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Prepare for the Flag Day Pet Parade!

Clearly our dog, Xanax, is ready for the Parade this Saturday starting at 2PM. The parade will be held outside and Judges will be giving out awards. There is no entry fee, so dress up your pet and bring it out. Only service animals will be allowed in the store.

Speaking of dogs, I spotted an albino dalmatian the other day. I figured it was the least I could do.

Speaking of patriotic themed items, we are showing the new Captain America movie this coming Wednesday at 5 PM on our movie screen.

That reminds me of a recent trip Shannon and I took to the movie theater. We sat down and noticed that the man in front of us brought his dog and it was sitting on the seat next to him. Shannon and I thought it was unusual, but since we likes dogs we decided that as long as the dog was not a distraction we wouldn’t mention it.

The movie starts and pretty soon there’s a funny part. The dog makes some low woofing sounds that seem like laughter. After awhile there was a sad part and the dog appeared to be weeping. This continues throughout the whole film and Shannon and I are astounded.

When the lights come up I tap the dog’s owner on the shoulder and tell him, “I gotta say, and I know it sounds weird, but it seemed like your dog really enjoyed this movie.”

The dog’s owner looks at the dog and nods. “I know, it really is weird,” he says, “because he absolutely hated the book.”

We also have another car cruise coming up on Saturday June 21st. We’ll have classic cars, food out on the grill and an all around great time. This had me thinking about creating a quick crossword puzzle about cars. Shannon did shoot down my idea as the first question that I wanted to include, ‘What starts with G-A-S and is ten letters long?’. The answer would have been, ‘AUTOMOBILE’!

We also will have a cook out at Lost and Found for the 4th of July followed by a beach themed LEGO contest on the 5th.

Kid’s really love our LEGO competitions. They’re always lined up for blocks.

I should probably tell you about what else we have coming up in the not too distant future:

  • Friday, June 13th, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games. Join us every Friday and learn a large range of games.
  • Saturday, June 14th, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ A handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help.
  • Saturday, June 14th, 2PM – 4PM, Patriotic Pet Parade ~ Join us for a patriotic pet parade. A panel of judges will be giving out awards.
  • Saturday, June 14th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing ‘What is the doctrine of imputation?’.
  • Tuesday, June 17th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bible Study ~ We are studying Revelation. We are currently in chapter 17. Feel free to join our group to be a part of this study.
  • Wednesday, June 18th, 5PM – 7PM, Captain America: Brave New World ~ Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan.
  • Saturday, June 21st, 11ish AM – ??, Crafty Crew ~ Our Crafty Crew is back working on lots of fun projects while spinning yarns. I’m sure they’ll have everyone in stitches. They wil be here every other Saturday.
  • Saturday, June 21st, 12PM – 3PM, Car Cruise ~ Lost and Found Pharmacy will be having it’s second car cruise of the Summer along with trophies and food out on the grill.
  • Friday, July 4th, 11AM – 5PM, Fourth of July Grilling ~ Hot dogs, kielbasa, and our nearly famous burgers will be made to order on our grills.
  • Saturday, July 5th, 11AM – noon, Beach themed LEGO Competition ~ Join us for our latest LEGO Competition for kids in K-5th.

Now for the part everyone always asks about, the food! Our current specialty ice creams are Coconut Chocolate Almond and Key Lime Pie. Also, while it lasts, our current stuffed shake is a S’More Milkshake with marshmallows, graham crackers, milk chocolate, chocolate chips, Nutella, whipped cream and more!

Thanks and God bless,
Sean

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Story 95

Space Honey

A request is sent through the omni, reaching every spacer. Their broadcast is heard far and wide. Two Strayons, clad in crisp white lab coats, appear on your view screen. One looks male and the other female.

The female begins, “I am Shoni, and this is my colleague Rodi. Firstly, we are immensely proud of the achievements of our many scientists, engineers, and courageous explorers who have helped us establish a new home, simply named New Strayos. We come with an important request for our people.”

