In 2008, the Iowa River flooded Iowa City. This was nothing new – the University of Iowa has had to evacuate some of its classrooms and dormitories many times over the years – but this flood turned out to be so bad that it was called “Iowa’s Katrina.” It has its own Wikipedia page. The…
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Gutterballs
Watching The Big Lebowski. I decided to watch it after reading I’m a Lebowski, You’re a Lebowski, which I had to do to cheer myself up after reading about the bombing of Hiroshima for class. I didn’t think I would find a book more depressing than Primo Levi’s Survival in Auschwitz. Then I read Letters…
Paul Newman is Dead
To whom it may concern, I’m doing okay getting back into the swing of things here in the good ol’ USA. A little worried about my future and this whole economic crisis. Reading: Harold Pinter Complete Works Vol. 1: 1954 to 1960; Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-And-Rock ‘n’ Roll Generation Saved Hollywood by…
What’s the Worst that Could Happen?
July 2 Inexplicably tired today. Will have to try and get to bed early. Mary Morrissy’s story, “Gracefully, Not Too Fast,” choked me up. First, when Ruth, the main character, is outshined by Bridget, and again when Ruth learns that Bridget can’t read and decides not to help her, causing Bridget to run away from…
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