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But Will Black Garlic Ward Off Vampires?
Sena got some black garlic, which many people are enthusiastic about and call a superfood. There is a very long Wikipedia article with over 180 references about its beneficial health effects. The authors are very enthusiastic about it. Like many superfoods, it has a lot of support from many people. There’s a slew of claims…
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Jim vs Donald Trump on Cribbage Pro
President Donald Trump and I made a deal about his plan to make Canada the 51st state of America. If President Trump wins, he goes ahead and tries it. If I win, he lets it go. I won. This is satire! Happy April Fool’s Day!
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Bigfoot Safari in Iowa!
I suppose you’ve all heard there’s going to be another Iowa Bigfoot search this year sponsored by the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO). It’s scheduled for September 18-21, 2025 (Thursday-Sunday). Check the registration details for fees and whatnot—No guns or dogs allowed. What would Einstein say about the difference between Bigfoot, Yeti, and Sasquatch? They’re…
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What is Spam All About?
Sena purchased some Spam products, some of which I didn’t know the Spam company made. They make different flavors. No kidding, there’s Hickory Smoke, Hot & Spicy, Korean BBQ, Sasquatch toe jam with satanic sauce. She ordered only one can of the Hot & Spicy, and they sent a whole case by mistake, but charged…
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Attack of the Toothworms
I had my regular visit to the dentist at The University of Iowa Health Care (UIHC) today, and it was a good thing I did. For the past couple of weeks or so I’ve had cold and hot sensitivity in a couple of teeth. No surprise, the dentist found 3 teeth that needed a little…
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The Best Cribbage Song You Never Heard Of
I was looking for fun cribbage facts the past few days and while I couldn’t find any good cribbage jokes, I did find an interesting song about cribbage called “One for His Nob (The Cribbage Song.” It was done by a British artist, Richard Thompson. It’s included with another song by him entitled “Meet on…
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Juggling Concentration Meditation
I haven’t done a juggling YouTube video in a while, and lucky you I made one. When the daily news gripes me or gets me down, juggling forces me to concentrate on just that—juggling. If I break my concentration for any reason, I literally drop the ball. I’m limited a little in our new house…
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What is Foreign Language Syndrome?
I found a very interesting news outlet report about a condition called Foreign Language Syndrome (FLS) which you have to distinguish from Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS). I wrote a post about that a few years ago. The latter is common by comparison with FLS. FAS is a tendency to speak with a foreign inflection, not…
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The Red Green Show “Twinning” Episode A Model of Cooperation
I just read Dr. H. Steven Moffic’s post on Psychiatric Times, “The Space Station as a Model for Intercultural Cooperation.” I also read the blog of another psychiatric I consider a colleague and friend, Dr. George Dawson, MD, and it’s sort of in the oppositive vein, being about the recent snafu of some Republican Minnesota…
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If You Want Peace and Quiet from Government…
I’ll bet a lot of people are like me and would like more peace and quiet from government. There’s a crisis every day. There’s even some Minnesota Republicans who want to get a bill through the state legislature defining Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) as a new mental illness, applicable only to Democrats. Given the intensely…
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