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GUEST POST from Don – Health & Safety (Again)
HEALTH AND SAFETY (Again): FRID (FALL RISK INCREASING DRUGS) Fall risk among older (and younger) adults can increase if the person is prescribed certain medications. They include: Opioids (painkillers)Benzodiazepines (tranquilizers and sleep aids)Gabapentinoids (like gabapentin, often prescribed for nerve pain)Antidepressants The risk of fall with these has been shown to be more than 3.6 times higher than …
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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 – Ice Cream?
ICE CREAM? Liars! It seems that several adults told me before my Tonsillectomy that I would get ice cream after the surgery. I was preschool age (not yet in first grade). Let me make it clear that, thinking back, I don’t believe my parents ever said a word about ice cream. I think those who told me this were …
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GUEST POST from Don – School Lunch Debt +
SCHOOL LUNCH DEBT + As with so many other government programs, school lunch programs don’t make sense. The programs start with a well-intentioned thought: “Kids who eat lunch do better in school.” (That thought assumes that kids who eat lunch do WELL in school. More than one local district has below 50% who are competent in math, science, and/or …
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Tuesday Truths – September 23, 2025 Edition
STANDARD WARNING: PULL UP YOUR BIG GIRL/BIG BOY KNICKERS BEFORE ENTERING, SO THEY DON’T GET IN A TWIST. IF YOU ARE OPPOSED TO COMMON SENSE AND TRUTH, GO NO FARTHER. LAST WARNING!
GUEST POST from Don – Health & Safety
HEALTH AND SAFETY 1. YOU SHOULD GROW YOUR OWN COFFEE If you are concerned about manufactured chemicals in coffee DO NOT buy coffees labeled as Organic. Sorry to say a recent study by The Clean Label Project found “Roundup” in every “organic coffee” sample they tested. You are thinking, “They didn’t test MY coffee.” Well, maybe. They only tested …
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GUEST POST from Don – Time
TIME Whilst most of the US is currently concerned with Daylight Saving Time, I am thinking of something else. I recommend you take your time reading this post. It is a bit heady. I DO know why time is divided into such crazy measurements of hours, minutes, and seconds. There are excellent reasons to maintain that usage … …
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GUEST POST from Don – Temptation…Avoiding It
TEMPTATION … AVOIDING IT How to AVOID temptation the easy way … Psychology Today has an article written by Andrea Polard, PsyD. Her article has seven (7) steps listed below (parentheses mine): 1. Simplify with a Plan2. Prioritize3. Implement a Routine4. Outsource5. Satisfice (be content with good enough)6. Replenish the Source (you)7. Go Sideways (do the wrong …
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Tuesday Truths – September 9, 2025 Edition
TRUTHS ABOUT TRUTH STANDARD WARNING: PULL UP YOUR BIG GIRL/BIG BOY KNICKERS BEFORE ENTERING, SO THEY DON’T GET IN A TWIST. IF YOU ARE OPPOSED TO COMMON SENSE AND TRUTH, GO NO FARTHER. LAST WARNING!