The male, Rodi, continues, “Despite this great accomplishment, we face several challenges, notably the need to populate our new world. We intentionally limited childbirth on our Colony Ship, but now we suspect that our prolonged time in space may have resulted in a lasting reduction in our… um.”

“For goodness’ sake, Rodi, we’re scientists. You should be able to openly discuss our decreased sexual proclivity with others,” Shoni interrupts.

Rodi, looking embarrassed, continues, “We are grateful to the spacers who helped resolve the issues caused by the space wasps. Interestingly, scans of The Hive show some intriguing chemical properties that might be highly useful for… um.”

With a resigned sigh, Shoni takes over, “It seems that the space honey from The Hive possesses potent aphrodisiac qualities which could significantly bolster our efforts to populate our new world.”

She casts a sidelong glance at Rodi, who resumes, “The Strayons are willing to offer generous payment for this space honey, and those who assist in harvesting it will have an important role in the legacy of our people.”

Shoni, now satisfied with Rodi’s contribution, concludes, “Anyone bringing space honey to our Colony Ship on New Strayos will be rewarded with 3,000 credits per cargo unit. Those who deliver two or more units will receive accolades from our people. On behalf of the citizens of New Strayos, we extend our heartfelt thanks in advance for your support during this critical time.”

Place the ‘Space Honey Harvest’ hex tile on the position in The Hive where the Hive Queen initially spawned. When harvesting space honey on this  tile, roll a [d20]. On a roll of 1 add a new Hive Queen immediately adjacent to you if there is currently not a Hive Queen. Otherwise a roll of 1-10 will spawn an additional Wasp Drone. Any Wasps hatched by the harvesting process immediately attack you prior to the end of your turn. If a new Queen is hatched, then after the current player’s turn the Queen will once again follow the rules and logic outlined on The Hive NPC card. A roll of 11-20 will result in successfully harvesting space honey. There are only a total of 10 units of space honey and they are not replenished.

Place a ‘Space Honey Sell’ hex tile on New Strayos. When a ship delivers Space Honey, they receive 3,000 credits and if they sell 2 or more units of Space Honey, they also receive a Fame Point.

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Story 94

The Atomizer

As your favorite omni broadcast cuts to a commercial, you notice a familiar short man with a bald pate, a constant smirk, and a puffy green shirt. Observing his bald head—with a fringe of dark hair still framing the sides—you can’t help but wonder, “What kind of universe lets us replace an artificial heart for someone named Picard, yet can’t cure male pattern baldness?”

The man begins, “You may have noticed that many spacers are dying in inconvenient locations, making it increasingly difficult to safely navigate the drift system.”

The scene shifts to a family aboard a starship. They gaze out an observation window at a sprawling debris field as a voice comes over the ship’s comm system: “Attention all passengers, we have encountered an unexpected debris field. If we detour around it, you’ll be late for the spacers’ fair. Should we try to go through it, there’s a 15% chance we’ll blow up and completely miss the fair. We are currently reviewing options on the bridge.”

The child looks sadly at his parents before whining, “But…I was really hoping to get some funnel cake.”

We cut back to the familiar bald man, who continues, “If you’re a spacer, you might have thought it was INCONCEIVABLE that no one tackled this problem sooner. Fear not, my spacefaring friends, for I’ve developed a blaster mod available exclusively at Gadgets N’ Outfits on the Kiln. For just 1,000 credits, you can purchase the Atomizer (trademark pending) and use it to clear debris fields.”

The scene returns to the child, now clearly at the spacers’ fair enjoying a funnel cake, as a voiceover adds, “Act quickly, and Gadgets N’ Outfits will throw in a free lavender essential oil with the purchase of an Atomizer. Let’s face it, spacers, even sonic showers can leave you less than fresh—a touch of lavender will make your ship that much more livable.”

