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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GUEST POST from Don – THE UNSETTLING, chapter 4

PREQUEL to BLURRY MOUNTAIN:  “THE UNSETTLING”©️ 2026 Donald Whelpley CHAPTER FOUR.  EVERYTHING NEW. Glad to be on land, they couldn’t wait for the trip which would carry them closer to their destination.   Grigor had heard the the mountains of North Carolina/Tennessee were cooler than the coastal plains and was good for cattle and sheep.  That was his goal.  On …
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GUEST POST from Don – Qualified?

QUALIFIED? In this world there are many things for which the “operator” must be qualified.  Your surgeon should be (I require it of mine).  Your dentist should be (I carefully inspect the wall certificates).  The crane operator should be.  The airline pilot should be (I wouldn’t have it any other way).  Your cruise ship captain, and even both the chef …
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GUEST POST from Don – Silly Life-Hacks

SILLY LIFE-HACKS Influencers push influence.  Here’s a “hack,” there’s a “hack.”  Actually, most “hacks” are recycled ways of doing things from 70 years ago.  What makes them “special” now is that they are tied with other concerns, like “how to de-clutter,” or “how to reduce the amount of plastic in the universe.”  Trouble is, these things seldom do …
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GUEST POST from Don – Kentucky History: The Meat Shower

KENTUCKY HISTORY – THE MEAT SHOWER Only one sample of the mystery meat remains.  It sits in a glass bottle of alcohol at the Monroe Moosnick Medical and Science Museum at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Meat from heaven?  Manna?  Nope. Best guess, by several knowledgeable people, experienced in the weirdness of nature, is that a passing kettle …
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GUEST POST from Don – Fires & Health

FIRES & HEALTH Did you know that NEARLY HALF of residential fires are caused by the kitchen range?  What are the issues with that device which make it so likely to cause a fire?   GREASE.  The number one cause is greases and oils (either in the oven or on the stove top).   Let’s think, “What is the …
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GUEST POST from Don – Century of “Christian” Asian Writers

CENTURY of “CHRISTIAN” ASIAN WRITERS Watchman NeeLin YutangToyohiko Kagawa Two from China, one from Japan…they spoke and wrote about a century ago although some of their writings did not come to America until later. Kagawa from Japan grew up among Christians (no picture available).  He had a philosophy of service.  He spent his life and fortune helping …
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GUEST POST from Don – The Unsettling, chapter 3

PREQUEL to BLURRY MOUNTAIN:  “THE UNSETTLING” ©️2026 Donald Whelpley CHAPTER THREE.  ANCHORS AWAY. Not long into May the family loaded the wagon and hitched a draft horse.  They had a canvas tarp over their luggage, crates, and gifts because, of course, it was drizzling.  Branwyn baked a few loaves of bread and packed some cheese for the trip to …
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