Siftings
Nov
22
Trades
“Leave em for Frank*.” Dropping off my “D” and “P” Scrabble letter cufflinks at Mayor Gluba’s office, I don’t want to be presumptuous or sexist about who the next Davenport City Administrator may be. All I know is the chances of me suiting up with D/P cufflinks in the future are such that there’s...
Nov
14
Gimme The Pill, Skip
Reading this morning’s account of Bettendorf’s loss in the state semi-finals, I recall one of my favorite pictures from Colin’s tour of Bulldog baseball duty. Colin (right) and Jacob Weir (left) coming in from the bullpen in the top of an inning, ready to put out the fire starting to smolder on...
Nov
04
Yamaha On A Roll
Last week, they unveil a lithe little supercar concept (here) and this week, they continue with another in their "Faster Sons" series with a Roland Sands FZ9 that King Kenny comes calling for.
If motorcycle racing history is your thing, check out the video (here). Be sure to wait for the...
Nov
04
Even Terry’s Bummed
The guy who wanted to guarantee every Davenport child a shot at a better life, lower everyone's taxes and help a few Honduran kids ... still had a heck of a run.
My take, from the day after - or, at least a day after - (here), which I think holds up well.
On the topic of thinking, it just might...
Nov
01
Found
Perpetually damp. What could be a great band name is, instead, an army surplus backpack filled with fifty pounds of rocksalt and weights that only dries out in January and February. Though the canvas may not actually dry out in winter, it may just freeze. Impregnated with years of sweat and...
Oct
30
Craig’s Friday Countdown - Airports Based On Food
Until ORD gets a Portillo's or Davenport International gets its own Oh So Sweet, SFO reigns supreme.
Even without the Ghirardelli store.
With it, no other airport is even worth mentioning.
Oct
29
The Most Exciting Thing ...
... that happened in the entire world yesterday (unless, maybe, your name is 2016 Cubs starting pitcher Johnny Cueto) is this. The Yamaha Sports Ride Concept at the Tokyo Motor Show. The best engine maker on the planet (setting the crazed brutality of Kawasaki aside), and darn fine maker of...
Oct
28
14 in 16
"But it’s crime-ridden and smells like urine." Amanda was considering applying to Columbia University and I explained what New York was like. Born in the Second City, the Big Apple has never been a favorite. The words too fancy. The people too abrupt. She knew I was kidding, but no 100_ _ zip...
Oct
27
Two Urban Midwest Districts
The enrollment charts (here).
February, 2017 Update
The disparity between Kalamazoo's success and Davenport's continued enrollment decline has only gotten worse. Kalamazoo enrollment is now 12,772 and Davenport's has fallen to 14,490. Update the graphs if you want, because I don't have...
Oct
26
A Thousand Things I’ll Miss ...
In random morning traffic, I recognize I'm behind Kevin Wellman. Kevin was Colin's Little League All Star manager in his 12 year old season.
We don't make it to a red light where I can jump out and thank him one last time, so I'll do it here. Thank you Kevin, for not asking Colin to bunt....
