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Published in The Frugal Journey

·11 hours ago

How to Make a Scratch Pad for Your Cat for Pennies

This article provides instructions to make a scratch pad with about an hour of labor and with basic supplies and tools — My wife and I recently adopted a kitten named Little Miss Muffin. Or she might have adopted us. As with all family members, human or pet, Muffin needs and deserves certain items. In Muffin’s case, this includes nutritious food, fresh water, veterinary care, a place to sleep, a clean litter…

Cats

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How to Make a Scratch Pad for Your Cat for Pennies
How to Make a Scratch Pad for Your Cat for Pennies
Cats

7 min read


Published in Wildlife Trekker

·6 days ago

Should John James Audubon’s Name be Laid to Rest in His Grave?

The Board of the Directors of the National Audubon Society has voted to retain its name, despite its namesake’s role as an enslaver and slave trader — On March 15, 2023, the National Audubon Society (NAS) announced that its Board of Directors had voted to keep its name. They did so despite the fraught legacy of its namesake, John James Audubon.

News

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Should John James Audubon’s Name be Laid to Rest in His Grave?
Should John James Audubon’s Name be Laid to Rest in His Grave?
News

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Published in Six Word Photo Story Challenge

·Mar 19

Get on Your Bikes and Ride

March Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Movement” — Movement is the best medicine indeed. I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride it where I like Queen, lyrics from Bicycle Race Jim recruited me as a Cub Scout leader when our boys were first graders. …

Monthly Challenge

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Get on Your Bikes and Ride
Get on Your Bikes and Ride
Monthly Challenge

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Published in The Frugal Journey

·Mar 15

Save Money on Inkjet Printer Cartridges with HP Instant Ink

End the hassles of running out of ink and shopping for printer inkjet cartridges, too — I purchased my first computer printer, a Japanese Juki model, in 1985. I used it to print my short-lived ComFax computer equipment price comparison newsletter. The printer was heavy-duty, well-constructed, and printed high-quality text. It clicked as it printed at a rate of forty characters per second. Its hammer struck…

Computers

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Save Money on Inkjet Printer Cartridges with HP Instant Ink
Save Money on Inkjet Printer Cartridges with HP Instant Ink
Computers

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Published in Catness

·Mar 14

Miss Muffin is My Li’l Kit

Can a person get carried away with pet names? — “Hypocorism: to call by pet names.” I remember reading an article about pet names years ago. The writer said couples who addressed each other with pet names were childlike. He insisted that his readers call their partners only by the name their parents assigned them at birth. I thought his…

Cats

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Miss Muffin is My Li’l Kit
Miss Muffin is My Li’l Kit
Cats

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Mar 13

Ride with Me — Chapter ~18: Leadup to Building a Touring Bicycle— Part 1

After completing Air Force basic training and technical school, I started work at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia. But my bicycle remained parked in my mom and dad’s garage back in Minnesota — I dragged myself out of the sleeping bag. Then, I emerged from the tent as the sun rose, yawning while I stretched my arms upward. The sky in Minnesota’s North Woods shone a brilliant blue. The date was Friday, July 5, 1996. I imagined the 400-mile bike route ahead as…

Bicycles

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Ride with Me — Chapter ~18: Leadup to Building a Touring Bicycle— Part 1
Ride with Me — Chapter ~18: Leadup to Building a Touring Bicycle— Part 1
Bicycles

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Published in The Frugal Journey

·Mar 12

Save Money on Wine at Trader Joe’s

Sometimes, cheap wine tastes good — On a summertime visit to Monterey, California, the look of an outdoor brewpub enticed my wife and me to stop for a pint. But after we glanced at its beer list and saw that it charged twelve dollars for a pint, we gasped and did an about-face. …

Wine

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Save Money on Wine at Trader Joe’s
Save Money on Wine at Trader Joe’s
Wine

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Mar 10

Use Reflections in Water to Enhance Beauty and Symmetry

Wind, calm, clouds, and the art of photography. Opportunistic and planned photography can both pay off — “Sometimes I arrive just when God’s ready to have someone click the shutter.” — Ansel Adams

Full Frame

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Use Reflections in Water to Enhance Beauty and Symmetry
Use Reflections in Water to Enhance Beauty and Symmetry
Full Frame

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Mar 10

The Art of Religious Architecture — Part I

Spanish Missions in California — Born and raised on the Iberian Peninsula, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (1496 or 1497–1543) became a conquistador in his youth. His name is recorded in the ranks of the army of famed conquistador Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano (1485–1547), commonly known as Hernán Cortés. …

Art

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The Art of Religious Architecture — Part I
The Art of Religious Architecture — Part I
Art

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Published in Bicycle Trekker

·Mar 9

Ride with Me — Chapter ~17: The Beginnings of My First Bicycle Tour of Minnesota

My first long bicycle camping trip started up north in Minnesota’s North Woods. Memories of its adventures, boredom, triumphs, mishaps, and joys live on in my mind — Chapter ~17 Prologue You might wonder why I published this chapter before chapters 1 through 16. The outline for this series of bicycling stories contains more than fifty chapters. As I write more chapters, that number will change since I insert new story ideas as I reminisce.

Bicycles

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Ride With Me — Chapter ~17: The Beginnings of My First Bicycle Tour of Minnesota
Ride With Me — Chapter ~17: The Beginnings of My First Bicycle Tour of Minnesota
Bicycles

7 min read

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