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I want to report some price gouging…oatmeal

Oatmeal is in my blood. My mom introduced it as our daily breakfast in winter weather. She made it in a double boiler and put raisins in the top section so that they’d steam soft while the oatmeal cooked. In … Continue reading

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Hey, what’s new(s)?

It’s dismaying to read so many comments by hyper-smart people, some of them specialists in analyzing the news media, criticizing, even screaming over, how news media report…the news. Headlines are a particular source of their irritation. Given the very few … Continue reading

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Overheard and heard today

I met a Rhodesian Ridgeback named Roo, with a Weimaraner’s face. This meeting occurred in my pharmacy. After Roo departed, my pharmacist juggled three pill containers for a couple of seconds before one of them dropped. “It’s easier with balls,” … Continue reading

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