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Nifty Stuff…Korg CA-30

Unless you have perfect pitch, if you have a musical instrument (especially a stringed musical instrument), you are going to find yourself …

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Some Dogs I Know

When I was a little little kid, I had a number of dogs in succession. I loved my dogs, but one event or another would conspire to me having to lose my canine companions. Since my parents weren’t really big with the whole pet thing, it finally got to the point where they were no longer a part of our house. Even so, they were still part of my life.

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Musing on…”Lou Gehrig’s Disease”

For as long as I can remember, whenever the media refer to ALS, it’s almost immediately followed with some form of: “Also known as ‘Lou Gehrig’s disease’.” I was just thinking that shouldn’t it be about time that that the “Lou Gehrig” part be dropped?

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Credit Sharks

Here’s another one of those things that Congress needs to address, but won’t: the practices of the consumer lending industry. There once was a time when going to a loan shark was considered to be a really stupid thing to do, but compared to what the “legitimate” credit industry is getting away with, that’s no longer the case.

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