GUEST POST from Don – Naming Your Child

NAMING YOUR CHILD First, let’s be clear.  If you are old enough to father or mother a child you should be old enough to be grown up when naming said child. We’ve all known someone who got the short stick when it came to names.  This isn’t funny for them.  Some, when they turn 18 have it changed.  “Stupid” …
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GUEST POST from Don – Hoarding?

HOARDING? Ageism is alive and well among some in America.  I wrote some weeks ago that the younger generations hate old people.  They not only create systems which are biased against old people, they are intentional and purposeful in placing BLAME on those Baby Boomers who had no choice when and to whom they were born.  Blame for …
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Wednesday Wags – June 17, 2026…Chuy Edition*

(Scroll down to see why this more somber edition is dated to our sweet little Chuy.) *In a couple of hours we will be taking our little Chuy to the vet for the last time. He has all-but-lost his hearing and sight, and has painful (and expensive) dental issues. He has had heart problems for …
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Picture Day! June 15, 2026 Edition

Starting with me when I got my new (again!) glasses because I don’t remember if I’d already shared it here…Maisie resting on the deck…some new angelonia flowers in front (click to see the columbines as well)…at a restaurant that we’ve driven past frequently but never ate at until recently – just a small friendly family …
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GUEST POST from Don – Pope and Peasant

“Sa più el Papa e un contadin che el Papa solo.” A local Italian proverb, translated: “The Pope and a peasant know more than the Pope alone.” Wisdom can come from collaboration (the Pope and the peasant).  It also can come from independent thinking.  The advantage of collaboration is that mistaken judgments can be moderated or avoided.  The …
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