THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE . . . IOWA

"Shrimp raised in an old Iowa mall. A new business has taken up residence at the old factory outlet mall in Story Cit, & its mission may surprise you. Midland Co. is a seafood company using sustainable environmentally friendly methods to raise shrimp for Midwestern customers."  Norfolk Daily News, 10/15

CRIMINAL MINDS

"Nose bitten off. A Dubuque man faces charges after police say he bit off th nose of another man during a fight. Blayre Ward, 24, of Dubuque, was arrested just after midnight Saturday on suspicion of willful injury, assault causing injury harassment, & other counts . . . "  Norfolk Daily News, 10/20

"Man wearing Burger King crown yells N-word on Jet Blue Flight" Drudge Report

DIET SOFT DRINKS

"TaB, original diet soft drink, gos own the drain. Coca Cola Co. will no longer produce TaB, its original diet soft drink." Omaha World Herald, 10/17  Comment:  I never drank TaB. In fact, even though I drank Diet Pepsi for awhile, I never liked the taste of diet soft drinks. I am philosophically opposed to them.

POLITICAL POTPOURRI

"Thousands of witches to cast 'spell' on Trump for Halloween" Drudge Report

"Americans frantically buying military gear before election" Ditto

"With mic muted, Trump corrects Biden with tweets" Babylon Bee

"Biden aides forced to use the spray bottle again" Ditto

"World turns to Christianity after learning there are no politics in heaven" Ditto

TRENDING

* "Narrow-minded, single-issue Israelite won't shut up about opposing Baal worship" Babylon Bee

DEPT. OF SHAMELESS JOKE-STEALING

"The mayor from Jaws is still the mayor in Jaws 2. It is so important to vote in your local elections" Reader's Digest, 9/20

THE SAGA CONTINUES

Even after two epidural & one facet injections, my neck continues to plague me. Sometimes it hurts so much that I have trouble holding up my neck. So, I saw the neurosurgeon again last THU. He gave me two options. (1) Physical therapy for 4 weeks.(2) Surgery. This would involve fusing two vertebrae together that are slipping. However, there is no guarantee that this procedure would work, & there are some pretty serious, possible complications. I chose the PT.