Jeff Zogg
@jeffzogg.bsky.social
Husband, father, native Iowan. Opinions are my own. Re-tweets do not necessarily imply endorsement.
This map shows 24-hr temperature changes through 12 am Sun. A strong weather system is pushing across the eastern U.S. Temps have risen as much as 20-30°F in advance of it. They have fallen as much as 25-35°F behind it. Strong cold front extends from eastern IA into southern TX.
November 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
This map shows 24-hr temperature changes through 12 am Sun. A strong weather system is pushing across the eastern U.S. Temps have risen as much as 20-30°F in advance of it. They have fallen as much as 25-35°F behind it. Strong cold front extends from eastern IA into southern TX.
Here are the latest snow reports to the NWS as of 11 pm CST Saturday. Map courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Don't see your report? Send it to the NWS. It helps their forecast and warning services. Link to the latest map is tinyurl.com/3y8bwsxe.
November 30, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Here are the latest snow reports to the NWS as of 11 pm CST Saturday. Map courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Don't see your report? Send it to the NWS. It helps their forecast and warning services. Link to the latest map is tinyurl.com/3y8bwsxe.
Concerned about potentially hazardous travel well into Sunday. Increased winds may lead to near blizzard conditions especially rural roads. As the sun sets Sunday aftn, any melting will likely freeze. Get road conditions from Iowa DOT 511 app or at 511ia.org.
Iowa 511 Travel Information Map
Reports regarding traffic incidents, winter road conditions, traffic cameras, active and planned construction, etc.
511ia.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Concerned about potentially hazardous travel well into Sunday. Increased winds may lead to near blizzard conditions especially rural roads. As the sun sets Sunday aftn, any melting will likely freeze. Get road conditions from Iowa DOT 511 app or at 511ia.org.
Microsoft not being able get small things like this one right or to provide timely fixes for it—despite users mentioning it—lowers my confidence in its ability to properly address more significant issues and to be as user-focused as it claims to be.
www.howtogeek.com/windows-11s-...
www.howtogeek.com/windows-11s-...
Windows 11's newest bug just made signing in so much harder
The password icon is there... you just can't see it.
www.howtogeek.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Microsoft not being able get small things like this one right or to provide timely fixes for it—despite users mentioning it—lowers my confidence in its ability to properly address more significant issues and to be as user-focused as it claims to be.
www.howtogeek.com/windows-11s-...
www.howtogeek.com/windows-11s-...
Many people have been asking today, “How are the roads?” Here is the answer.
November 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Many people have been asking today, “How are the roads?” Here is the answer.
Many roads in the region are currently 100% snow and/or ice covered according to state DOTs. Tow bans presently exist in several counties too. You can receive free travel condition information from the Iowa DOT 511 app or the Iowa DOT 511 website at 511ia.org.
November 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Many roads in the region are currently 100% snow and/or ice covered according to state DOTs. Tow bans presently exist in several counties too. You can receive free travel condition information from the Iowa DOT 511 app or the Iowa DOT 511 website at 511ia.org.
Star Wars fans will appreciate this one.
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Star Wars fans will appreciate this one.
Due diligence such as focus groups comprised of randomly selected customers would have likely helped avoid what happened. Such groups would have provided at least a slight indication the idea was not good, and may have provided viable suggestions instead.
nypost.com/2025/11/26/b...
nypost.com/2025/11/26/b...
Cracker Barrel CEO says she felt like she got ‘fired by America’ after redesign backlash
Masino discussed her leadership role with The Blaze’s Glenn Beck on Thursday, a position Beck noted she still holds despite the controversy.
nypost.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Due diligence such as focus groups comprised of randomly selected customers would have likely helped avoid what happened. Such groups would have provided at least a slight indication the idea was not good, and may have provided viable suggestions instead.
nypost.com/2025/11/26/b...
nypost.com/2025/11/26/b...
Word to the wise--before you preheat your oven, make sure you are not storing any handguns in it.
www.kcci.com/article/dame...
www.kcci.com/article/dame...
Des Moines man injured when loaded handgun in oven fires multiple shots as oven heated
Buckner was injured when a handgun stored in an oven fired multiple rounds as the oven was heating up, according to investigators.
www.kcci.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Word to the wise--before you preheat your oven, make sure you are not storing any handguns in it.
www.kcci.com/article/dame...
www.kcci.com/article/dame...
Who else thinks in spite how much this upcoming winter storm has been discussed over the past 1-2 weeks in the weather forecasts, social media, around town, in the cafe, etc., someone will invariably say it was a surprise? 🤔
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Who else thinks in spite how much this upcoming winter storm has been discussed over the past 1-2 weeks in the weather forecasts, social media, around town, in the cafe, etc., someone will invariably say it was a surprise? 🤔
Would the company have fired Bally if the audio recording did not surface, in spite of Garza's testimony?
finance.yahoo.com/news/campbel...
