PREQUEL to BLURRY MOUNTAIN: “THE UNSETTLING”© 2026 Donald Whelpley CHAPTER FIVE. SLOW AND PURPOSEFUL. On the coastal plains there were more slave than free, more black than white. The Negroes were not talkative. They always seemed to move with purpose, and looked neither left nor right. Once Grigor stopped negro man to ask directions. The man was furtive and only answered …
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GUEST POST from Don – THE UNSETTLING, chapter 5
Fursday – May 7, 2026 Edition
Wednesday Worship – May 6, 2026 Edition
MORE LOVE Steve Pettit and Rima Hourani, arr. Ruth Coleman
Picture Day! May 5, 2026 Edition
These photos are all from the weekend, when our little family had my birthday dinner at Chen’s Mongolian Grill in Saginaw, MI on May 2nd. I have added notes where necessary. The outdoor family photos don’t need description I don’t think, except that this is the only time in our lives that my age will …
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GUEST POST from Don – Calling It
CALLING IT on this STORY Popular Science has this headline: “Ancient humans didn’t need braces. So why do we?” Their short answer is basically that ancient humans had to chew fibrous foods and it strengthened (and expanded) the jaw bone, giving teeth room to grow properly into place. I know someone who has always ground his …
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Sunday Selections – May 3, 2026 Edition
COME, THOU ALMIGHTY KING Felice de Giardini, music OH FOR A THOUSAND TONGUES TO SING Charles Wesley words, Thomas Jarman music IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE, GOD ONLY WISE Walter Chalmers Smith words, welsh melody
Caturday – May 2, 2026 Edition
Foodie Friday – May 1, 2026 Edition
GUEST POST from Don – Consumer Confidence
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX If you read the news sources OR talk with the average person you would IMAGINE that the economy is in shambles and that no one can afford a can of cat food. Neither of those things is true, of course. First, the inflation rate is actually VERY GOOD. Any inflation number below 3.21% is …
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