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Mama June & Uncle Poodle Discuss "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" Scandal on "Dr....
June "Mama June" Shannon appeared yesterday along with Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson and her daughter Pumpkin at the "Dr. Phil" show to respond to questions about her relationship with convicted sex...
View ArticleHomeless Stats in Iowa City // Johnson County, IA
The Press-Citizenpublished an article this week highlighting current statistics regarding the homelessness population here in Johnson County, Iowa.The Shelter House reported that they housed 676 people...
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Iowa Man Arrested After Going to White House wtih Gun
Iowa is in the news today -- and not for a good reason! A man from Davenport, IA, was arrested near the White House yesterday after driving to Washington DC with a gun and a knife on a "self-described...
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Ryan Buell of "Paranormal State" Struggling with Health Concerns & Parental...
I was an off-and-on viewer of "Paranormal State," which followed Ryan Buell and other members of the Paranormal Research Society as they researched reports of suspected hauntings and demonic activity....
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Nero at Daycare -- 11/20/14
It's been a while since Nero has graced this blog with his ever-loving presence. He still makes it to doggy daycare every week, but his times got shifted and this new time seems to clash with the...
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Uncle Poodle Vents on Facebook about Mama June and his Haters!
I lamented yesterday that Ryan Buell of the Paranormal Research Society and formerly of "Paranormal State" keeps so much of his personal stuff bottled up, which makes it difficult to watch things from...
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Marvel Comics Announced New HOWARD THE DUCK Ongoing Comic Book Series!
I really like Howard the Duck. He's this talking duck character who got yanked to Earth back in the 70s and (when he's written best) is a great source for subversive social commentary and satire. It...
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President Obama Getting Rid of the White House Christmas Tree in 2014? Don't...
A friend told me yesterday that President Obama has decided to do away with the annual White House Christmas Tree for the first time ever in 2014 in favor of a new Holiday Tree. She thought it was...
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Iowa City Man Arrested After Torturing Roommate's Kitten for Hours // Updated...
(Leo Nopoulos)(Originally written on 10/15/14): A 21-year-old man from West Liberty, IA, was arrested and charged late last week for torturing his former roommate's 8-week-old kitten "non-stop, for a...
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Ryan Buell of "Paranormal State" Getting Married
Here's the latest from Ryan Buell, formerly of "Paranormal State." He announced earlier today that he is engaged, presumably to longtime boyfriend Sergey Poberezhny:No news on the whens and wheres. He...
View ArticleOpen Response to the People Who Want Gay Couples to Know that They Disapprove...
I wrote yesterday about Ryan Buell's engagement. If you go onto his Facebook account, you will find well over 2,000 comments following that announcement. Most of those people are congratulating him...
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Review: "The Overnighters"
I went yesterday to watch "The Overnighters" at FilmScene, Iowa City's nonprofit theater. "The Overnighters" is a documentary about the town of Williston, ND, which became overwhelmed by thousands of...
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Kevin Keller Grows Up in New Series!
Jonathan Merrifield at the Riverdale Podcast aired its third "Welcome to Riverdale: The Official Archie Comics YouTube Show" earlier today. He introduced the comic books that Archie Comics will be...
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Archie Learns that There's an App for Everything in WORLD OF ARCHIE COMICS...
It's been a crazy week so I just got caught up on last week's comic book shipment earlier today, including WORLD OF ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST #45. I have to say that WORLD OF ARCHIE has to be my favorite of...
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Nero at Daycare -- 11/25/14
It was another wild day at doggy daycare yesterday and Nero really ramped up the playtime energy. Check this out:
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Happy Thanksgiving Day!
Happy Thanksgiving Day from Jon's Blog!My you dine in moderation, drink wisely, and drive safely!
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Nice Becomes Naughty and Naughty Becomes Nice in B&V FRIENDS COMICS DIGEST #241
B&V FRIENDS COMICS DIGEST #241 was published earlier this week. Like all of the recent digests published these days by Archie Comics, this one has a Christmas theme through most of stories,...
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Gay Teen Romance in AMAZING X-MEN #13
I just got finished reading AMAZING X-MEN #13. This issue features Nightcrawler and Northstar as they rush to save one of their students, a young teen named Anole, from a villain named Lady...
View ArticleIowa City Residents Protested Walmart at Black Friday
I didn't do any Black Thursday or Black Friday shopping this past weekend. I was visiting family and pretty much out in the sticks. But even if I was home, I probably wouldn't be shopping. I cannot...
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Uncle Poodle & His Fiance Take the HIV Shower Selfie Challenge
Uncle Poodle and his fiance Alan posted the following message on their Facebook fan page. They accepted a new online challenge in preparation for World AIDS Day. I've seen it called #weareALLclean....
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