by pstokstad | Jan 20, 2022 | Crumbl
FunfettiThere’s something internally visual about this thing, like setting off a parade or a party in your mouth. Something like poprocks but without the noise factor. It looks like fun. Peanut Butter CupIt’s not just the photos on these things, they are...
by pstokstad | Dec 20, 2021 | Musings
It’s 4:40 in the morning, 12/20/1949, and 26 year old Ruth Stokstad, who can’t roll over, tells the wall “It’s time Lloydie” hoping that the sound will reflect off the thin wall and Lloyd “Coach” Stokstad will wake up and hear...
by pstokstad | Nov 14, 2021 | the Iowa Game
Question: How does Iowa win that game without Alex Padilla. Answer: It doesn’t. If you are the BMOC and you get hurt before the big dance and someone else has to dance with the Homecoming queen, you do want the show to go on, but it is something to live with if...
by pstokstad | Nov 8, 2021 | the Iowa Game
It may amaze you to know that some people don’t actually like The Wizard of Oz. I think it has to do with watching it for the first time at an age when flying monkey kidnappers and wicked witches seem all too real. Even so, for most there is a lot of fun in...
by pstokstad | Oct 31, 2021 | the Iowa Game
I guess the Iowa hope here was that both offenses would be anemic, the defenses would rule, and special teams would tip the balance for Iowa. Not so, after all. As it turns out, here in Iowa we forgot to consider the WcgWdgW factor, which is normally referred to as...
