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When a storm is approaching, they will gather in a tight group. They will even predict the direction of the approaching weather front. The whole herd will be facing away from the storm. A couple of days ago, the weather app on my computer Weather informed me that rain would begin at 9:27 A.M. Sensitivity I thought that was rather With the millions precise and I doubted it of dollars of equipment would happen. A short used by various entities, time later, I needed to both private and public, leave the house. As I one would think weather passed the neighbor’s predictions would be more place, I noticed his cows accurate. I have found were spread over a large a system with a much area, grazing peacefully. higher accuracy rate Looking at the clock on than all the professional my dashboard, I noticed it weather forecasts. All a was 9:27. I did not think it person needs to do is look was going to rain and the around at the wildlife and cows knew no rain was livestock. coming.

Female deer will The most acgo to their fawns and stay curate weather predictor with them during a storm. we have is Billie, the dog.

In the mornings, while I think he can feel the sitting on porch drinking a changes in barometric cup of coffee, I can watch pressure long before a the does as they come storm hits. A few hours and go. Most mornings, before a thunderstorm in they will go to their fawns, the summer or blizzard in let them nurse, and move the winter, he becomes away, leaving the fawn to uneasy, pacing around spend the day alone. If the house. As a storm a storm is approaching, approaches, he will seek they will go to their fawn, shelter, usually in the nurse, and bed down with walk-in shower. He usuthem to shelter the babies ally tries to get my wife from the weather. and me to join him. I am Cows are annot sure if this is for our other good predictor of protection, or he feels he weather. On a normal would be safer with us day, a herd of cattle will in the shower with him.

JULY 05, 2023 Needless to say, we do not all go stand around in the shower during storms.

During more intense storms that are accompanied by high winds, thunder, and lightning, he will go to my office in the basement. There he can look out of the windows and watch the storm while being snug on the couch. If the storm gets even worse with hail and high winds, he will do his best to get us to join him in the storage room in the basement. When storms become this intense, he is usually successful at getting my wife to join him.

She hates severe weather as much as the dog.

For the people whose job it is to tell us what the weather is going to be, I have a few suggestions. The first would be to get a window. If they were to look out of their window and see that it is sunny and clear, do not tell me it is going to rain at 9:27. I have a window and know they are wrong. It is 9:27 and not raining. Secondly, rather than buying millions of dollars’ worth of electronics, buy a herd of cows to put outside of the aforementioned window. Lastly, get a good dog. They will let a person know when and how severe a storm will be. They will also comfort a person if they choose to go hide in the shower with them.

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the advice that communication is key. This adage holds true when combining finances, as well. In addition to sharing information about your cash, investments and other assets, be transparent about any existing debt you and your partner hold – whether from college loans, credit cards or other liabilities. You owe it to each other to be upfront about the mix of assets and obligations you’re bringing into the relationship.

insurance policies before deciding what coverage you would like as a couple. If either of you receive benefits through an employer, pay attention to the qualifying events and dates for when you can change your elections.

3. Update your beneficiaries and will.

Thinking about what happens if one of you passes away may not be romantic, but it is an important step to protecting your loved ones 4 Tips for financially. Discuss Combining Next, discuss your with your partner how Finances with Your spending habits, goals, you’d like assets to be and feelings about your divided and consider Partner current financial situformalizing your wishes ation and aspirations in a will. Also, update If you’re in a long-term beneficiaries on your committed relationship, for the future. Even if you and your partner financial accounts (e.g., you may contemplate checking, saving and combining finances with agree on most things, you may find that you retirement accounts) your partner. Maybe have clashing views on and assets if necessary. you’re getting married, This is especially impormoving in together – or money, particularly if one partner earns more tant if you were previboth. Or perhaps you ously married and have already share expenses money than the other, or if your upbringings your former spouse like rent, groceries, were markedly different. listed as a beneficiary. and utility bills – and Getting all of this out in In the same vein, if you life would be easier if you pooled your money the open early can help want your partner to you manage your differ- share ownership in any together to cover such ences and work better vehicle or property you expenses. as a team. own, update the titles accordingly.

Whatever the situation, 2. Choose your incombining finances surance coverage.

4. Set goals together. comes with many conInsurance policies Now that you’re earnsiderations and comcan provide a layer of ing, spending and savplexities. As with most ing to support your life things related to money, protection over your it helps to have a plan. finances and may help together, why not formalize the dreams you Here are a few pointers you feel more confident about your ability share for your future? to keep in mind: to handle unexpected Set aside time to dis1. Communicate early events. Make it a prior- cuss your short- and ity to review your inlong-term goals, such and often. When it as buying a house, purcomes to relationships, dividual life, disability, health, car, and home suing higher education you’ve probably heard

or retiring early. Bringing in the expertise of an experienced financial advisor can help pave the way as you work to achieve your biggest priorities – together.

Duane J Lusson, CFP, ChFC, CLU, MSFS, is a Private Wealth Advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. in Ottumwa, Iowa. He specializes in fee-based financial planning and asset management strategies and has been in practice for 30 years. To contact him, call 641-684-4200 or stop by his office at 527 W. Second in Ottumwa, Iowa.

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When I think of July fourth, several things come to mind; first and foremost is Independence Day. I can only imagine the courage it took to sign a document telling the king your intention to separate from his rule.

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tricity. (Kids, don’t try this at home.) From this event, some arguably claim Ben Franklin discovered electricity. He’s lucky he wasn’t killed while doing so.

For all his wonderful inventions, Franklin never applied for a patent on any of them. He felt his inventions needed to be Five men drafted the shared with the public to document: Thomas Jefhelp make people’s lives ferson, John Adams, better. Ben Franklin was Robert Livingston, Roger a very giving man; his inSherman, and Benjamin ventions were not the only Franklin. Although, I have thing he gave the new freeze. Like many frozen no idea how Ben Franklin America. fruits, rhubarb is available found time to help write year-round in the grocer’s Franklin was fond of a our nation’s most imporfreezer – but homegrown particular plant that was tant document. Ben was is definitely superior to a busy man. In addition to native to China. In 1770, store-bought! helping draft the declara- Ben Franklin sent the tion, Ben was an inventor. first case of rhubarb and Unfortunately, the soil in seeds to Pennsylvania. my yard is not of good As a boy, he invented Rhubarb, much like rabquality for growing rhuswim fins (flippers). Ben bits, will multiply quickly. barb, which draws a lot of created the double spec- And just like that, rhubarb nutrients from the earth. A tacles (bifocals) in his was growing throughout good source of fresh rhuolder years and the Frank- the northern colonies. Forbarb is the local farmer’s lin stove. Although the tunately, just like myself, market. automobile didn’t come rhubarb grows better in into being until the late the northern climates than …black market…ban1800s, Franklin invented in the southern heat. dits…being flanked…he the odometer over one pulled a knife…

I love rhubarb, especially hundred years before.

He used this invention to for baking, but I prefer it For the rest of this story, blended with another fruit. visit ottumwapost.com. measure distances while Strawberry rhubarb is one establishing the national of my favorite pies. Anothpost service (United er thing I like about rhuStates Post Office). The number of Ben Franklin’s barb is how easy it is to inventions is shocking.

Speaking of shocking, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Ben Franklin’s famous kite-flying experiment in 1752. During a thunderstorm, Franklin flew a kite with a metal key tied to the string into the lightning. He was attempting to capture elec-

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