No matter how old I get, it’s always fun to play on the swings. Here I am with MacLaren on a gorgeous spring day in April 2012 in Iowa City. Afterward, I’ll ask him his opinion on Greek funerary inscriptions. Then I’ll remember he’s only a child with no professional training, thank him for his [...]
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Roslyn and I (and baby Mac) just finished our first Iowa Caucus experience. After participating in the Coffee Bean Caucus at Hamburg Inn this weekend, we did the real thing tonight in Iowa City, home of The University of Iowa Hawkeyes, as well as the Departments of Religious Studies and Classics (where I teach). As [...]
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No way. Not possible. I had pie shakes at Hamburg Inn just this past Saturday (New Year’s Eve) and she was nowhere near the lead. Someone must have sneaked in spilled a bag of Gothic beans from Java House on her jar sometime before the 8 AM siren. Seriously, how could Michele Bachmann win anything [...]
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Here in Iowa City, life is never dull. And by now, everyone knows Iowa City’s reputation as a socially progressive center where common stereotypes, such as traditional gender roles, can be nonexistent or even, on occasion, reversed. In fact, even the rare crime committed in Iowa City can exhibit characteristics that defy traditional stereotypes. Take [...]
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