Category Archives: Ned
Cedar Rapids Ranks 29th in 'Happiest Cities in the US'
Cause I'm happyyyyyyyyy. Live in Cedar Rapids? Are ya happy? Ya should be! Cause Cedar Rapids has ranked 29th in the HAPPIEST CITIES in the United States in a WalletHub survey. Considering how many da...
Mar 02, 2022 David Wilson / CC
Soon to Just Be a Memory, Family Video is Closing Down Its Website
The straw that broke the camels back. Early last year, my beloved Family Video announced that they would be closing down their brick and mortar stores. It was a sad moment, I wrote a whole thing about...
Mar 02, 2022 Sean Benesh / Unsplash
Today is Fat Tuesday, Go Get Some Paczki!
Ahhh yiss, another glorious Fat Tuesday! Every year, especially if you worked with me...you would know that this is a day that I celebrate my Polish Heritage. Being polish in Iowa is pretty difficult ...
Mar 01, 2022 @joefoodie / CC
Iowa Ranks '47' on Most Beautiful States
At least we're not Kansas. In a new survey from Thrillest, they have listed what the most most beautiful states out of our Nifty Fifty. So where did our great state of Iowa rank? 47 I know...we don't ...
Feb 28, 2022
Earn $6,500 in Two Months....by Smelling....Dog Poo
No. Money is good don't get me wrong, but I can think of a better way to earn $6,500. But hey, that kind of dough is good dough...so if you are willing to do this, then read on. A dog food company nam...
Feb 25, 2022 Marliese Streefland / Unsplash
30 Years Ago, Pantera Punched Us in the Face with 'Vulger Display of Power'
Probably one of the more important metal albums ever. 30 years ago today, the legendary Pantera perfected their groove metal sound with Vulger Display of Power...and we are STILL punching ourselves in...
Feb 25, 2022
Dave Grohl Takes of Bite of Spicy Wings on a New Episode of 'Hot Ones'
These are always a blast to watch. Have you heard of the show 'Hot Ones?' It's a YouTube show (now on Hulu too!) where host Sean Evans brings on some of the biggest stars to promote their current proj...
Feb 24, 2022 Diego Mora Barrantes / Unsplash
The English Voice of Dragonball Z's 'Goku' is from Waterloo? Awesome!
When you talk about famous people from Iowa, we go to the big stars you likely already know about. Johnny Carson, Ashton Kutcher, Corey Taylor, John Wayne...I mean BIG names! But for us 2000's kids an...
Feb 24, 2022 Carson Masterson / Unsplash
The First Time I Saw Slipknot in 2005? I Nearly Got Crushed
You never forget your first! Slipknot @ The DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids, MI in 2005....it was the first time I had ever seen Slipknot and was easily the gnarliest I would ever see them. The openers were...
Feb 23, 2022 Morten Jensen / CC
One of the Greatest Video Games Ever, Super Mario Bros. 3 is 32 Years Old!
I'm still kinda irked by my story about this... If you play video games like I do, then you probably have played the legendary Super Mario Bros. 3 on the original NES. To this day, it is a NEAR perfec...
Feb 22, 2022 Plat / CC