(NOTE from Sherry: I’ll be honest. This post made me squirm a bit. I’m not one who is comfortable discussing private things in public, even natural functions that are common to us all. That said, however, Don is a master of words and I think he’s taken such a subject and made it entertaining and …
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GUEST POST from Don: Helpful Pests
HELPFUL PESTS [Note: This is NOT the usual Guest Post. Unlike my other works, this is mostly a re-telling (like a book report) from the mentioned podcasts (below). I found this fascinating and thought one or two others would, too. However, I have included a few thoughts of my own at the end.] Rob Dunn, PhD. is Senior …
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GUEST POST from Don: Giving Up Your Seat…
GIVING UP YOUR SEAT… There have been a rash of stories about trains, planes, buses and other public conveyances where one passenger asks another to give up his/her seat…or conversely, where a passenger who has paid for a particular seat is forced to tell an interloper to move. There are many parts to this drama. First, …
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GUEST POST from Don: Obedience
OBEDIENCE [I was inspired to write this while reading a book by a Lutheran theologian. I am not Lutheran. I might align with early Methodism led by John Wesley (not United Methodist Church of today). Wesley, interestingly, was inspired by Martin Luther. Yet, I do not wholly subscribe to any man-made theology. I try to …
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GUEST POST from Don: Good Mental Habits
…Can Get In Our Way! It Doesn’t Work Anymore There’s the gut-grabbing moment when you realize that your faithful car isn’t. First, of course, cars cannot BE faithful. Second, although some cars remain in good repair far longer than others, at some point every machine will fail. Fact is, people fail, too. A friend becomes selfish. A trusted co-worker …
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GUEST POST from Don: Winning The Lottery
WINNING THE LOTTERY There has been an increased interest in lotteries recently. Two things in life have very high probabilities: death and taxes. Of the two, taxes have the higher probability (because you can be taxed more than once on the same money). Honestly, after Federal taxes, the average winner keeps only 1/3rd the promised payout … and …
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GUEST POST from Don: Why Sarcasm Does Not Translate
WHY SARCASM DOES NOT TRANSLATE I could enjoy writing with sarcasm but a significant number of readers would not understand. The same thing would happen for you. Understanding written sarcasm requires a higher-than-average level of intelligence along with some familiarity. Over the years, being in the service industry, I met thousands who did not have the intelligence to …
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GUEST POST from Don: OOPS! That’s How I Write
OOPS! That’s How I Write I never took a writing course, … obviously. I overuse and misuse CAPITALS and (parentheticals). That is partly because I am too cheap to use “Word.” Copy and paste is not the best way to send documents…and therefore I can’t include BOLD or UNDERLINE. Sad to say I rarely have an agenda when writing. If …
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GUEST POST from Don: The Re-Colonization of America (part II)
The RE-COLONIZATION of America (Part II) We ended our last post with this question: “What changes do you think are coming?” What changes can we expect from those NEW immigrants?1) Poverty, once believed to be a solvable social issue, will become the new standard for a greater percentage of the population.2) Lack of education and skill will …
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GUEST POST from Don: Laws (part I)
LAWS THE U.S. SHOULD ENACT Over the years I have spoken to many people about laws they think are missing. Yup! Many engaged people have imagined laws they think should be enacted. I have a few, too. Consider this PART I because I am sure more posts on this subject will be coming!!! 1. ACTUAL BALANCED BUDGETS. It should be …
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