A Little Help In Remembering a Dark Week in Iowa Sports

The start of the new year has been quiet and busy, but 2013 will mark some important events in history…particularly here in Iowa. Last week was the 30th anniversaries of the spectacular Simpson’s Furniture fire in Cedar Falls and the slaying of Black Hawk County public defender Alvin Davidson in front of the Brown Bottle…

Sage Advice

Thursday, December 22, 2011 will be another day for my mom.  She’ll head into work, order parts for the 2012 combines, review the plans, and then send them to the engineers for their final sign-off or make changes.  When 4:00 p.m. comes, she’ll pick up her purse, lunch bag, and a few things, and head…

Mom in Brazil Day 2 – “Who’s Tom Brady?”

On Tuesday, Mom called around 4:00 pm (6:00 in Horizontina).  She was changing clothes before being picked up by her colleague Molly to head to her house for pizza.  Molly works for Horizontina and is from the states.  She’s been at the plant for three years now and have been helping Mom get used to…

Mom in Brazil – Day 1

Mom arrived in Sao Paulo Sunday morning, then took a connector flight to Passo Fundo, and arrived in Horizontina after a three-hour road trip.  When she made it to her hotel room, it was dark outside. This afternoon, my sister decided to order an international long-distance bundle from the phone company, which would give her…

A First for Mom

This afternoon, my mom will be boarding a plane heading to Brazil for a business trip.  As a 35+ year employee of John Deere, they felt that Mom should go on this trip before she retires early next year, not just for the work, but also for the experience.  Deere has a plant in Horizontina,…