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Stuck on Toads and Frogs
We enjoy watching BBC TV and the Africa’s Wild Year series is fascinating. Ever wonder how some frogs mate? Me neither. On the other hand, Episode 3 had an interesting episode about a South African frog species that use glue to stick together when they mate. I think it’s the common rain frog, scientific name…
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Update on Attic Weirdness
This is an update on the attic, the hatch for which is in our garage ceiling. We haven’t heard any knocking noises lately. Yesterday, the HVAC guys came to reattach the duct which somehow separated from the roof vent. They showed up at 7:00 a.m. and were pretty much done in 20 minutes. They charged…
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The Horrors of Water Heater Maintenance
Today I’m going to talk about the sacrificial anode rod, an essential component of tank water heaters. The idea for this post is related to our newly installed water heater, which happened in July and was prompted by Sena seeing some debate on the web about the apparently somewhat controversial relationship between water softeners water…
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Make Perfect Poached Eggs-In Your Dreams
I’m the worst person to let loose in the kitchen, but I’m still trying to learn how to poach eggs. Sena gives me some supervision, but stays within shouting distance because we want to avoid kitchen fires. I searched the web for guidance as well. Poaching an egg probably requires advanced college degrees in chemistry,…
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KCCK Big Mo Blues Show
Tonight I heard this song on ‘da Friday Blues with John Heim aka Big Mo on KCCK and I thought I heard the lyric “Buckle up buttercup” and it didn’t make sense. Then Big Mo said it was “Pucker up buttercup.” It made sense then. That’s called a mondegreen.
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All About the Potato Salad
I recently got a checkup for my retinal tear surgery about 4 months ago. My surgeon was pleased with the outcome. Partly based on my good outcome, he shared that he was guiding his trainees on the wisdom of not necessarily always going with the new surgical procedures for the disorder, which happens not infrequently…
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No Need to Shout, I Can Hear You
The FDA just announced their final ruling on improving access to hearing aids. You can read the final ruling itself, but by the time you finish it, you’ll be dead and won’t need a hearing aid. Every time I fail to follow Sena’s directions, I remind her of how a loud rock concert ruined my…
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Iowa State Fair Musings
We’ve never actually been to the Iowa State Fair, but we really like listening to the Iowa Public Broadcasting TV shows about it. The first show covered a lot of activities. Food at the Fair is always intriguing. We know there are a lot of foods on a stick, but we didn’t know you could…
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Why Do We Want to Believe?
I heard a song called “Marfa Lights” on the KCCK 88.3 FM radio program, the Friday Night Blues Show with John Heim aka Big Mo. The lyrics mention the Marfa Lights, describing them as UFOs or flying saucers. It was the first time I ever heard a blues song mentioning UFOs. I looked it up…
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Friday Blues on KCCK with Big Mo
Here’s a song about UFOs on the Big Mo Blues Show-sort of.
