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Author: tristate Created: 8/29/2007 1:50 PM
365 Publisher Bryce Parks comments on life in the Tri-States. You can read his Inkubator columns here or catch them in every issue of 365ink Magazine!

Now taking donations for new office space
By tristate on 1/22/2009 9:21 AM
Warning: If you’re sitting at, say, at Cafe Manna Java reading this, finish your pizza before you read this article. It’s not really lunch reading material.
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Limeicide!
By tristate on 1/12/2009 1:15 PM
Today I will delve into an issue that is undermining the fabric of our society: An ugly truth to which Americans are turning a blind eye amidst this cultural turmoil we’re in. It’s not easy. It’s not fun. But it has to be uncovered.
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Kids = Truthiness
By tristate on 12/29/2008 7:29 PM
When I bought my house this fall, we asked the former owners why they were moving out. They had a good answer about moving closer to the restaurant they owned across the river. Then Christy asked the kids the same question. Kids, of course, have no social filter. Their answer: “Mom and dad don’t like the hill with the snow in the wintertime.” We bought it anyway, and with what must be record snowfall, we’re learning what the kids were talking about. Listen to kids, everyone. They speak truthiness.
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Finding Strength in the Face of Adversity
By tristate on 12/12/2008 9:47 AM
When the hardest life moments hit, you realize how little the other ones are, even when you think those obstacles are going to do you in. But then you face real adversity and simply muster the will to trudge through the crap to face the big challenges.
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Bryce Parks is suddenly not feeling like he's the cool kid on the block anymore. 2:35 pm - Comment
By tristate on 11/4/2008 8:07 PM
I’m almost on the cutting edge of cool. I’m like the fourth blade on the Schick Quattro of cool. I don’t cut off all the coarse hairs, but without me, your face would only be really smooth, not incomparably smooth.
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Chicken Little Who?
By tristate on 10/23/2008 2:07 PM
The economy, it seems, has gone to hell in a hand basket and everyone is running scared. The national news is reporting that no one can get loans, from big corporations to the little guy looking for a used car. The world economy is faltering and saddest of all, the ultra-rich are feeling forced to distance themselves from their extravagant toys, not because they can’t afford them anymore, but simply because of the heat is coming down on them for spending while everyone else is hurting. Even with a nearly thousand-point resurgence in the stock market, they’re saying that the effects of the last two weeks will be felt for months to come. And then there are the problems we had before the market tanked, like high gas prices and crumbling mortgages.
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Fun Right Under Our Noses -- May 4, 2006
By tristate on 10/16/2008 12:09 PM
Bryce pauses for a moment, puts down the bacon and writes about all the recreational activities that we sometimes overlook during the day (and night).
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Vacation!
By tristate on 9/3/2008 11:27 AM
Perhaps you’ve never been to Nebraska.
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On technology
By tristate on 8/7/2008 1:19 PM
Bryce feels old, looking at all of today's newfangled gizmos, gadgets, whoozits and whatzits.
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Return of the Hot Tub -- April 19, 2007
By tristate on 3/25/2008 10:58 AM
Like the mythical phoenix, Bryce's hot tub rises from the ashes of its demise and provides climate-controlled water once again.
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Americana is dead? Think again. -- April 5, 2007
By tristate on 3/25/2008 10:47 AM
Bryce read an article in another publication that suggested that Americana-style roots music is on life support. Not so, says the intrepid 365 publisher.
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Remembering the Silver Dollar -- March 22, 2007
By tristate on 3/25/2008 10:36 AM
As the rebuilding of the Silver Dollar Cantina begins, Bryce explores its significance in the past and the role it can play in the future.
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Macaroni and cheese, Web sites and all points beyond -- March 8, 2007
By tristate on 3/25/2008 10:26 AM
It's been seven years since Dubuque365 was created. Bryce looks back on just a tiny bit of the community service that the organization has done since then.
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Of Dubuque Night & Diamond Jack's -- February 22, 2007
By tristate on 3/25/2008 10:15 AM
Bryce is giddy at the prospect of Dubuque Night returning to Diamond Jack's in Des Moines.
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In Soviet Russia, vegetable medley crinkle-cuts YOU. -- February 8, 2007
By tristate on 3/25/2008 9:46 AM
In the midst of Lighten Up Iowa, Bryce points out that vegetables aren't bad at all. As long as you put an ounce of effort into them.
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Here's to you, Ron & Jen -- January 11, 2007
By tristate on 3/24/2008 4:41 PM
Bryce reminisces about two dear friends who happen to be model parents to their young boys.
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The Joy of Audiobooks -- December 28, 2006
By tristate on 3/24/2008 4:33 PM
Bryce ponders his existence as a Luddite and then joins the audiobook revolution.
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A Salute to Marine Bob -- December 14, 2006
By tristate on 3/24/2008 4:28 PM
Bryce takes a look at his father, Bob Parks, the Tri-State area's Toys for Tots coordinator and a three-time cancer survivor.
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We're Not Old Yet ... We're Just Getting There -- November 30, 2006
By tristate on 3/24/2008 4:22 PM
Bryce attends his 15-year high school reunion and finds himself utterly stunned by ... well, not a whole lot.
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CBS, Sinclair, who cares: Just give my my Hawkeyes! -- November 16, 2006
By tristate on 3/24/2008 4:18 PM
In the battle of network conglomerate and local affiliate and cable corporation, the only ones who lose are ... us. Bryce delivers a reality check.
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Requiem for a PowerBook G4 -- November 2, 2006
By tristate on 3/24/2008 4:13 PM
Fare thee well, Gunther. And the flight of angels sing thee to thy rest. (Bryce broke his laptop, the klutz.)
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The Case of the Stolen Garbage Can -- October 19, 2006
By tristate on 3/24/2008 4:09 PM
Someone stole Bryce's garbage can. Seriously. His garbage can.
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Off-season? What off-season? -- October 5, 2006
By tristate on 3/24/2008 4:05 PM
Stunned by suggestions that the end of festival season means the end of activities in the Tri-States, Bryce delivers a laundry list of things to do in the autumn and winter months.
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Some like it spicy. -- September 21, 2006
By tristate on 3/24/2008 4:01 PM
The Chili Cook-Off wasn't just the birthplace of 365, it was also the birthplace of The Tater Booth. Bryce shares his recollections of those first days juggling russet potatoes. TATERS!
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The Arts. Serious business. And accessible, too! -- August 24, 2006
By tristate on 3/24/2008 3:56 PM
September was a busy month for the arts in Dubuque. Bryce takes a look at some of the goings-on.
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Add Bacon & Cheese To Taste -- August 24, 2006
By tristate on 3/24/2008 3:53 PM
The title says it all. Are you ready for Bryce to unveil an Earth-shattering culinary revelation?
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Do you see the Jaycee? -- July 27, 2006
By tristate on 3/24/2008 3:48 PM
The Jaycees have been an important part of 365 for as long as we've been around. Bryce explains a little bit more about what the Jaycees actually do. (Hint: Pouring beer is far from the only thing.)
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It's the math, stupid!
By tristate on 3/24/2008 3:44 PM
Curious about how many people visit 365? Bryce explains the methodology.
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Memories of the Dubuque County Fair
By tristate on 3/24/2008 3:40 PM
Join Bryce as he remembers pouring beer, watching races, and drinking lemonade from the Y Men's stand.
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Ready ... Set ... Fireworks! And park where I told you, buddy. -- June 29, 2006
By tristate on 3/24/2008 3:36 PM
Bryce gets a few things off his chest regarding parking in the Dubuque Jaycees' lots at the July 4 fireworks.
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