VIDEO: Vlog #2183 Changes; Out & About

Things feel so different since Myrtle was moved…and now with the new addition alongside…well, you’ll see! We made a trip down to Clare too – stopping at the local market, and also at our favorite place to buy our beef, pork, and lamb! It’s a bit of a drive, but totally worth it. Plus a …
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GUEST POST from Don: Inflation

UNDERSTANDING INFLATION I have found few who understand what recent years of high inflation have done to the next generation as well as our own. Rule # 1:  INFLATION HURTS EVERYONE. There are few who gain from it.  The raw materials provider gets screwed.  Often that company has to find ways to cut expenses.  That means they don’t buy …
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GUEST POST from Don – Jumping To Conclusions

JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS We’ve all heard the partly true falsehood that it is a bad thing to jump to conclusions.   Yet it can save your life.  Personal example:  One summer when I was about 8 years of age I was riding my bike.  It was a beautiful day … sunny sky, clear view of everything.  I didn’t see the …
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Social Saturday – August 10, 2024 Edition

I haven’t done a Social Saturday update in a while, and you know me – other than a couple of sites that are I use daily, I tend to jump around a bit to see what else is out there! Well I’ve landed on a couple and seem to be visiting them fairly regularly (and …
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GUEST POST from Don: Turn Off the Cloud (+ a few)

TURN OFF the CLOUD + a few There are numerous reasons to abandon the cloud, push for elimination of AI features, and shut down data mining operations, (including things like Bitcoin β€œfarms”).  The best reason:  Together these 3 things use more electricity than all of the electric vehicles.  How can we conscientiously use these tools AND be in …
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