EASILY MISUNDERSTOOD We know that headlines rarely tell the truth, but SOME are so misleading that they are dangerous to the mind. The Washington Post headline states: “Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans” Meryl Kornfield and Lisa Rein, October 5, 2025 Three problems with this headline…first they aren’t talking about “older” Americans. They are …
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GUEST POST from Don – Easily Misunderstood
GUEST POST from Don – Workslop
WORKSLOP Have you heard this term yet? It is simply that AI doesn’t “work” very well. Since it “hallucinates” data so often it creates charts, graphs and other business data which are filled with “gobbledygook.” Then, knowledgeable humans have to “correct” the program’s data and re-publish charts and graphs with correct information. 95% of businesses which went “whole hog” …
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Wednesday Wisdom – October 15, 2025 Edition
GUEST POST from Don – Free Speech?
FREE SPEECH? OK, so almost everyone knows of the American Constitutional RIGHT to free speech. I’ve written about that before. What few GET is that the GOVERNMENT cannot restrict speech as long as it doesn’t include violence. What the government CAN do is regulate when and where that freedom can be restricted. For example, no one has the …
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Tuesday Truths – October 07, 2025 Edition
STANDARD WARNING: PULL UP YOUR BIG GIRL/BIG BOY KNICKERS BEFORE ENTERING, SO THEY DON’T GET IN A TWIST. IF YOU ARE OPPOSED TO COMMON SENSE AND TRUTH, GO NO FARTHER. LAST WARNING!
GUEST POST from Don – Health & Safety (Again)
HEALTH AND SAFETY (Again): FRID (FALL RISK INCREASING DRUGS) Fall risk among older (and younger) adults can increase if the person is prescribed certain medications. They include: Opioids (painkillers)Benzodiazepines (tranquilizers and sleep aids)Gabapentinoids (like gabapentin, often prescribed for nerve pain)Antidepressants The risk of fall with these has been shown to be more than 3.6 times higher than …
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GUEST POST from Don – Comments II
COMMENTS ON NEWS, part duo WIRED reports: “A Hiker Was Missing for Nearly a Year. Then an AI System Spotted His Helmet” They found Nicola Ivaldo’s body on a mountain he was climbing ALONE. He didn’t tell anyone he was going. They thought he might be in trouble when he didn’t show up for work …
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Wednesday Wisdom – October 1, 2025 Edition
GUEST POST from Don – Ice Cream?
ICE CREAM? Liars! It seems that several adults told me before my Tonsillectomy that I would get ice cream after the surgery. I was preschool age (not yet in first grade). Let me make it clear that, thinking back, I don’t believe my parents ever said a word about ice cream. I think those who told me this were …
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