Archive for Humor
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Close your eyes and imagine the 100 greatest vacation destinations on the planet. Come on concentrate. Think vacation, get-a-way, fun, and family. Via mental telepathy we see your list – Orlando, Ocean Beach, Vail, Hot Springs and Hollywood are on y...
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Tales by Triplett – A Friendly Game of Scrabble
By Patrick Triplett With nothing going on after dinner one evening I decided to ask my wife to join me in a game of Scrabble. She didn't seem too excited about the idea. "No way. You beat me every time. You take it too seriously. That's why I stopped wanting to play. Remember?” ...
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Tales by Triplett – QUESTIONS THAT DESERVE ANSWERS
By Patrick Triplett I am not a deep thinker. I leave things like health care and cleaning up the Gulf oil spill to people who get paid to do so. I tend to think of things that aren't matters of great importance, yet to me are thought provoking and deserve answers. Such as, why do we ...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Well, Quad-Citians, it’s summer time. We’ve had hot, we’ve had rains and, thank goodness, we haven’t had flood waters lapping against the Downtown Davenport. And, for your intrepid reporters here, it has been an action packed time. Last month...
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Tales by Triplett – GRAND-PARENTHOOD
By Patrick Triplett After having experienced being both a parent and grandparent I can say without hesitation there is no comparison. Parenthood is hard. It's about rules, discipline, teaching and sometimes having to play the role of bad guy even when it breaks your heart. Grandparenthood, on th...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall It’s June! The astronomers down at NASA might argue that summer officially begins on June 21st, but we subscribe to the June 1st theory. Our great friend Mark Martens – an Ames-based agricultural expert says summer begins the first day it turns 90 ...
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Pig Plays Hooky From School!
By Gary Metivier Yes, you read it correctly. My pet pig Frankie, got out of going to school. She didn’t fake a temperature by putting the thermometer in hot water. She didn’t pretend to have a sour stomach by moaning and groaning. She didn’t even try to convince me with one of those “I...
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WARNING: READING THIS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH
Tales by Triplett By Patrick Triplett With all of the warnings regarding nearly every product on the market today, it makes me wonder how we Baby Boomers are still alive. The only “warnings” I remember growing up were, don’t eat under-cooked pork, drink Drano, or stare directly into the ...
