by Dick Schilling, "Editor Emeritus"
... that “they” say REM sleep is important for health, and REM sleep is determined by whether or not the sleeper dreams. Well, my sleep is often interrupted, but I do dream a lot, and sometimes the dream is more like a nightmare.
Witness Saturday night after Iowa’s disappointing football loss to Purdue. Not only did Iowa lose, Purdue beat them like a drum ... maybe even that big drum the Purdue band features.
Things looked hopeful for Iowa after they defeated THE Ohio State a couple weeks earlier.
Iowa State won again.
And I read a story that noted that Iowa State’s new president heads the state’s largest public university.
So in my nightmare, the school at Ames was being referred to as THE Iowa State University, and the school in Iowa City was simply labeled Iowa University, just as Ohio University is treated in that state.
Purdue was not considered to be a very good team.