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OTC hearing aids

OVER THE COUNTER     You have heard a lot about self-fitting hearing aids – here is the story While hearing devices have been around for the millennium, ie hearing horns, only in the last...

Tinnitus Causes Dementia?

Hearing Loss causes Dementia? Annoyance or terminal? On my first visit to a specialist about my Tinnitus I was told by my ENT that if I did not get hearing aids my chance of Dementia increases -** and...

Airpods as hearing aids?

Apple AirPods as Hearing Aids Are they really hearing aids or tricked up earphones? Since 2021 and IOS14, Apple Air Pods have offered “Transparency mode”, which allows outside sound to pass through...

Golf – Robert Trent Jones Trail – brother JIM

  In April 2016 brother Jim and I played six courses along the Trail. https://www.rtjgolf.com We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves but did not give ourselves enough time.  We played six courses in four...

Dish washing station

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Inside my cabin at night.

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Source of Columbia River

Our hike to the source found this amazing spectacle – this has been bubbling up to form the Columbia River for thousands of years!   Mike Richwine847.530.0994Mike Richwine847.530.0994Sent...

I made it back – I will be posting photos here – Arrival at Maya Mountain Research Farm

Getting to the Maya Mountain Research Farm required a two hour flight to Houston, two hour flight to Belize City, one and a half hours of a puddle jumper with four stops, a hour ride to Columbia San...

Last night at the Farm

Tonight is the last night at MMRF.  I am looking forward to home. For some reason the Internet is up, but tomorrow and Friday I should be in a hotel room with real Internet and a shower!  I will send...