I go to Bob Dylan shows with my dad exclusively. It’s just this little father daughter bonding thing that has become a part of our lives. The first time I saw Bob was at the Des Moines State Fair August 10, 2001 with Jeff, I was hooked. The second show in Fargo North Dakota, an...
Small Stuff Counts is a home and organization blog founded in 2013 by Emily Counts, a blogger based in Des Moines, Iowa.
Another thing. I’m not entirely sure this is true, but itseemslike when I shoot something in portrait orientation, I pay closer attention to the edges of the frame. I like to think I do that with most shots, but I find myself activelythinkingabout the edges when I’m shooting in po...
I marched in Des Moines, Iowa. Originally, the organizers thought we’d have a couple of thousand marchers. Later, they hoped to have maybe 6,000. Then they thought it was possible for 10,000 to show up. According to the local newspaper the final estimate was approximately 26,000. (I...
Trump is suing a well-known, much-respected pollster for the Des Moines Register for an election prediction that did not pan out. In a poll prediction, Selzer incorrectly believed Vice-President Harris would do better than she ultimately did. Trump is arguing Selzer’s poll was “election ...
The Iowa-based blogger lives in the suburbs of Des Moines, Iowa, with her husband, two children, and rescue dog. Emily has collaborated with brands including The Container Store, Cricut, Command Brand, Bissell, Sam's Club and Rubbermaid. Learn More ...
Fortunately, this is simple to do with the os.path.join() function. If you pass it the string values of individual file and folder names in your path, os.path.join() will return a string with a file path using the correct path separators. Enter the following into the interactive shell...
Bryson was born and raised in Des Moines Iowa in 1951. Unusually for the time, both his parents worked at theDes Moines Register, his father as sports writer and his mother in the women’s section. Bryson’s viewpoint is unashamedly child-centred, with his parents benign but almost periphe...
This was the last year for theDam to Damrace that concludes in Des Moines and starts on scenic dam nearly due north of the city. It has a certain reputation as an iconic Iowa running event in no small part due to the cash purses available for the winners. Many people I know have run...
I had the opportunity to partner with my friends atHomemakers here in Des Moinesto give our deck a makeover just in time for summer weather. And now the deck is my favorite spot in the house! In addition to sharing our deck makeover with you today, I’m also coming at ‘ya with ...