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  • How did I get here?

    How did I get here?

    Did you ever stop to think, “How did I get here?”

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  • Medical Whack-a-Mole

    Medical Whack-a-Mole

    Lots of you know that Jim has been dealing with blood cancer for many years. The average from the onset of symptoms to death is six years. Jim…

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  • Payback is a bitch. But this new technology is something else.

    Payback is a bitch. But this new technology is something else.

    So a Harvard scientist has posited the idea that an alien ship could be hovering in our solar system sending out probes to gather data, just like we’re…

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  • Tortoise Townhome

    Tortoise Townhome

    Yesterday was a beautiful day for walking. Bright sun, blue sky, slight breeze, temp in mid-60s. Didn’t even need an added long-sleeve t-shirt. My weekday route is about…

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  • Scientists say that spiders dream

    Covid produced some interesting stuff. One German scientist, while on lockdown, noticed that spiders would twitch and move as they slept. This occurred in a regular pattern. She…

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  • $%^*&%#&(^

    $%^*&%#&(^

    Discover Magazine says skip the swear jar. In a June 202o article, Alex Orlando reported that letting a few choice words out during a workout can actually strengthen…

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  • The FOODGASM

    The FOODGASM

    For about 3.5 years, I’ve been doing low carbs, jokingly saying I lost 30 lbs without giving up bourbon, beer, or weed (though I did switch to light…

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