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 – Without PBS

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WITHOUT PBS We’ve survived without it before.  We surely can again. Growing up a bit ago in the foothills of mid-Pennsylvania, we never could get a clear NET Television signal on UHF.  In fact, only rarely could we even get a show like “Sheri Lewis and Lambchop,” or Bob Keeshan’s “Captain Kangaroo”….  For some reason “Romper Room” came …
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GUEST POST from Don – Strange Headlines

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STRANGE HEADLINES I have a mantra (why not!): “Lying is bad, truth is good.”  The following are not about either, per se, but about ??wacky headlines?? purporting to be “news.” AP had this one:  “Man with mental health issues found naked in Minnesota Capitol, raising new security concerns.”   What about this “raised new security concerns?”  Was it that …
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Picture Day – August 25, 2025 Edition

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Since I didn’t do a picture day last week there are more photos here than usual today! Starting out with finding all of the beautiful flowers that had appeared on the fence during well over a week in bed – WOW!! These next few are of the PoiBoiz of course; and FINALLY I got a …
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GUEST POST from Don – I Didn’t Know That!

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Hey, I didn’t know that!! 1. Rule #1:  Do NOT take Social Security benefits at age 62.  65% of males and 76% of females aged 62 will live to age 78.  Why is that significant?  That is the age when taking Social Security at age 62 will start losing you money.  The loss becomes larger every year thereafter so that …
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