WHAT? There are times when the news fails to pass the sniff test. There’s a fly in the soup somewhere. Deseret News reports: “11 survive ‘miraculous’ rescue following plane crash off Florida coast”By Emma Neff, Wed, May 13, 2026. What? They survived the rescue? I’m not sure that’s a bad thing. One would hope …. People posted this: “Man Says Fortune-Telling …
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GUEST POST from DON – $$ Talk
THE $$ TALK My wife and I often talk about finances. We turn off all electronics and update each other; the budget, the balances, the buoyancy. I tell her what I want to do, she tells me what she dreams doing. Good or bad we must choose well. With our financial resources we only have …
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GUEST POST from Don – Stupid Human Tricks
STUPID HUMAN TRICKS First, from the New York Times: “There’s a New Place to Store Greenhouse Gasses, in your beer.” Sure, it can be done, but it is meaningless. If 2 more people are added to the planet in 2026 that will wipe out the “savings.” Your beer will cost twice as much as well. Thanks, but no thanks! It …
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GUEST POST from Don – Consumer Confidence
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX If you read the news sources OR talk with the average person you would IMAGINE that the economy is in shambles and that no one can afford a can of cat food. Neither of those things is true, of course. First, the inflation rate is actually VERY GOOD. Any inflation number below 3.21% is …
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GUEST POST from Don – Silly Life-Hacks
SILLY LIFE-HACKS Influencers push influence. Here’s a “hack,” there’s a “hack.” Actually, most “hacks” are recycled ways of doing things from 70 years ago. What makes them “special” now is that they are tied with other concerns, like “how to de-clutter,” or “how to reduce the amount of plastic in the universe.” Trouble is, these things seldom do …
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GUEST POST from Don – Dietary Guidelines +
DIETARY GUIDELINES + Some have to watch their diets because of diabetes, heart issues, or cancer. You, too? Plus, I’m trying to shed two pounds in 2026. That’s easy, by the way. I eat less bread and potatoes. I add fruits and vegetables. I lost 3 pounds over Christmas and New Years by just eating one meal a day plus coffee …
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GUEST POST from Don – Sunk Cost Fallacy
To my readers:Hey! Last year I shared “Christmas on Blurry Mountain” and several indicated they would like to see more about Blurry Mountain. I am working on a prequel “The Unsettling” about the family which founded the farm on the mountain. I’ve gotten them from Wales to North Carolina. Am working on getting them to the mountains of Tennessee/North …
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GUEST POST from Don – Buying A Job
BUYING A JOB When jobs are not plentiful (that could be any time, really) people imagine that they could turn a hobby into a business. Some try to land several jobs at the same time (and with work at home programs, some are successful at doing more than one job at the same time … I …
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GUEST POST from Don – June 4, 1937
June 4, 1937 SHOPPING CARTS. 1937 was when the first shopping cart was introduced. Before that shopping was limited to what a person could carry. They still haven’t perfected the shopping cart. So what makes you think you are going to buy the perfect smartphone or automobile? What makes you think the NEXT tattoo will be perfect? NOPE! Unfortunately, …
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GUEST POST from Don – My Retirement Plan
MY RETIREMENT PLAN A quote from a retirement money expert: “”We’ve learned that people make many mistakes, and particularly, sadly, less educated and poorer people tend to make worse mistakes.” I was on a site today that allows comments and I was shocked how many commenters got Social Security facts wrong. Its no wonder, Social Security is a …
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