Mississippi River Museum

Hello All,

This past Friday my Caretaker and I went to the Mississippi River Museum in Dubuque with Delaney. She is such a wonderful girl. Earlier this summer we went to the Body Worlds exhibit in Des Moines, which was really interesting. This time it was her choice of museum. The museum was great, with lots of river information and cool figures, but the coolest part was the aquarium. I met a few giant Catfish. I was glad to be on the other side of the glass, because they both looked pretty hungry!

Because Dubuque is at the intersection of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin, the three of us decided to spontaneously leave the state. There is a loop that allows you to hit the three states in 10 minutes! It was really fun to do, mostly because of the ease and how quickly it happened. No sooner had we realized we crossed a state line we crossed another!

Ambling,

Clarence

Sand in the City

Hello All,

Yesterday my Caretaker and I headed to downtown Iowa City to check out Sand in the City, and the music of the incredible FunkDaddies. Both were wonderful! I got to listen to some funky tracks right behind the sound booth. Rachel was mixing the sound, and she did such a marvelous job. She even let me borrow her headphones for a bit!

Sand in the City has multiple competing sand structures, but also, of course, giant sand piles for the kiddies to play in. I made friends with quite a few youngsters, and they thought it was very fun to bury me in the sand. Luckily my Caretaker saved me from suffocation a few times!

Sandily,

Clarence

Ready, Rolf?

Hello All,

It has been a while since I've talked to you, but it sure doesn't seem like it! Summer has been flying by, and it is already August. My caretaker is in a show with the wonderful Combined Efforts Theatre Company in Iowa City, a company that puts on shows for actors with and without "special needs." It has been a great experience.

It has made me appreciate that my height is one of my only disadvantages, and appreciate how great I have it in my own mind. It has also helped me get excited about things that I haven't gotten excited about before in theatre. When someone remembers their line, when the audience can hear them, when they get the joke perfectly. Seeing how incredibly happy they get when they see all their family and friends supporting them and their ability to perform as they want to is a completely incredible feeling, and reminds me of why I love the theatre so much.

For those who are unable to see the show, the steer in the above picture belongs to my caretaker's character, Stacy. His name is Rolf and he is the Special Reserve Grand Champion steer at the county fair.

Fair-ly,

Clarence