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Campbell’s fires exec after leaked recording berating ‘poor’ customers and ‘bioengineered meat’ prompts outrage and investigation
The comments were caught on a recording by a now-former employee.
finance.yahoo.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Would the company have fired Bally if the audio recording did not surface, in spite of Garza's testimony?
finance.yahoo.com/news/campbel...
finance.yahoo.com/news/campbel...
Most winter weather crashes tend to occur with minor snowfall amounts, not several inches. Over one-third of all winter weather crashes in Iowa have occurred with only a trace to 1 inch of snow. Nearly 75% have occurred with less than 2 inches. Drive safely!
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Most winter weather crashes tend to occur with minor snowfall amounts, not several inches. Over one-third of all winter weather crashes in Iowa have occurred with only a trace to 1 inch of snow. Nearly 75% have occurred with less than 2 inches. Drive safely!
RealPage cannot take all the blame. The landlords' core motivation appears to be greed. Thus, RealPage only helped them further their agendas. The landlords should instead determine fair rental terms and treat their tenants with respect.
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Landlords’ go-to tool to set rent prices to be gutted under RealPage settlement
RealPage agrees to settle suit over DOJ claims software raised rents across the US.
arstechnica.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
RealPage cannot take all the blame. The landlords' core motivation appears to be greed. Thus, RealPage only helped them further their agendas. The landlords should instead determine fair rental terms and treat their tenants with respect.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Here is a good leadership quote. "Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy." (Retired Army Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf)
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Here is a good leadership quote. "Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy." (Retired Army Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf)
Perhaps people buying homes based more on monthly payments vs. absolute prices, housing market operating at the edge of affordability, significant home price increases since Covid, and job insecurity have contributed. Many people are stressed financially.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/h...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/h...
Sellers are taking their homes off the market at the fastest pace in nearly a decade
Home sellers are taking their homes off the market at a fast clip, because they are sitting for more than 60 days and prices are weakening.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Perhaps people buying homes based more on monthly payments vs. absolute prices, housing market operating at the edge of affordability, significant home price increases since Covid, and job insecurity have contributed. Many people are stressed financially.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/h...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/h...
If our economy is hurting because people are holding onto their devices longer, then it is not based on the correct fundamentals and motivations.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
If our economy is hurting because people are holding onto their devices longer, then it is not based on the correct fundamentals and motivations.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
Here is the updated winter outlook for Dec 2025-Feb 2026. All humor aside, the latest NOAA winter outlook for Iowa shows nearly equal probabilities of above, below and near normal temps and precip. Find the latest interactive NOAA winter outlook at tinyurl.com/4ec55ub8.
November 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Here is the updated winter outlook for Dec 2025-Feb 2026. All humor aside, the latest NOAA winter outlook for Iowa shows nearly equal probabilities of above, below and near normal temps and precip. Find the latest interactive NOAA winter outlook at tinyurl.com/4ec55ub8.
Way to go Cyclones! And on Senior Day too!
November 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Way to go Cyclones! And on Senior Day too!
Phoenix, AZ, has received more precipitation than Des Moines, IA, thus far this fall. Through 11/20, fall precipitation in Phoenix has been 5.89 inches, and in Des Moines it has been 4.60 inches.
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Phoenix, AZ, has received more precipitation than Des Moines, IA, thus far this fall. Through 11/20, fall precipitation in Phoenix has been 5.89 inches, and in Des Moines it has been 4.60 inches.
Now we know where at least some of the increased property taxes from people and businesses in Chicago have been going.
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‘Excessive, Exorbitant’ Travel Spending by CPS Employees Cited in New Watchdog Report
CPS Inspector General Philip Wagenknecht’s office on Wednesday published a new report on the district’s travel and overnight spending, which jumped from around $300,000 in fiscal year 2021 to nearly $...
news.wttw.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Now we know where at least some of the increased property taxes from people and businesses in Chicago have been going.
news.wttw.com/2025/11/12/e...
news.wttw.com/2025/11/12/e...
Cool U.S. land cover map made by Milos Popovic. You can see various land uses including crops, forests and urbanized areas. Note the density of urbanized areas decreases markedly roughly west of a north-south line made by interstates 29 and 35 (interstates not shown on the map).
November 17, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Cool U.S. land cover map made by Milos Popovic. You can see various land uses including crops, forests and urbanized areas. Note the density of urbanized areas decreases markedly roughly west of a north-south line made by interstates 29 and 35 (interstates not shown on the map).
The Chicago Bears have now won more total games and have a higher win percentage for the season (7W, 3L, 70%W) than both the Iowa State Cyclones and the Iowa Hawkeyes (each have 6W, 4L, 60%W). 🤔
November 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The Chicago Bears have now won more total games and have a higher win percentage for the season (7W, 3L, 70%W) than both the Iowa State Cyclones and the Iowa Hawkeyes (each have 6W, 4L, 60%W). 🤔
