GRATITUDE EXPRESSED 2023 ended. 2024 has begun. Looking back I realize there are things for which I am thankful. I am grateful that I survived. It was also the year of my second retirement. I appreciated the opportunity at 65 to outproduce technicians half (and some 1/3rd) my age. I wasn’t even trying most of the time. I would be remiss …
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GUEST POST from Don – A Village
A VILLAGE? Seriously! Who thought up that odd clump of horse do-do? It really is an insane thought brought to us by likely insane people. “It takes a village to raise a child…” Actually, it is an old African proverb that applied before electricity and the automobile. You needed those others in your village for protection from wild animals and …
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GUEST POST from Don: New Adults (What They Need To Know)
NEW ADULTS (WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW) Reading several articles recently I was amazed how little some new adults know. I wondered, “Why?” Turns out their parents never took the time to teach them how to be adults. “Why?” The number one job of parents is to train children for success. That means preparing them for the harder things …
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GUEST POST from Don: Know Your World, part II
Know Your World – Part 2 (Islands) Keep an all-for-fun tally of your points. Write down your answers of COUNTRY and LOCATION (either correct City or Name of Island count) as you read each description. Then grant yourself a point for the correct Country and Two points for LOCATION. For example: Where may you find Robin Hood and his …
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GUEST POST from Don: Fear This, Not That
FEAR THIS, not that Having been in pest control for over 30 years I know that many adults have not figured out what they should and should not fear. More on that in a minute. People fear pesticides, for example, and they should not. The pesticides they “know” cause cancer and kill people are those which were …
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GUEST POST from Don: Unconscious Views of Money, part II
UNCONSCIOUS VIEWS OF MONEY, part II Last time Bat Man was at risk of being separated from himself. Will he survive the buzz saw? We said that your view of money may be unconscious. It is hidden from casual view. However, that does not mean it cannot be discerned. Second, we said that your view of money can hurt …
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GUEST POST from Don: Order of Adjectives
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES If you really want to screw with someone when talking, try changing the order of adjectives in your sentences. They will understand you, but it will irritate them. Some will correct you. Many never learned there is such a thing as the correct order. However, foreign English speakers DID learn this in their classes, even if …
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GUEST POST from Don – Dec 31, 2023 Edition: Unconscious Views of Money, Part I
UNCONSCIOUS VIEWS OF MONEY, part I Many articles talk about the “4 unconscious views of money.” I read a few and came away dissatisfied. It only took a few minutes to figure out what was causing that lack of ease. They missed two more underlying views. Why? I have some guesses … the first missed view is represented by a …
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GUEST POST from Don – Friends?
FRIENDS? As someone who does not easily friend it seems odd to counsel others on the subject. Anxiety is an enemy to developing friendships. However, anxiety is not the boss of me. So, regarding friendships … because of my struggle I am overly cautious. I don’t need MORE stress or problems or agitations. As a result I think I …
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GUEST POST by Don – MORE Emojis
MORE Emojis??? (I am going the controversial route because, this time, it is such a pleasure to do so.) The LA Times had an article recently promoting an increase in emojis in order to showcase the variety of plants, animals, and fungi in this world. I read the article, which included the thoughts of “experts” who …
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