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Dr. Dvorak

Dr. Jim Dvorak is Vice President Academic and Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Make the grains POP!

McMaster Divinity College, where I am VP Academic, is planning to have a fundraising auction. I volunteered to make a charcuterie board to be auctioned off. I made one from some Black Walnut that was harvested from the Dvorak farm in Iowa. My favo...

Control arms for the '08 Astra have arrived

Today would be a great day to work on the Astra since the weather is so nice, but I have other things to do. Also, I'll need to schedule an alignment so when I am finished replacing the control arms, I can take it to the shop to get that done. Tha...

Rollin, rollin, rollin...

This just happened on the '08 Saturn Astra...120,000 miles over 16 years is an average of 7500 miles per year. Not bad.Coming soon on the Astra...oil changetire rotationnew left and right front control armswheel (re-)alignmentKeep an eye on my YT ...

Happy Halloween!

We set some pumpkins out in front of our house. No need for us to get our hands messy carving them into scary jack-o-lanterns. The squirrels do that for us. I mean, does it get any scarier than this? We didn't think so, either.

New shelves

Hung a couple of new shelves in the kitchen today. There was a large mirror hanging there before (it was there when we moved in). The shelves are from Ikea. They're cheap but look good and can hold up to 30 lbs. They look nice!My plan is to get so...

Back in time

I was back in Iowa during the week of Oct 13, 2024, visiting my family, especially my Mom, who was in the hospital. I had to get a little work done on my car while there (A/C of all things), so I took it to Smith Engine Repair and Tire Services in...

And now they are all bagged up...

... just waiting for the next yard waste pickup day.October 24, 2024

It Doesn't Take Long...

The tree in our front yard is typically one of the first to change colors and drop its leaves. Once the change starts, it doesn't take long.October 8, 2024October 19, 2024October 23, 2024October 25, 2024

Update on Mom (Oct 16)

Yesterday was a good day for Mom. The short story is that they moved her OUT of ICU and into a regular room at MercyOne Des Moines (the one on 6th avenue downtown). This is a great sign that she is doing much better. The nursing staff get her up a...