STRANGE HEADLINES I have a mantra (why not!): “Lying is bad, truth is good.” The following are not about either, per se, but about ??wacky headlines?? purporting to be “news.” AP had this one: “Man with mental health issues found naked in Minnesota Capitol, raising new security concerns.” What about this “raised new security concerns?” Was it that …
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GUEST POST from Don – I Didn’t Know That!
Hey, I didn’t know that!! 1. Rule #1: Do NOT take Social Security benefits at age 62. 65% of males and 76% of females aged 62 will live to age 78. Why is that significant? That is the age when taking Social Security at age 62 will start losing you money. The loss becomes larger every year thereafter so that …
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GUEST POST from Don – Loans
WHY LOANS? Whose money is it anyway? If it is mine I can use it ONCE any way I want. But if I loan it to someone else I get to use it again and again. That’s the concept of a savings account or an IRA. Or if I use it to start a well-researched business it can give …
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GUEST POST from Don – 4% Rule
4% RULE Retirement isn’t for dummies. You still have to PLAN and do MATH. If you have planned: You have SOME invested in an IRA or 401(k). If you don’t have $1.5 million there don’t feel bad. You have lots of company. The median retired couple has less than $125k invested. So, if you have $250k or more, and you …
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GUEST POST from Don – “Hangry”
“HANGRY” It’s a joke, right? People who become angry when they are hungry is a joke?Actually, no. It is NOT a joke. In fact, it is quite serious. Even as a child I experienced hypoglycemic episodes. My family didn’t know then what I know now. No one then thought it was a big deal. I can attest that the one experiencing …
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GUEST POST from Don – BEES!
STINGING INSECTS This is the time of year when wasps, yellow jackets, bumble bees and hornets become pests. What to do about them? [NOTICE: Never spray wasp and hornet killer inside the house (the stuff that shoots a 20′ stream). It will ruin floors, walls, drapes and bedding. It also can cause life-threatening reactions in humans and pets.] …
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GUEST POST from Don – More Oddities +
MORE ODDITIES in “The News” + As usual, we are hearing fake stories about the loss of immigrants. They are peddling untruths, of course. The current administration has increased the processing of people seeking to immigrate legally. 99.9% of those being exported are those here illegally. The other 0.1% are some of those who overstayed their visa. So, here’s one …
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GUEST POST from Don – Oddities +
ODDITIES + In 2018 Leslie Stall interviewed Trump and pressed him to admit that the Russians were trying to determine American elections. Trump’s answer didn’t satisfy her. He said, “So are the Chinese.” In the 2020 election, which was won by the mail-in votes, according to a recent revelation from the FBI, China did in fact create …
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GUEST POST from Don – Understanding “Average”
UNDERSTANDING “AVERAGE” When one is trying to succeed in business or sports “average” is a negative. However, if you have always been below average in sports or business, achieving “average” is good! Now, to the point. Average, by definition, means SOME are less and SOME are more. I saw this headline: “Surviving the ‘Above-Normal’ Hurricane Season: How Homeowners …
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GUEST POST from Don – Trash Truth
TRASH TRUTH What’s the truth about Trash Trash Trash everywhere? Like: “Where does all the plastic and trash in the ocean come from?” Well, half of the plastic in mid-ocean plastic patches has been found to come from fishing trawlers. Old nets and broken parts, ripped clothes, and daily trash … just DUMPED into the ocean. Nearly 1,400 …
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