Waiting for Space- X I love the night, the dark, dark night. Luna blessing with blue-white light. Shining over azure sea. Aqua-tipped foam runs to me. Still shapes with wings tucked ‘til morn. Metallic scent and plaintive horn, Stars slyly winking while satellites hover, I sit in the cool, robe cinched to cover Me –…
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Read More International News SourcesBack in the day, we used our purses and time to influence things. The Montgomery Bus Boycott is a positive example of using our ability to effect change by refusing to spend our money to support things we disagree with. Are the places you spend your money supporting political ideas you disagree with? How would…
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Read More Pro Publica health insurance helperHere is a list of 15 essential documents all retirees must have in order. Some of these docs are important for all of us. Get them before you need them. If you are a senior who lives alone or doesn’t have a network of folks, some resources that can help are:
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Read More Amazing Apple Fritter Monkey Bread Recipe With Vanilla Cinnamon GlazeIngredients 1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup water 1/3 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 1 small, very ripe banana) 1/3 cup canola oil 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or paste Confectioners’ sugar Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350F. In a bowl, combine flour and baking soda. In another…
Read More Banana Bread Snack CakesWhat does it mean to take up the Lenten journey when Jesus may come with more baggage than blessings and occasions bigger questions than confidence? De/Constructing Jesus is a pop-up learning community where we get honest about all the baggage and questions Jesus brings and explore what Lent looks like when they aren’t silenced or erased. To…
Read More You’re Invited to an Open Online Lenten Class with Diana Butler Bass & Tripp FullerBy Morgan Noll Updated December 01, 2021 Plastic is handy. But if you pay only the minimum balance on a credit card every month rather than the full balance, the consequences can be pricey. (You could easily be shelling out today for a flat-screen TV you bought in 2019.) Plus, if your card has a high annual…
Read More The Pros and Cons of Balance Transfer Credit Cards – Everything You Should Know About Using a Balance Transfer for Credit Card DebtUp to 10 million will need new devices as carriers look to reuse that part of the airwaves by Edward C. Baig, AARP, Updated February 3, 2022 Most every mobile service provider pitch you come across nowadays screams 5G, shorthand for the fifth generation of wireless rolling out across the country. While you can’t blame the carriers for…
Read More Mobile Phone Companies to End 3G Service in 2022, Starting Feb. 22I wanted to change a few things I do, but resolutions just don’t get it for me, and probably not for you. After reading Atomic Habits by James Clear, I decided to make tiny changes that I would be more likely to do, rather than huge, elephant-sized changes that would last a week or two. Here are…
Read More What I’m Doing Differently in 2022Beverly Moran, Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University Mon, January 31, 2022, 8:00 AM Doing taxes in the U.S. is notoriously complicated and costly. And it gets even worse when there are delays and backlogs, making it especially hard to reach the Internal Revenue Service for assistance. The U.S. system is 10 times more expensive than tax systems in 36 other countries…
Read More The IRS already has all your income tax data – so why do Americans still have to file their taxes?By Elizabeth A. Harris and Alexandra Alter Jan. 30, 2022 Parents, activists, school board officials and lawmakers around the country are challenging books at a pace not seen in decades. The American Library Association said in a preliminary report that it received an “unprecedented” 330 reports of book challenges, each of which can include multiple books, last fall. Jack…
Read More Book Ban Efforts Spread Across the U.S.