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Jim Whistles Yankee Doodle!
This is in the category of “What’ll this guy do next?” Recall I whistled “Battle Hymn of the Republic” not that long ago. Now I took a stab at fingerless whistling “Yankee Doodle.” Sena thought it was pretty good on my first effort. You might want to crank the volume up a little. You can…
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Paranormal vs Pareidolia
I had a pretty good time watching one of the many paranormal TV shows the other night. The format consists of a panel of paranormal experts who comment on interesting videos from people who think they’ve got the latest footage of ghosts and goblins. One of the segments was supposed to be a video of…
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Reblogging “Cryptid Caught on Camera”
I’m reblogging my post from October 15, 2022 just to remind folks of our encounter with an unknown critter that was flipping the drain tile lids in the yard of a house we moved from a couple of years ago. I don’t know why I never thought of Bigfoot before, but it seems obvious to…
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Sena’s Autumn Garden 2026!
Sena’s garden is looking gorgeous as usual this fall. She’s got a ton of stuff out there, including hibiscus and stuff I don’t know the names of. They attract interesting insects, including what looked like a small wasp-like critter and a greenish bug I’ve never seen before. Butterflies, including monarchs, love to visit.
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Jim Whistles the Battle Hymn of the Republic
So, I’ve been trying to figure out a use for fingerless whistling other than cheering at the television when football games are on. I made a stab at whistling The Battle Hymn of the Republic. I hit most of the notes right, but it’s challenging when my mouth gets a little dry. I don’t think…
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More Rainbow Cross Juggle Practice!
I’ve been working on the Rainbow Cross Juggle pattern. I do a little less lunging and I’m starting to try more than one throw in the pattern. It’s still only luck when I do a couple of Rainbow Cross throws back-to-back.
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Reblogging “Thoughts on Transplant Psychiatry”
I reviewed my post “Thoughts on Transplant Psychiatry” and then looked for research papers that might shed light on other factors relevant to the issue. I found one that was published a year after I wrote this blog post: Yeturu SK, Lerner SM, Appel JM. Refusal of transplant organs for non-medical reasons including COVID-19 status.…
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October is Health Literacy Month!
It just so happens that October is Health Literacy Month. It was founded in 1999 by Helen Osborne, an occupational therapist and health literacy expert. The main idea is that health information should be communicated in clear language. How she started it is quite a story. She first learned about health literacy from reading a…
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Halloween Skeleton Jokes!
We were taking a walk in our neighborhood and we saw somebody’s yard decorated with a lot of skeleton figurines ready for Halloween. So, I added some Halloween skeleton jokes for fun.
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Practicing the Rainbow Cross Juggling Trick
I’m working on a new juggle trick for me; it’s the Rainbow Cross. It’s a column-type pattern, similar to the 1UP2UP trick. The difference is the two outside balls cross in the air. There are a lot of collisions, which are fun—for a while. Some jugglers call this trick an easy beginner trick while others…
