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 – THE UNSETTLING, chapter 5
PREQUEL to BLURRY MOUNTAIN: “THE UNSETTLING”© 2026 Donald Whelpley CHAPTER FIVE. SLOW AND PURPOSEFUL. On the coastal plains there were more slave than free, more black than white. The Negroes were not talkative. They always seemed to move with purpose, and looked neither left nor right. Once Grigor stopped negro man to ask directions. The man was furtive and only answered …
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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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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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