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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GUEST POST from Don – Free The Water

FREE THE WATER Over the decades “Causes” have come and gone … actually, I can’t think of a single one that has disappeared.  There are more every year.  On top of that are the heart-in-your-throat requests from GoFundMe and other cries for help. Are they scams?  Some, I’m sure.  But even the causes which are beneficial often don’t do …
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GUEST POST from Don – Two For One

TWO POSTS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE… 1. WAAAAAH!   I just saw a story on Yahoo called, “Men In Heterosexual Marriages Will Never Understand.”  The waaaah factor was incredible.   This woman was exasperated by how difficult it was to change her name everywhere after marriage.  She had to jump through hoop after hoop. Yup!  But you only do …
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GUEST POST from Don – Orange Peel Theory

ORANGE PEEL THEORY (Before getting started, I will be posting soon a writing about Mary, the mother of Jesus.  Be watching.  That’s the commercial; now back to today’s story…) Ok.  Um.  I’m not so sure you should trust this theory as an indicator of relationship strength.  In my mind it is fairly surfacy.  Of course, if your partner is unwilling to …
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GUEST POST from Don: Avoiding Scams

AVOIDING SCAMS There is nothing easier than avoiding a scam at any age.  All it takes is ONE LIFE RULE.  This is not  complicated. RULE ONE:  BELIEVE NOTHING. Wasn’t that simple? Adriana Morga wrote an article for AP: “How to talk to older people in your life about scams.”She wrote, “This summer, Daniel Goldstein’s 86-year-old mom got an email …
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A Day In The Life – Dec. 6, 2023

I didn’t take video…and only a couple of pictures…but thought I’d share about the day anyway! We needed to go to Mt. Pleasant (MI) for a couple of things. We had a Barbie doll that got put into our order by mistake on our last visit, and didn’t notice until we got home, so we …
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GUEST POST from Don: Wacky Christmas Stuff

WACKY CHRISTMAS STUFF Over time you observe stuff which makes you shake your head.  It seems our family notices those things maybe a bit more than others.  We want to share a few of those with you. 1. Blinking Baby Jesus.  Long ago (BC, before children) we lived in Standish, Michigan.  We had to travel to a country site …
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