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It’s said that dominating another makes the dominator feel powerful and knowledgeable, but it takes away the vital energy of those who are being dominated.  It makes no difference if they tell themselves it’s for the person’s own good, or they are our children, therefore they need to be controlled all the time.  The damage still occurs, there should be a happy medium, which is not always easy to reach.

Oh You Didn’t Know?

This week, I’ll delve back into some things you might not know.  These were news to me.  I learned these from Little Steven’s Underground Garage, SIRIUS XM channel 21.  The Drifter’s “There Goes My Baby”(1959) was one of the first Rock & Roll songs with strings.  Rick Derringer, who sang “Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo” was brought in to record lead vocals on the McCoys #1 single “Hang On Sloopy”.  Another gem I learned on LSUG: Joan Jett sounds like a stage name, right? Jett was actually her mother’s maiden name.

February – the shortest month – can bring the worst winter weather to our region (though I’m hoping it doesn’t). I was reading online and found some interesting information about this second month of the year. February seems to be a good month for babies, has a variety of celebrations, and historically – no surprise – has cold weather.

I apologize to my dedicated column readers as my Christmas hiatus turned into an extra-long January break.  Nevertheless, here we go again for my first installment of 2019.

For years, I kept a single sheet of paper framed and hanging on my wall.  The paper was the final release of a reclamation bond that had been held for years by the government.  Garey and I had satisfied the requirements necessary for reclaimed ground we had coal mined.   The piece of paper represented the conclusion of our coal mining days.  It also served as a reminder to Garey that he might smoke, drink and run around on me, and we could possibly work through the fallout, but if he ever got back into coal mining, I would go immediately to the courthouse and file for divorce.

     For years, I kept a single sheet of paper framed and hanging on my wall.  The paper was the final release of a reclamation bond that had been held for years by the government.  Garey and I had satisfied the requirements necessary for reclaimed

I would like to start off with a few verses of a song, if you readers would please indulge me. I will come back to how it all ties is to the title of this particular column in just a moment.

This week, I will wrap up my 50 Fast Facts column.  As always, these originate from https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/did-you-know/50-fast-facts-so-intere...’ll-crush-your-boredom/ss-BBMlXq8?ocid=spartandhp#image=42.

The means to a healthy lifestyle is a popular media topic. Since a healthy life is one of my goals, I read about this topic quite often. Recent health-related reading included the following information.

One of my friends, who is a very hard-working, decent guy, did something that was not completely above board, and according to him, he was bitten instantly in his backside by Karma.