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  Simplexity Numbers 3 and 4 — A New Concept to Get AheadDecember 2, 2025
  Simplexity is a new word that means a simple concept, but one that may be complex to put into practice. Here are two new examples. Scroll down to see a list of earlier simplexities. Simplexity No 3. Reach for New Things. Roko Paskov was a College Professor at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tennessee. He… Read more: Simplexity Numbers 3 and 4 — A New Concept to Get Ahead
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  Thanks and Giving….Both are ImportantNovember 25, 2025
  WHATS IN THIS BLOG:• A beautiful pay-it-forward story• Tips: how to be more thankful• Tips: how to be more giving A BEAUTIFUL PAY-IT-FORWARD STORY:This comes from my step-daughter Kim McGrath and occurred during the week of Thanksgiving many years ago. She used to teach a class of twenty 6-7 year olds in a public school.… Read more: Thanks and Giving….Both are Important
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  Simplexity, A New Concept For Your Advantage—This Day, This Year, and Your LifeNovember 2, 2025
  Simplexity is a new word that means a simple concept, but one that may be complex to put into practice. Here are two examples. Simplexity No 1. Keep your body moving.I recall over many years ago seeing my heart doctor on TV saying to elderly people why it’s important to keep moving your body. As… Read more: Simplexity, A New Concept For Your Advantage—This Day, This Year, and Your Life
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  The Oregon Coast – Land of Milk and HoneyOctober 6, 2025
  It’s been several years since I visited the Oregon Coast. In my mind, it competes with the Great Ocean Road in southern Australia that is featured in many travel brochures. We booked an AirBNB on the beachfront, managed by Shanti, and spent a delightful week in Yachats. Its pronounced Yahats, I believe, and is a… Read more: The Oregon Coast – Land of Milk and Honey
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  Global Warming is True – But it’s Not All Caused by Greenhouse GasesSeptember 16, 2025
  Who cares? Climate change follows global warming, and climate change is a big controversy. For example, a lot of people in the oil and gas industry, where I worked for 30 years, don’t believe in climate change, or don’t want to. This is because the industry is responsible for 50% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions… Read more: Global Warming is True – But it’s Not All Caused by Greenhouse Gases
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  Helping People Displaced By Hurricane KatrinaAugust 25, 2025
  I was in Houston almost exactly 20 years ago when New Orleans was hit by hurricane Katrina, one of the most damaging US hurricanes ever. Evacuees from Katrina were bused to Houston where I lived. I pitched in to help, and this is a repeat of the emotional story I wrote on 1 September 2005.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++… Read more: Helping People Displaced By Hurricane Katrina
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  Casey Just Wants to Play – New Book About Casey the Farm DogAugust 12, 2025
  Kim Pollock McGrath is the author of four children’s books. This is the fifth, and I think it’s the most endearing. Perhaps because I love playful dogs. Perhaps because Kim is a late bloomer – she waited many years before she started writing in midlife. Perhaps because her sister Staci was the one person who… Read more: Casey Just Wants to Play – New Book About Casey the Farm Dog
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  Radioactivity, Cancer, and the Plight of Downwinders in New MexicoJuly 22, 2025
  The first atomic bomb.On July 16, 1945 the first atomic bomb was exploded in New Mexico, in the desert about 100 miles south of Albuquerque. It’s now called Trinity Site and is a prohibited area except for twice a year when it’s opened to the public. I took this tour about 10 years ago. I… Read more: Radioactivity, Cancer, and the Plight of Downwinders in New Mexico
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  A Key of Life when You Get Toward 70 Years OldJuly 1, 2025
  I was playing in the backyard pool with my great granddaughter. Let’s call her Natasha. At 81, I’m in the deepwater part of the pool of life, laying back and relaxing. At 4 Natasha is in the shallow end of the pool of life, jumping up and down, splashing, frolicking, and squealing. I can see… Read more: A Key of Life when You Get Toward 70 Years Old
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  Astronomers Have Found Life on Another Planet, But What Does This Mean?June 16, 2025
  The puzzle. In our galaxy, the Milky Way, there are 100 billion stars, and more than 100 billion planets spinning around stars. Our sun has eight planets. What are the odds that our planet, earth, is the only one with life? One chance in 100 billion, so it’s very unlikely. To say this another way,… Read more: Astronomers Have Found Life on Another Planet, But What Does This Mean?

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