Author:owly

Christian wife, mother, grandma "Ugma", musician (keyboards, ukuleles), pet owner (dogs, parrots), enjoying life near the purlicue of the mitten, Bay City, MI.

GUEST POST from Don – Protesting Safely

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PROTESTING SAFELY Protesting is unsafe.  It always has been.  There are many risks and few personal benefits. First, there are ALWAYS potential consequences that come with being part of a protest.  The ground is uneven and you can fall down and go “boom.”  One should consider all the things that can happen and evaluate the value of the protest.  Realize …
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VIDEOS: Music Monday – Jan 26, 2026 Edition

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Well, golly! Thinking about multiple things at once as I was recording, I didn’t even notice until they were transferred and I was editing them that I had a produce sticker on my sleeve😂🤣😂! First time for THAT! As always, this is to share with my friends, not a performance. But I hope you enjoy …
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GUEST POST from Don – Put Away Your Pets

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PUT AWAY YOUR PETS People get ~strange~ when it comes to their phones and their pets.  Don’t tell them to put either away, right! As a former service tech (the following was not something I could say aloud at the time):  “Please put your pets away BEFORE the service tech arrives!”** (**Professionally trained and certified service dogs …
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GUEST POST from Don – Six Lessons

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SIX LESSONS from history we ignored in 2020 Ancient scientists were often wrong.  So are modern ones, but the ancients got a few critical things right. Greek philosopher Thales taught that the Earth was suspended on water.Aristarchus however believed the Earth orbited the Sun – and he was dismissed by his contemporaries. One was wrong.  How can …
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