Wednesday

That run over to Iowa City Monday night was a successful venture.  The weather was a bit sketchy for driving 80 on 80, but we made it over to 2's in just a little over the normal trip-time, and the way back was a piece of cake. 

Lots of empty seats at the game.  The students are gone for Thanksgiving.  Lousy weather.  People are busy.  I parked in the public lot down the street toward the Coralville strip, and there wasn't even an attendant there to collect a fee.  We sat midway down at one corner of the court as no one was checking proper seat-taking.  The game was "meh".  The Hawks should win more than half of their Big 10 home games, and maybe steal 3-4 road games.  They have no real go-to guy who can score at crunch time.  If you don't have one of those guys, its tough in tight games against good teams.

(Side bar for 1.1:  One of the referees at the game was Gene Stenatore who also happens to be an NFL referee.  He

definitely had a Sunday football game...and then travelled to Iowa City for that game.  He has a good reputation in football, and the coaches didn't say much about the officiating during or after the Monday game.  Guys like him who keep a full calendar must never know what town they wake up in.)

We left at the 12 minute time-out to go for Airliner pizza.  We found a parking space downtown on the street just a half-block away from the AL.  That never happens.  And the AL was basically deserted.  Literally, maybe one other table occupied.  As reported on Twitter, the pizza was a hit. 

Over wine at 2's, I made a comment about having seen on CNBC's Squawkbox morning business program that Estee Lauder had selected Kendall Jenner as the new face/personality for their glamour products.  If that isn't an illustration of pop culture passing me by, I don't know what is.  I mean, I think of Estee Lauder, and I think of an older target market.  Wiki lists Elizabeth Hurley...who is still very attractive...and Paulina Porizkova from SI swimsuit issue days...as former spokespersons.  I'm dating myself, I know. Still.   Kendall Jenner?

So anybody out there wanna be Secretary of Defense?  The job is open.  The POTHUS served Hagel up as a Thanksgiving appetizer to show how much he is shaking things up after the disappointing election results.  Right.  There's gotta be another progressive political hack inside the Beltway willing to carry some water for BHO.  Can you say, Ebola czar?  Whatever.

So we have 1 and 1.1 delivering the goods from the new Total Wine store in Woodbury today.  Perfect training for my Turkey Trot effort.  (No, I'm not running.  Coffee for Lt. PC.)

Happy Thanksgiving to all in the peanut gallery.  Happy Tax Birthday to @srh4.

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