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Here's another look at my better photos from last night.

I found a yellow Iowa sweatshirt for $2 at a used store in Sioux City and I am waiting to debut it until Thanksgiving. I also found and Iowa State t-shirt at a consignment shop in Sioux City and I wore it to work today. I have already suffered enough grief from my colleagues to consider hanging it back up in my closet and never wearing it again.

However, I am used to rooting for 2-10 teams, so I feel very comfortable amidst the ridicule. Apparently it's a down year for land grant schools…although Penn State and Michigan State seem unaffected.

I am now in the market for Drake and UNI shirts to complete my in-state wardrobe. If you have a medium or large and are considering getting rid of it, feel free to drop it off at the Sentinel office in Le Mars. Maybe we can even do a quick Q&A.

I attended the Westwood Jamboree in Sloan last night with Sentinel freelancer Roy Tucker. The photos of Remsen-Union and Kingsley-Pierson in the paper? Yep, I took those. I'm still getting the hang of it and when you compare my photos to Roy's (or Bethany's for that matter) it becomes even more apparent how far I have to go.

Still learning the mascots and finding my way around. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why Remsen-Union and Remsen St. Mary's -- two schools that are the same size and a block apart -- are not in the same conference. Oh well, I guess they will be next year.

That's about all for now.