WHAT? There are times when the news fails to pass the sniff test. There’s a fly in the soup somewhere. Deseret News reports: “11 survive ‘miraculous’ rescue following plane crash off Florida coast”By Emma Neff, Wed, May 13, 2026. What? They survived the rescue? I’m not sure that’s a bad thing. One would hope …. People posted this: “Man Says Fortune-Telling …
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GUEST POST from DON – $$ Talk
THE $$ TALK My wife and I often talk about finances. We turn off all electronics and update each other; the budget, the balances, the buoyancy. I tell her what I want to do, she tells me what she dreams doing. Good or bad we must choose well. With our financial resources we only have …
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GUEST POST from Don – What in the World is CZY? +
WHAT in the world is CZY? + News stories now use an amazing number of abbreviations. AWS, TNG, TTY, and you name it ,are in these stories and often no explanation is given. Full stop. I leave the story and go on with my life. I can live for years not knowing what they think they’re communicating. I don’t …
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GUEST POST from Don – Stupid Human Tricks
STUPID HUMAN TRICKS First, from the New York Times: “There’s a New Place to Store Greenhouse Gasses, in your beer.” Sure, it can be done, but it is meaningless. If 2 more people are added to the planet in 2026 that will wipe out the “savings.” Your beer will cost twice as much as well. Thanks, but no thanks! It …
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GUEST POST from Don – Calling It
CALLING IT on this STORY Popular Science has this headline: “Ancient humans didn’t need braces. So why do we?” Their short answer is basically that ancient humans had to chew fibrous foods and it strengthened (and expanded) the jaw bone, giving teeth room to grow properly into place. I know someone who has always ground his …
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GUEST POST from Don – Consumer Confidence
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX If you read the news sources OR talk with the average person you would IMAGINE that the economy is in shambles and that no one can afford a can of cat food. Neither of those things is true, of course. First, the inflation rate is actually VERY GOOD. Any inflation number below 3.21% is …
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GUEST POST from Don – De-REGISTRATION+
HOW DO I GET MY NAME off THE VOTER ROLLS WHEN I DIE? +De-registration… No one wants his or her name to be used to vote when they leave this earth, except those without a conscience. Here’s how to make sure your name is scrubbed forever when you die: It depends on the state, sometimes the voting …
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GUEST POST from Don – Burger KING +
Burger KING + Burger KING has taken the lead. It has done the hard work of finding what displeases customers and found that customers prefer humans over AI. Customers don’t like kiosks. Customers don’t like apps. Customers don’t like slow service. Customers don’t like AI asking dumb questions, like “are you using our app?” (“Honestly, why should I use your …
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GUEST POST from Don – Interpreting Scripture
INTERPRETING SCRIPTURE There are many paths to false interpretation. There is only one path to the truth. That path starts and ends with KNOWING THE MIND OF GOD. Find God’s purpose for including those words. THEOLOGY. Using theology to interpret Scripture is backward. If the Bible is God’s word, then why use man’s word to interpret? Theology should be informed by …
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GUEST POST from Don – FLIES!
F L I E S ! We are in that season when both you and flies want to do the same thing. Party!!! The problem is that flies can transmit lots of diseases to humans (there are 65 diseases they are known to carry, including TB … but you only need one of those to end …
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