WISDOM IS SMART I admit that sometimes I agree with what others write, perhaps not often. I saw an article by Darius Foroux “Lessons I Learned the Hard Way.” His lessons have been experienced by many and usually lead to failure. It isn’t that his ideas are wrong, they just aren’t terribly right. It is my wish to improve …
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GUEST POST from Don – It Ain’t Meat
IT AIN’T MEAT + The Supreme Court of Switzerland, I believe, recently made a common-sense ruling. If something is NOT meat, then you can’t refer to it as meat. That is false advertising, they said. As a result plant-based proteins sold in that country cannot be called “Soy Chicken.” It isn’t chicken at all. That’s smart. Improbable Burger …
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GUEST POST from Don – Gas-lighting (pt III)
GAS-LIGHTING (part III) Hopefully you are getting better at identifying when writers are attempting to gaslight. We have been needled into changing our lifestyles because of “man-made global warming.” We have been told we must buy more efficient cars. We have been told we must “upgrade” to all electric. Tax money has been given to organizations which install …
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GUEST POST from Don – Emotional Stability
EMOTIONAL STABILITY “Do not drive or operate heavy machinery” is the warning after sedation or anesthesia for surgery. Excellent advice! Anesthesia discombobulates one’s senses. I read up on the anesthesia from my last medical event. The half-life of the anesthesia product was 10-20 minutes. Two hours after waking I was still under its influence. I just wish they wouldn’t wake me …
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GUEST POST from Don – Ineffective Action +
INEFFECTIVE ACTION +(DOING “SOMETHING” ISN’T WORKING) Hey! We’ve all done it, right! A fly lands on the edge of the counter (its almost always an edge) and being a “professional” fly killer you swing your arm and slap the counter with your hand…and the fly is already gone. Instead of finding a flyswatter you try “something” less effective. …
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GUEST POST from Don – Cream of Something
“CREAM OF SOMETHING” That’s what a 106 year old nursing home resident called her lunch. When you’re 106 you should get a good lunch, don’t you think. Every meal should be presented as if it were her last. Nothing says, “You lived this long for nothing” like cream of something soup. I happen to now know several …
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GUEST POST from Don – The Upside +
THE UPSIDE + According to the numbers, foreign visitors to the US just FELL by 18.3% in March. Places which rely on foreign visitors will see a loss in revenue, of course. However, there is an incredible upside to this. In the last few years our National (and state) Park systems have been overwhelmed by the …
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GUEST POST from Don – Ceiling Fans +
CEILING FANS SAVE ENERGY? + – Calling this Mostly Fake Here is a needed PSA: I have read a boatload of stories about the value of ceiling fans. Almost all stories CLAIM that running those fans SAVES MONEY on heating and/or cooling the house. They CLAIM it can save you 10-15% on your heating/AC bills. They never (ever) point …
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GUEST POST from Don – April 24, 2025 Edition
EUROPE HAS LEARNED NOTHING, Have You? Below is a quote from Associated Press. Sometimes it is important to respond to current events. In this case I believe we will easily see how little world governments and organizations have learned. Appeasement is rarely a WIN strategy. The European Union is trying to appease its 450 million citizens (it certainly is …
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GUEST POST from Don – Gas-Lighting + (part II)
GAS-LIGHTING + (Part II) I saw this article and immediately realized that it was only slightly true. The Things You Can Do to Survive a Plane CrashDon’t wear leggings. Do keep your shoes on.By Christine Negroni, March 14, 2025, 12:11 PM Christine writes “…what is making people squeamish has little to do with numbers. Rather it …
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