GUEST POST from Don – Emotional Stability

EMOTIONAL STABILITY β€œDo 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 – Cream of Something

β€œCREAM 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, β€œYou lived this long for nothing” like cream of something soup. I happen to now know several …
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Supernal Sunday – May 4, 2025 Edition

Yunno, reading through my feeds about this temporal world, it is essential for my mental health that I keep reminding myself of some eternal facts. These I know I can depend on, no matter what: “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” Matthew 24:35 (ESV) And when things seem …
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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:Β Β I have read a boatload of stories about the value of ceiling fans.Β Β Almost all stories CLAIM that running those fans SAVES MONEY on heating and/or cooling the house.Β Β They CLAIM it can save you 10-15% on your heating/AC bills.Β Β 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 β€œ…what is making people squeamish has little to do with numbers.  Rather it …
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