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Sena’s Epic Bigfoot Expedition!
We know you’ve been waiting for Sena’s next Bigfoot safari and it turns out aliens from the third galaxy on the left have been dropping them into Sand Lake at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area. The aliens shoot through a gravel road type of portal and beam their Bigfoot pets who’ve outgrown their homes into Sand…
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The Mundanity of Some Yellow Things
We went out for a walk on Scott Boulevard and saw a lot of yellow things. We were looking for Goldfinches. We saw mostly yellow flowers. Compass flowers were everywhere. It looked like most of the flowers were facing east. However, it turns out that it’s the leaves that point east. Black-eyed Susans competed with…
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Big Mo KCCK Friday Night Blues
I think John Heim played this tune “5 Guys Named Mo” tonight because his nickname is Big Mo.
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Factual or Fictional or Felgercarb
I’ve been watching a couple of shows about Alaska that are pretty much Bigfoot tales. One of them is The Alaska Triangle and the other is Alaska Killer Bigfoot. And when I looked on the web to find out more about the TV shows, I learned a new word, “Felgercarb” (alternate spelling “felgercarb”). It means…
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Final Chapter on the Pella Bottom Door Seal Saga
Today, we finally got the right bottom of the door weather seal—only not from Pella. We gave up on them after they crapped out after the third try to ship us the right seal. The third one was an even worse failure than the second. It was 51 inches long and the barbs were not…
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We Are in Hot Water!
We have a new water heater today! What a relief. We spent a whole week on pins and needles waiting for the hot water to stop flowing again (maybe abruptly), and put us back on the cold shower regimen. But the plumber was in and out in 2 hours flat. He was personable, knowledgeable, efficient,…
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Exercise for Brain Health
University of Iowa research shows that exercise could help for protecting us against Alzheimer’s disease. After age 65, our risk for this category of dementia doubles every 5 years. Even if scientists develop effective and safe senolytic compounds that could allow us to live to be 200 years old, that won’t be happening in the…
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Sena and the KFC Recipe
Sena found that leaked Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) 11 herbs and spices recipe on the web. It was published in the August 19, 2016 on line edition of the Chicago Tribune story, “KFC recipe revealed? Tribune shown family scrapbook with 11 herbs and spices,” by Jay Jones. It was said to have come from the…
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Be Quiet and Pay Attention!
I think it was last week that I got this thought about getting attention compared to paying attention. At first, I thought it was original. Hey, did I really just come up with that idea? The see-saw nature of it appealed to me. I write this blog partly to get attention. But I notice that…
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Countdown to Hot Water Heater Replacement
Well, even though our hot water heater was temporarily fixed, there is no guarantee that it won’t fail again between now and later this week. That’s when we’re scheduled to have the new water heater installed That will cost approximately 10 billion dollars. This item will be the major selling point for our house because…
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