The U.S. has wanted to head back to the moon for decades. It’s been roughly 50 years since we last set foot on the lunar surface. NASA wanted to launch the new Artemis 1 rocket yesterday but had to scrub the mission for possibly another month. We’ve already spent tens of billions with the hopes…
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I heard a new term last when the topic of education came up. They were talking about primary school. Now back in my day, we went to elementary or grade school. Is that what some systems now consider to be primary? Back in my parent’s day, they went to grammar school. Over the years, I’ve…
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Have you ever noticed that some people get a lot of mosquito bites while others get very few? Even when I was younger and outdoors often, I rarely was bitten. But my wife seems to get attacked all the time. For years I thought I knew the reason why. And it looks like recent research…
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I’ve been a sports fan for as long as I can remember. And now that I have nieces and nephews in high school, I’ve started paying more attention to their school activities. The first thing I notice is that they show their team spirit in vastly different ways than we did back in the day….
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After years of staying up very late, I’m trying to get my body back to a 9 to 5 life. But over the last few weeks, I wake up, check the clock and see that I’ve only been asleep for a couple of hours. I feel like I’ve been in bed for five or six…
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The other day I stumbled upon a website for parents identifying current teen slang. It made me realize that there were still a few phrases I’ve been using since high school. Of course, I don’t know how we can track the words currently in or out. And who keeps this list up-to-date? I guarantee it’s…
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For many years, we’ve debated how we should save on our summer energy costs. While some people like my parents prefer to go without air conditioning, others argue about the best way to save money. When we leave the house, should we turn it up a few degrees, or should we turn it off? Of…
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Major credit cards like Visa and Mastercard became extremely popular in the 1980s. As time moves forward, many more people have opted to go cashless. Now we have apps to handle transactions. But there still are some who prefer to operate on a cash-only basis. But, it looks like that may soon be a thing…
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It’s hard to argue against the fact that the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is one of the most enduring ’80s comedy classics. This week there is news out of Hollywood that they’re making a sequel to the John Hughes classic. Will we see Ferris as an adult? What could the plot line be? You…
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If you have any friends from Texas, you’ve likely heard of the travel center on steroids called Buc-ee’s. You can now find them in several southern states, including Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. Buc-ee’s is known more many things, including their puffy and crunchy corn snack called Beaver Nuggets. I made my first visit yesterday, and…
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