Jason E. Andersen

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Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination, and where every moment is an opportunity to make your mark on the canvas of existence. The only limit is the extent of your imagination.

  • COVID-19

    Bonus (not so) Fun Fact: The Coronavirus (COVID-19) now in Iowa. Remember when it was just another weird virus on the other side of the ocean and we could easily ignore it? Not so much anymore. On Sunday, Governor Reynolds announced that there are three confirmed cases of Coronavirus now in Iowa. Here’s a link to…

  • Psychosomatic suds

    Bonus Fun Fact: The bubbles that most soaps make don’t actually add to the cleaning power — they’re added to make you feel like the soap is doing something. It’s a lather of lies! The real cleaning action takes place on a molecular level, where we can’t see it happening. The soap molecules break down…

  • Big hair time

    On my way to work one morning, I heard on the radio that the average human grows 550 feet of hair in their lifetime. They could have said miles — I can’t actually remember. Either way, that seems like a lot. I tried to fact-check this, but really didn’t come up with anything solid. Let’s…

  • Unforeseen vanilla bean

    Last week I learned that people are very passionate about their pizza choices. I respect that. Bonus Fun Fact: Vanilla, as in the flavoring, comes from a species of orchid. Orchids like the colorful ones you see as you walk in to Hy-Vee. Specifically, and perhaps unsurprisingly, vanilla is derived from the vanilla genus of…

  • Box tops, begone!

    I was writing a bonus fun fact about the incredible, edible vanilla bean, but then I learned of something infinitely more interesting and time-sensitive. No, it doesn’t have anything to do with nature or conservation, but it is something near and dear to my heart. Vanilla beans, you will have to wait until next week!…

  • River monks

    Bonus Fun Fact: In French, ‘des moines’ translates to ‘of the monks,’ which for the name of a city, doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. The capital of Iowa, Des Moines, is named after the Des Moines River, which flows through the city. Early French explorers called the river ‘La Rivière des Moines,’…

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