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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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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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Bald Eagle Sunning and a Visit with the Irving Weber Statue
Yesterday we took some time to visit downtown Iowa City just for fun. We had to stop by a spot near the intersection of West Benton and South Capital Streets because Sena spied a bald eagle high atop a tree on the east bank of the Iowa River. The eagle wasn’t hidden behind a lot…
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Dirty Dozen On Smoke Detector Battery Replacement
It’s been over a year after changing our smoke detector batteries so I did this a couple of days ago. There were 7 smokes and 1 carbon monoxide needing battery replacement. I had to haul out the biggest ladder we have to reach the ceilings. I remember this chore being difficult but I forgot exactly…
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Trampoline Juggle Trick!
I found a new juggle trick on the web. It’s the trampoline trick. It’s not as easy as it looks and you have to have the right shirt to pull it off (see what I did there? No?). I found it on a juggling website. It’s part of a few juggling tricks which I recorded…
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Hey, It’s Active Aging Week!
OK, it’s the first day of National Active Aging Week and I’m urging you to stop that right now! No kidding, that title is comical because it suggests you should actively age, meaning adopt the attitude and habits of sedentary old fart—hey, everybody, let’s all get older right now! Actually, that’s the real name for…
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Jims Fingerless Whistling Progress So Far
Let me bring you up to date on my fingerless whistling progress so far. It’s been about 3 weeks and I’m coming along. I notice whistling a little clearer and louder every few days. Sena doesn’t seem to mind my noise-making—so far. As always, I like to give credit where credit is due and give…
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Svengoolie Show Wizard of Oz for Upcoming October BOO-Nanza
Did you look at the movie schedule for Svengoolie BOO-Nanza this October? The Wizard of Oz has several airings, so there’s almost no excuse for missing it—unless you’re a zombie! That means it’s time for Wizard of Oz jokes which I’m doing today in a modified version of Svengoolie’s Too Drawn-Out puzzle. Instead of guessing…
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Reblogging “Maybe We Need a Dose of Humor”
I’m reblogging the post from this date in 2022, “Maybe We Need a Dose of Humor” because I want to present a TV show episode of Mountain Monsters, which parodied the hunt for Bigfoot. I mentioned Mountain Monsters as a perfect example of parody. You can’t miss the Sasquatch jokes in this episode and I…
