It's MY business https://dempsbiz.com/ Steve Dempsey uses his journalism experience to make sound arguments on many issues Fri, 03 May 2024 00:24:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://dempsbiz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-stevephoto-32x32.jpeg It's MY business https://dempsbiz.com/ 32 32 Here’s One Way to Break Writer’s Block https://dempsbiz.com/blog/heres-one-way-to-break-writers-block/ https://dempsbiz.com/blog/heres-one-way-to-break-writers-block/#respond Fri, 03 May 2024 00:24:56 +0000 https://dempsbiz.com/?p=828 The pressure is mounting. You have a deadline for your college mid-term. Maybe you’re enlisted to write a book on cooking your favorite dish, or maybe a fictional book on a murder mystery.  So you think you’re ready to go. You have your thoughts in order, the research is more or less done, and an […]

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]]> https://dempsbiz.com/blog/why-california-forever-should-be-rejected/feed/ 0 Playing Golf in the Rain Can Get Messy https://dempsbiz.com/blog/playing-golf-in-the-rain-can-get-messy/ https://dempsbiz.com/blog/playing-golf-in-the-rain-can-get-messy/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2024 01:01:55 +0000 https://dempsbiz.com/?p=801 The weather has changed, but for those who love to play golf, the desire to play remains the same. Obviously, you need to adjust the way you golf in wet and cold conditions. Throw in 20-plus mph winds and beyond, sand sticking to your wedge, and standing water, and now you find yourself with more […]

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]]> https://dempsbiz.com/blog/playing-golf-in-the-rain-can-get-messy/feed/ 0 Artificial Intelligence Has the Potential to End Humanity As We Know it  https://dempsbiz.com/blog/artificial-intelligence-has-the-potential-to-end-humanity-as-we-know-it/ https://dempsbiz.com/blog/artificial-intelligence-has-the-potential-to-end-humanity-as-we-know-it/#respond Fri, 29 Dec 2023 22:19:01 +0000 https://dempsbiz.com/?p=784 Artificial intelligence has the potential to end humanity as we know it.  So, am I being ridiculous, perhaps to the point of paranoia, sounding an alarm where there’s no foundation for such a threat? Or is it a real threat where someday machines will take the place of humans unless we do something about it […]

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]]> https://dempsbiz.com/blog/artificial-intelligence-has-the-potential-to-end-humanity-as-we-know-it/feed/ 0 15 Most Underrated Rock Albums of All Time https://dempsbiz.com/blog/15-most-underrated-rock-albums-of-all-time/ https://dempsbiz.com/blog/15-most-underrated-rock-albums-of-all-time/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2023 00:08:37 +0000 https://dempsbiz.com/?p=774 Can you believe that during the golden era of rock and roll, many bands’ songs were overlooked? Fans sometimes snuffed tunes by some of the greatest musicians of all time. There were many reasons why a great band whiffed. Some bands took years to produce an album, leaving fans to wonder if they had retired. […]

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]]> https://dempsbiz.com/blog/15-most-underrated-rock-albums-of-all-time/feed/ 0 Which Royal Family Member Are You, According to the Horoscope? https://dempsbiz.com/blog/which-royal-family-member-are-you-according-to-the-horoscope/ https://dempsbiz.com/blog/which-royal-family-member-are-you-according-to-the-horoscope/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 02:11:52 +0000 https://dempsbiz.com/?p=740 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a member of the British royal family? Well, unless you were born or married into the family, that won’t happen. However, you could see which traits you share with royalty through your horoscope sign. Maybe you’re a Scorpio with a similar personality to King […]

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]]> https://dempsbiz.com/blog/which-royal-family-member-are-you-according-to-the-horoscope/feed/ 0 Kevin McCarthy Should’ve Seen This Coming https://dempsbiz.com/blog/kevin-mccarthy-shouldve-seen-this-coming/ https://dempsbiz.com/blog/kevin-mccarthy-shouldve-seen-this-coming/#respond Wed, 04 Oct 2023 23:06:54 +0000 https://dempsbiz.com/?p=731 In less than one day, the House of Representatives swiftly took two votes, and Speaker Kevin McCarthy was out the door. How could this historic vote take so little time? Well, it speaks volumes that McCarthy didn’t have many friends. McCarthy should not be surprised by this outcome. All it takes is a look back […]

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]]> https://dempsbiz.com/blog/kevin-mccarthy-shouldve-seen-this-coming/feed/ 0 Why Not Use an Air Fryer to Make Your Fries https://dempsbiz.com/blog/why-not-use-an-air-fryer-to-make-your-fries/ https://dempsbiz.com/blog/why-not-use-an-air-fryer-to-make-your-fries/#respond Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:57:10 +0000 https://dempsbiz.com/?p=710 30 Ways Air Fryers Bring Out the Crunch No Matter What Fries Dish You Plan on Using Take out the cookie sheet and turn off the oven. The traditional way to prepare french fries is a thing of the past. It’s time to introduce an air fryer to the way you prepare one of your […]

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]]> https://dempsbiz.com/blog/why-not-use-an-air-fryer-to-make-your-fries/feed/ 0 I’m the Executor, and One Parent Has Passed; Now What?  https://dempsbiz.com/blog/im-the-executor-and-one-parent-has-passed-now-what/ https://dempsbiz.com/blog/im-the-executor-and-one-parent-has-passed-now-what/#respond Wed, 21 Jun 2023 01:14:45 +0000 https://dempsbiz.com/?p=706 Recently, my 92-year-old Dad died from heart failure. My Mom, who is 90, is still alive but cannot take on the personal matters that need to be conducted in light of my father’s passing. So, as executor of the estate, although my Mom is still living, I have taken on the duties of a caregiver. […]

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]]> https://dempsbiz.com/blog/im-the-executor-and-one-parent-has-passed-now-what/feed/ 0 My Dad Has Passed https://dempsbiz.com/blog/my-dad-has-passed/ https://dempsbiz.com/blog/my-dad-has-passed/#respond Thu, 18 May 2023 01:33:04 +0000 https://dempsbiz.com/?p=696 First, I want to apologize to my viewers because I haven’t posted anything on my blog for nearly a month. You see, my Dad, David Dempsey, has passed. He made it to 92, something many of us would gladly take.  My Mom, Beverly Dempsey, is still hanging in there at the age of 90, and […]

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