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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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 – Comments on News

COMMENTS ON NEWS Fox reports:  “MSNBC’s Jen Psaki turns church school shooting into attack on prayer, Trump’s DC crime crackdown” Psaki intoned the long-used rhetoric that “prayer is not enough.”  She thinks (wrongly) that more legislation is needed.  In my experience (50 years of watching politics), it is clear that legislation is not enough either.  There have been at …
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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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