It has been hot here. Extremely hot, and we’ve kept the blinds and curtains closed against the sun. We’ve haven’t done any cooking either, but rather have gone out for one meal each day. Yesterday we opened the door to go out and were shocked to see the entire neighborhood engulfed with smelly smoke from …
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GUEST POST from Don – Strange Headlines
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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GUEST POST from Don – Gas-lighting (pt III)
GAS-LIGHTING (part III) Hopefully you are getting better at identifying when writers are attempting to gaslight. We have been needled into changing our lifestyles because of “man-made global warming.” We have been told we must buy more efficient cars. We have been told we must “upgrade” to all electric. Tax money has been given to organizations which install …
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