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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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My Plan for the Unidentified Frying Objects!
We have to get the UFO thing under control, and it’s going to take more than mass produced tin foil hats. I watched a couple of paranormal shows the other night and saw The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch and The Proof is Out There hosted by Tony Harris. I poke fun at The Secret of…
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May the Force Be With the Qualified Plumber
Well, after 5 grueling weeks of icy cold showers, a qualified plumber—oh wait, you guys already know our hot water heater croaked just last Friday. And the plumber fixed it in a jiffy on Monday—miraculous. So, the cold shower ordeal lasted only 3 days. But those were really dreadfully, awfully, cosmically cold shower days. I…
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Nature Walk with Rare Broochaprankumus Species
The other day Sena and I went on a nature walk at the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area. There’s a lot of Mullein growing out there. It’s a pretty invasive prairie type plant. It’s said to have medicinal uses, but don’t eat it. The tree swallow chicks have all fledged. We didn’t see any water fowl…
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New Manual Dual Wheel Edger!
We were out doing yard work today. I usually do the edging with an old-fashioned manual edger to trim grass off the sidewalk to get a cleaner look. I think that’s difficult to achieve with a gas or electric powered trimmer. Sena did some extra mowing with the reel mower, which is also not a…
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Hot Water Heater Out, Cold Showers In
Our hot water heater went kaput yesterday and I’ve now endured the only 2 cold showers I’ve ever taken in my life that I can recall. Sena will be doing sponge baths, even though I’ve told her cold showers are great, easy, and healthy. Her hesitation might have something to do with my screams while…
