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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GUEST POST from Don – Old Age Myths
OLD AGE MYTHS Don’t believe the fairy tales. Once you might have trusted the news to tell you honest-to-God truths. Now you should look with “I don’t trust it” eyes. Every other day I read a story about ordinary things which are unbelievable. Fairy Tale #1: People are Living Longer. Headline by CBS NEWS: “Americans …
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GUEST POST from Don – Can I Retire?
CAN I RETIRE? Retirement requires a bit of math. You’ll need to know your sources of INCOME? Will you have a pension, business income (even sharpening mower blades), and Social Security? The more “sources” of income the better. Are you planning to live off your savings (see if you can delay that)? You can’t retire until you know how much …
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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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GUEST POST from Don – Comments on News
COMMENTS ON NEWS Fox reports: “MSNBC’s Jen Psaki turns church school shooting into attack on prayer, Trump’s DC crime crackdown” Psaki intoned the long-used rhetoric that “prayer is not enough.” She thinks (wrongly) that more legislation is needed. In my experience (50 years of watching politics), it is clear that legislation is not enough either. There have been at …
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GUEST POST from Don – I Didn’t Know That!
Hey, I didn’t know that!! 1. Rule #1: Do NOT take Social Security benefits at age 62. 65% of males and 76% of females aged 62 will live to age 78. Why is that significant? That is the age when taking Social Security at age 62 will start losing you money. The loss becomes larger every year thereafter so that …
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