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Music Monday: Lanie Gardner discovered on social media

RichC — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:27:07 +0000

It would be challenging to have come of age in the 1970s and not have enjoyed the music of Fleetwood Mac. As evidenced by several of my Music Monday posts mentioning their music or bands who build their careers around playing their music. Another “at the time in 2020” young talented musician did the same. […]

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Fighting with hospitals and medical bills can wear you down

RichC — Sun, 31 May 2026 10:43:17 +0000

Ignore this, it’s yet another RANT about health care and billing after losing a long battle with hospital billing and insurance companies from a few years ago. We once thought an appearance of extra bills from Brenda’s hospital stay back in early 2023 were “negotiated,” but unfortunately they found their way to court in 2026. […]

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Yes or No: Will you be tuning music to 432 hertz anytime soon?

RichC — Sat, 30 May 2026 10:43:22 +0000

This article could have been saved for Music Monday … BUT, since I’m highlighting the Covid Era social media musician Lanie Gardner in a couple days, this AP Business article on “Why your co-worker might be listening to music tuned to 432 hertz” had me wondering what “tuning” music to 432 hertz was all about? […]

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Tech Friday: Good long lasting LEDs vs poor quality LEDs bulbs

RichC — Fri, 29 May 2026 10:33:11 +0000

After updating my workbench shop lights to LED “tubes” 10 years ago, I can say unequivocally that it was a worthwhile $22 “low tech” upgrade (the cost in 2016). They have performed flawlessly and work without a flicker in warm or cold weather. I really don’t even think about them anymore. As for power savings, […]

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Books: “How to Listen When Markets Speak” by Larry McDonald

RichC — Thu, 28 May 2026 10:04:40 +0000

The my local Libby app digital library notified me that a book by Lawrence G. McDonald I’ve hand on hold for a while now became available. I didn’t want to lose my place in line so quickly grabbed “How to Listen When Markets Speak” and started reading. I quickly had me hooked as I put […]

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Added a Phone mount and magnetic charging puck to the Tesla

RichC — Wed, 27 May 2026 10:33:19 +0000

My Tech Friday post for the last week of May 2026 has already been written and saved, so today’s Tesla Model 3 “techy” addition will be a mid-week “gadget” post instead. We no longer pay for the Tesla “Premium” Connectivity since our older 2019 car is primarily used by Brenda for “around town” errands and […]

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Women’s Health Study highlighting diabetes and cholesterol

RichC — Tue, 26 May 2026 10:36:34 +0000

We’ve spent decades focused on cholesterol and millions of dollars in treating it … but should that be the biggest concern? A Women’s Health Study (JAMA Cardiology) highlights diabetes and other high risk issues and compares them to what doctors seem to focus on. This might be an eye-opening chart for those who monitor the […]

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Music Monday: A Commencement address by Eric Church

RichC — Mon, 25 May 2026 10:33:37 +0000

Since we are in the middle of May’s graduation season, it seemed appropriate to post the commencement speech to the University of North Carolina graduates by Eric Church. For those unfamiliar with his “outlaw country music” (at least influenced by it), he does a great job of bringing together the struggle of living in today’s […]

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Memorial Day weekend is a good time to remember my Dad

RichC — Sun, 24 May 2026 10:32:13 +0000

It was 16 years ago that my brother Ron and I went along as volunteers on an “Honor trip” to Washington DC with my Dad and veterans from Shelby County Ohio. It was a humbling trip to be with these older men who served our country, be it in World War II, Korea (DadC) or […]

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A Sudden Loss in NASCAR: Remembering Kyle “Rowdy” Busch

RichC — Sat, 23 May 2026 10:08:50 +0000

As a longtime NASCAR fan, few things hit harder than the news that came this week. Just days after watching Kyle Busch power his way to a dominant win in the Truck Series at Dover last weekend, I heard news of his sudden and tragic passing. At just 41 years old, one of the most […]

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Some Android phones and iPhones are AirDropping each other

RichC — Fri, 22 May 2026 10:03:50 +0000

Since we have a couple of Android users in our family, it will be fun to give this Quick Share feature a try … since most of us are iPhone AirDrop users. Here are the devices that currently support AirDrop: Samsung Galaxy S26 series Google Pixel 10 series, 9 series, 8a OPPO Find X9 series, […]

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Thinking about my brother Ron today: Happy Birthday!

RichC — Thu, 21 May 2026 10:33:55 +0000

My brother Ron and I generally celebrated our birthdays together since they were only a couple of weeks apart. It is our family’s birthday month, as it always has been. Then came my daughter Katelyn’s birthday in May … as well as Ron’s son Jaben. Before that, it was MomC’s father, my Grandpa Bluhm, on […]

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More handy knots to know. This is becoming a habit. #video

RichC — Wed, 20 May 2026 10:30:40 +0000

As the subject line reads … “this is becoming a habit” … that of posting video clips of knot tying. There are a couple quick and easy knots here.

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Response to “Rhetoric Doesn’t Buy the Groceries” on TheHustings

RichC — Tue, 19 May 2026 10:43:17 +0000

Once again, commentary slated to run in TheHustings this week has triggered me to write a response. I suspect the editor will post my follow up in the right-column later this week, since there aren’t all that many commenters from those of us on the political right. Nevertheless, if it doesn’t get included, I don’t […]

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