $8.

• 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.

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

• 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) has a burger basket with fries deal Mondays for $9.

• Red Lobster's Monday special is lobster and shrimp scampi with a side for $20.

• Paula's (524 Elm St., Valley Junction) has a Monday special homemade tuna, chicken or egg salad sandwiches on croissants for $12.50.

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

• Chuck's (3610 Sixth Ave., Des Moines) offers $14 calzone specials with up to three ingredients on Mondays.

• Price Chopper delis offer two-piece, bone-in fried chicken dinners, with two sides and a roll, for $6 on Mondays.

• Fareways have specials through Saturday on eggplant, zucchini and green beans at 99 cents/pound, deli-shaved ham at $3.99/pound and red or gold potatoes at $3.99/5-pound bag.

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

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The answer to the last riddle: What do you get when you buy too much ice cream? Breyer’s remorse! Thanks for sending answers Bill Snyder, Rex Post and Gail Tomlinson

Today's riddle: Why did the American make peach gelato?

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