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Trans Woman Cannot Find Nursing Home in Iowa That Will Admit Her
An interesting article was posted by the Des Moines Register tonight highlighting the difficulty that one 52-year-old trans woman is experiencing in her search for a nursing home here in Iowa. LeQuan...
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Trailer Released for Andrew Marin's Latest Book: "Us Versus Us"
It's been a while since I've written about Andrew Marin. He's been studying for a few years in Scotland and the Marin Foundation took a break last May due to some operational changes. I don't talk much...
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Carroll, IA: Naked Man Found Stuck in Chimney
Here's an odd story from the other side of Iowa. A 29-year-old man named Jordan Kajewski was discovered naked and covered with soot stuck in a chimney in Carroll, IA, earlier this week. He was naked...
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Washington DC: Security Guard Charged with Assault Following Bathroom...
There is a report coming out of Washington DC involving a security guard who's in trouble with the police for roughing up a trans woman who needed to use the public restroom:D.C. police have charged a...
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Welcome to the Family, Chevy!!
You may remember that Ms. Lion, our pekepoo, died last September following a brief illness. We toyed with getting another dog, but decided to wait until after Christmas. Then we began looking at...
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Phoenix Goddess Temple Leader Convicted of 22 Charges Connected to Running a...
I've written a couple of times (here and here) about the Phoenix Goddess Temple, which was the subject of a 6-month undercover investigation for operating a secret brothel. Several male and female...
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Iowa City: Tate High School Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat
There were local news reports yesterday that schools in Altoona, Marion, and West Des Moines were evacuated due to bomb threats. It was reported that this also affected schools nationwide. We were told...
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KKK Litters Alabama Neighborhoods with Anti-Trans Leaflets
Every so often, you hear reports of the Ku Klux Klan leaving fliers in neighborhoods (such as here or here or here). The fliers usually reach out to residents, suggesting that they will keep the...
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Marvel Comics to Fans: Didn't You Know that Captain America Is Totally Into...
So I was going to write last night about #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend, a goofy Twitter campaign that urged Marvel Comics to hook Steve Rogers (AKA Captain America) with longtime chum, Bucky Barnes...
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AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #9: All Kneel Before Hot Dog, King of the Dead!
It's been just over a year since the previous issue was published, but I'm currently holding a fresh copy of AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #9 in my hands! It's a great issue. I'm not sure that it's worth...
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Shay from "My 600-lb Life" Comes Out as a Trans Woman
I'm a fan of TLC's "My 600-lb Life." I often watch it or portions of it when I work out in the evenings. Recently, TLC has been airing new episodes of the program, titled "My 600-lb Life: Where Are...
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Utah Man Assaulted After Other Man Objected to Him Taking His 5-Year-Old...
Are you tired of the bathroom warriors yet?A new story is making the rounds involving a Walmart in Clinton, UT. A man named Christopher Adams was shopping with his wife and two children (a 7-year-old...
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Squirrel Girl Encounters a "Super Hero Truther" in UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #8!
I finally got my scanner hooked up to my computer! It really wasn't that big of a deal. It was just a busy week. But the scanner is working and I got caught up on some of my latest comic books,...
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AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #9: The Gates of Hell Are Open Now...
Archie Comics finally released AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #9 this past Wednesday, exactly one year since the previous issue was published. Once again, Archie Comics assures us that their best-selling comic...
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Mason City, Iowa: Man Accused Of Killing Kitten by Throwing It Against the Wall
Jerrick RinnelsA Mason City man decided to be a tough guy and threw a kitten against the wall, effectively killing the cat. Last Friday, 28-year-old Jerrick Rinnels was allegedly arguing with another...
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Iowa City: Cat Survives After Being Tossed Down Garbage Chute
Speaking of animal neglect, a maintenance worker at Hawks Ridge apartments here in Iowa City found what looked like a dead animal in one of their interior dumpsters last Thursday. It was buried under...
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Christian Singer Trey Pearson of Everyday Sunday Comes Out as Gay Man (Which...
A story was released yesterday that Trey Pearson, the lead singer of a Christian rock band called Everyday Sunday, came out to his fans as a gay man. I don't know anything about Trey Pearson or...
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Trek Fest 2016: "Fifty Years of Star Trek" -- June 24-25, 2016! Check Out...
The Riverside Area Community Club has announced the full itinerary of this month's Trek Fest XXXII, over in nearby Riverside, IA. Trek Fest is an annual celebration of the official future birthplace of...
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Alexander Kozak Guilty of 1st Degree Murder in 2015 Mall Shooting // Updated...
(Originally written on 04/25/16): There was a fatal mall shooting in nearby Coralville, IA. At 7:30 PM on 06/12/15, 22-year-old Alexander Kozak shot and killed 20-year-old Andrea Farrington in the...
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My 2016 British Fest Experience!
I just got back from the latest British Fest. British Fest is a convention for people who enjoy British television, movies, games, and book. I have attended British Fest twice before (written about...
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