My God this woman is a moron. I grew up in rural Iowa neighboring Red Oak. I went to school with kids from there, had several friends from there. I hate this woman for how she is turning something very common (plastic bags on our feet) into something meant to be a hardship or povery.

Total jersey chasers.

Haha! I'm in the same boat except in the middle of Des Moines. 1/2 acre in the suburb with a 25 mile each way daily commute on I-35/I-80 to my cube. I don't exactly need one of these. But my '13 Screw will be paid off when these come out, so you can be damned sure I'm already thinking of excuses for my wife on why we n…

Tennis balls aren't sturdy enough. Lacrosse balls are MUCH better!

A fellow wrestler in our district - Blu Wahle.

My Nitto's have saved my ass more times that I can count. ;-)

College Savings Iowa (Iowa based 529) is managed by Vanguard and is pretty consistently rated in the top plans. I have zero negative feelings toward's the plans for our kids managed by them.

Or go learn SAS and get into analytics and modeling. The highest paid developers I know and/or work with all develop in SAS.

I cook with my cast iron almost daily, especially in the summer when grilling. Every time I grill I spray it down and pop it on the grill once I'm done. Since I have an egg, it sits at 350-400 for a good two or 3 hours. I couldn't be happier with it!

BS you say?

I have to admit, I'm addicted to my Lululemon kung fu pants. They are like sweats, only better!

I would love to get a little scoot-a-bout like this for work (I drive a lot), but living in Des Moines, I would seriously despise one of these in winter. I'm certain they are just fine, but man, those first few weeks where people have forgotten how to drive in the sleet/snow are why I love my F-150. Plus, the 5.0L…

Tell that to my wife. She spends $$$ at Lululemon like it grows on little bushes in our front yard ready for harvest at a moment's notice. She received two packages from them this week. And I received a Paypal notification last night for a third order. Its a f*n weekly occurrence. If you've ever been to that store,…

Been there done that! The night before our senior class trip we went out drinking HARD prior to getting on the plane headed for D.C. I had a '77 baby blue Impala at the time. On our way to the high school to board the bus which would take us to the airport, my brother leans out the back window and unloads the most…

Awesome time for first time RX! Keep at it!

Thx. I am still tasting blood and it's been 5 hours. Its a love/hate thing. It was actually pretty funny. Some kid from the morning class was asking some of our times and I told him 2:46 was my PR. I'm 10 years older than him (32) and am built more like a juggernaut (6', 225) so he didn't believe me. If it takes him…

No. I just PR'd on Fran this evening. I'm good for a few days, thank you.

we used to shoot golfballs a few hundred yards with ours. my bro put a golfball straight through the shed at about 15 yards on accident. excellent way to spend a youth.

Exactly why I wear a thai style metal cup! One of our fighters shattered a sparring partners plastic cup with a missplaced kick. Not taking that chance. Plus, in tourny's I had taken one too many pod shots. I like my man parts too much to subject them to that abuse.

I agree with this. Its crazy how just a LITTLE bit of training gives you such an advantage over someone else on the ground. The way you move, the way you learn to shift weight, hover or transition. Once you get your blue belt, you are pretty much a certified bad ass compared to an average joe. Anything above blue just…