FAKE MATH We wish we didn’t have to Fact-Check the Media. Unfortunately, math is one of the most common ways that Media misreports. On one day I found more fake math media examples than I can report in a regulation-sized post… The following samples are for your amusement: One article said that the car owner’s fuel cost per …
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GUEST Post from Don – The Cheese in the Mousetrap
THE CHEESE in the MOUSETRAP Some reading the following will see politics, but you won’t find it in my head. This is how I view logic. Find the causes and the results. “Tax the rich” is the bait. The person saying it ignores that the rich are already heavily taxed. Further, no matter how much of HIS money is …
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GUEST POST from Don – Here’s A Tip +
HERE’s A TIP + I have been thinking about the stupidity of tipping. Many people complain (like about the weather) but no one does anything about it. WHY A CASH TIP? When going to a restaurant I now carry CASH in my wallet for the tip. I have a wad of small bills in an envelope at home. Every …
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GUEST POST from Don – Life Is Hard?
LIFE IS HARD? Of course, if you have never researched the past, nor lived it … the current stream of events seems “hard” (by which you actually mean “uncomfortable.”) Some writers seem intent on telling us how “hard” things are. But I lived through Carter, Ford, and Obama. Things were much harder then. We were told under Obama …
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GUEST POST from Don – The Price of Tech
The PRICE of TECH Of course, with a vengeance the media is covering the struggle some families are experiencing with grocery prices. This, in spite of the fact that 3-4% inflation is well within the normal range. Of course, with a vengeance the media is covering the decision to drop the special COVID-induced support for Obamacare. It …
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GUEST POST from Don – Out Of Touch+
OUT OF TOUCH + It is absolutely OK to be out of touch with everything but people. You don’t need to know anything about “GEN Who?”You don’t need to know the latest slang.You don’t need to know who won some game, or what TV show is “hot.”You don’t even need to know technology, how to …
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GUEST POST from Don – Longevity (part II)
LONGEVITY (Part II) As I mentioned, I was introduced to this topic because of an article I mentioned in the post called “Hoarding?” This explains why THAT article was so far off base. So, genetics plays a much larger role in longevity than scientists once imagined. Nevertheless, in the USA people ARE living a few years longer …
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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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GUEST POST from Don – Planning for Single
PART 1: PLANNING FOR SINGLE: + If you’re young and considering a situationship you need to plan for what happens AFTER that. Sure, it is possible it will work out well (less than 30% of the time), but reality usually comes with a slap after situationships. Whether in 2 months or 16 months, something nasty …
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GUEST POST from Don – Home Equity Agreement +
HOME EQUITY AGREEMENT + Risks and benefits. Sometimes we need money. Maybe it is for college tuition, other times it is for 3 dental crowns (that can add up to $8,000 these days). In any case, you may be looking for a way to NOT add anything to your credit card balance (that’s a good thing usually). …
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