ODD PLACESYOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF… See if you can identify the locations of THESE odd places without Googling them… ABANDONED. This city thought ahead. They had an old canal that was being used as an open sewer and they needed a transportation system. One project could solve both issues. So in 1916 they began a 16 mile loop …
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GUEST POST from Don: Fragile Internet
INTERNET IS FRAGILE Let me be upfront: I am no computer wizard. I USED to know a bunch (back before 286 was “top of the line.”). It crashed so often that I had to save documents every 30 seconds. Suddenly there would be the “blue screen of death” and all that could be done was restart (and lose every …
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GUEST POST from Don: Shopping
SHOPPING My wife cannot go shopping with me. How does she shop? I don’t know exactly. I only know that she does not go in a straight line and spends more. LIST. That’s how I shop. I only need to look AT and FOR the items on my list. The list says 5-grain bread…and I …
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GUEST POST from Don – Student Loans
STUDENT LOANS(ideas that will work far better) You are smarter than your above-average politician. Your first rule for Congress would be ONE ITEM PER BILL, wouldn’t it??? (You and at least 50 of your nearby neighbors.) If something could not pass on its own merits…then it should not be added to something that will push …
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GUEST POST from Don – A Government
A Derisive Comment about a GOVERNMENT [It is difficult to communicate sarcasm in written text, so let me clearly state at the very beginning that the following post IS sarcasm.] Some things government does are smart because they are essential for the good of the people. Speaking contumely, giving grants to study the sex life of …
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GUEST POST from Don – Going To Church
WHY YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT GOING TO CHURCH. Recently I read a couple of short articles in “news” sources which spoke about church attendance. I found that odd since the “news” almost totally ignores churches when there are no scandals. Then I thought, ”Hmmm, maybe we should talk about this??” First, avoid these churches: Well, …
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GUEST POST from Don – Anheuser-Busch
ANHEUSER-BUSCH Quite the kerfuffle there, ‘eh!?? What it illustrates is the problem of businesses concentrating on their OWN interests instead of the interests of their customers. It happens all the time, if you think about it. My doctor’s office WANTS me to use the patient portal. They tell me it will help ME. Truth is, it simplifies paperwork …
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GUEST POST from Don: Hans Van Doorn
HANS VAN DOORN If you are over 40 you probably think back to how AWFUL Brussels sprouts taste. You are wrong. Your ability to remember is fine. Like you, I remember that … and lots of other stuff I thought was awful. For instance, I tried coffee…lots of times as a teen. I wanted to …
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GUEST POST from Don: The Wrong Problem
THE WRONG PROBLEM I remember a day in college (~ 45 years ago now) when one of the proposals before state voters sought a simplistic solution to end roadside trash. It passed (I voted against). Unfortunately, it sought to eliminate ONE SYMPTOM, and did not solve the stated problem. Result was that all soft drink containers were required …
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GUEST POST from Don: Talking About Money
TALKING ABOUT MONEY (This was written in April, 2023) Friday was a big day. My accountant told me how much tax I still owed for 2022. Stunned! It was a heap! Estimated tax payment for first quarter, 2023 was due by the same deadline. That was another, albeit smaller, heap. They were a heap more than expected. Monday I was rich …
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