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How Does Sponge Bob Get Involved with Wendy’s Pineapple Frosty?
So, today we tried the new Wendy’s Pineapple Mango Frosty. Right off the top, I’ll tell you I couldn’t taste the pineapple mango flavor. It’s an OK vanilla. There are no bits of pineapple, mango, or Sponge Bob SquarePants in it. That’s right, I said Sponge Bob SquarePants as in the cartoon guy who lives…
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Unsticking the Sticking Drawer
We had a sticking kitchen cabinet drawer. The past tense gives away the ending of the story. But the path to it is what’s interesting The drawer is one of those slow close affairs, which are slick when they work just right. This one drawer would not close with a simple push. It got stuck…
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AI Does Your Laundry
Recently we had somebody from the appliance store check our brand-new washing machine. The tech said “the noises are normal”—and then told us that many of the functions of the washer are run by Artificial Intelligence (AI). That was a new one on us. Don’t get me wrong. The washer works. What sticks in the…
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Reading My Old Book in a New Light
Sena bought me a wonderful new lamp to read by and it improves on the ceiling fan light I wrote about the other day (And Then a Light Bulb Went Off).” The new lamp even has a nifty remote control with which you can choose the ambient feel. There are several selections, one of which…
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Because I Wanted a Hurts Donut…
I got an urge for a Hurts Donut so I walked on the Clear Creek Trail to Coralville get to the little hole in the wall shop. You can easily walk to several places in Coralville on the trail. Actually, I wanted to also check out the Coralville Public Library and see S.T. Morrison Park.…
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Saying Goodbye to Zem the Mattress
We’re saying goodbye to Zem the mattress. This raises important questions. Who the heck is Zem? Why does a mattress have a name? If you’ve ever read Douglas Adams’ book “The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Five Novels and One Story,” you’d probably wonder why anyone should ask. The name Zem is given to…
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Pooboo: Our New Exercise Bike
We just got our new Pooboo exercise bike, model D518M. I don’t know why it’s called “Pooboo.” It replaces our old exercise bike, which I’ve called the Anti-Peloton in a previous post. The Pooboo came in a big box, and it’s worthwhile to figure out how to turn it upside down. That way you can…
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People Remember Hurricane Edna
The hurricane season this year continues to be deadly, and they are not named after women anymore. That stopped in 1979; how and why it stopped is quite a story in itself. The latest one is named Milton, which is a benign sounding name, but the storm is anything but that. I was reminded of…
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Progress on the Single Leg Sit to Stand Exercise
Well, it has been since late July since I first tried the single leg sit to stand exercise. Recall the videos of that effort? I couldn’t really do much except collapse in the chair. I’m doing better lately but it’s hard to figure why. I haven’t really been practicing that much. You’ll notice that I’m…
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A Game of Darts in Frankenstein Movies
I just saw the 1939 film “Son of Frankenstein” on Svengoolie last night. There was a double feature, but I didn’t see the second movie. I’m anything but a movie reviewer and all I’m going to do is point out a parody of the dart throwing scene between Wolf Frankenstein and Inspector Krogh in “Son…
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