"A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions." - Oliver Wendell Holmes

done painting and suffering from heat, paint fumes, and hunger

ah good morning...gonna be a wonderful day!

awake on this great morning and ready to roll. it's gonna be a long and busy one. ping.fm/a3RwJ

taking a walk on a beautiful day while waiting on car to be serviced

harvesting all kinds of goodies...cherries, onions, lettuce, etc

cranking through north east iowa. it was tax day for me. glad to have that done.

worked really hard and long today and didn't seem to get anything done...ugh. try again tomorrow i guess

laid out flat with allergies today...gaah!

at the 2009 Iowa House Republican Business Summit