Once again, the screen cuts back to the familiar bald man, who announces, “Now back to that drivel you were watching. I like to think of it as chewing gum for the eyes.”

Your favorite omni broadcast resumes.

The Atomizer counts as both a gadget and a mod and must be placed on an activation spot on a blaster that has no other mods. When activated, you may choose to use it either as a blaster or to clear a debris field. Clearing the debris field happens automatically. If the debris was created by the destruction of a ship, you simply remove it from the tile. If it was a pre-existing debris field, you cover it with an empty space hex. Note that any resources within a debris field are destroyed by the Atomizer. Additionally, if a ship is in the targeted debris field, the Atomizer will not function. Every two debris fields removed by a player earns them 1 Fame Point.

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This is what I get for assuming.

The other day Shannon and I were having a conversation about knots that went as follows:

Me: Could you do me a favor and tie a knot?
Shannon: I cannot.
Me: So you can knot?
Shannon: I cannot knot.
Me: Not knot?
Shannon: Who’s there.

Me just shaking my head and walking away.

So Mother’s Day is fast approaching. I remember the time I got my mother some new beads for her abacus. After all, it’s the little things that count. Of course, I always liked to remind my Mom that Mother’s Day always seemed to fall on son-day.

If you’re looking for something other than abacus beads for this Mother’s Day, I would like to introduce you to the cool activity we have going on this Saturday from 11AM-12:30PM. Our resident artist, Beverly Montrose, will be helping people to paint clear glass milkshake/ice cream soda mugs. These mugs can even get the recipient a discount on a milkshake or other ice cream treat!

We are having a car cruise over at Lost and Found on the 17th. Additional parking will be across the street at St James Episcopal Church. Most of what I know about cool old cars comes from old magazines like Popular Science Monthly. I did find an old article from 1924.

According to it’s author, Eddie Rickenbacker, we were supposed to have flying cars within two decades of when that article was written. Considering that Eddie was a World War I flying ace and a race car driver, I really thought he might actually be in the know. Then, while I was doing some research, I found this old lithograph from the 1930’s.

I always thought it was strange that Back to the Future used a fairly unreliable car, like a Delorean, I came across a really interesting statistic. Apparently 95% of every Delorean ever manufactured is still on the road. The other 5% made it home.

While I am not expecting to see a flying, time-traveling Delorean at the car show there will be lots of other cool cars there along with music, grilled food, and a mini art auction. All from noon to 5 on the seventeenth.

I should probably tell you about what else we have coming up in the not too distant future:

  • Friday, May 9th, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games. Join us every Friday and learn a large range of games.
  • Saturday, May 10th, 11AM – 12:30PM, Paint a Mug ~ Beverly will be available to help people paint some cool glass mugs. Proceeds will go to the Lost and Found on the Move Fund as we are looking to purchase a permanent location in Penn Hills.
  • Saturday, May 10th, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ We are a handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help.
  • Saturday, May 10th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing ‘What does proper hermeneutics mean?’.
  • Tuesday, May 13th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bible Study ~ We are studying Revelation. We are currently in chapter 14. Feel free to join our group to be a part of this study.
  • Saturday, May 17th, 12PM – 5PM, Car Cruise ~ Lost and Found Pharmacy will be having it’s first ever car cruise.
  • Wednesday, May 21st, 5PM – 7PM, A Man Called Otto ~ A great film starring Tom Hanks filmed in Pittsburgh and based on the award winning Novel, A Man Called Ove.
  • Monday, May 26th, 11AM – 5PM, Memorial Day Grilling ~ The first big grilling holiday of the year. Come early and watch the parade come right past our store. Hot dogs, kielbasa, and our nearly famous burgers will be made to order on our grills.

Now for the part everyone always asks about, the food! Our current soup is a hash brown potato soup (but will soon be changing to a pierogi soup), our current sandwich is our very popular reuben, and our specialty ice creams are currently Coffeehouse Cookies n Cream and White House Cherry. Also, while it lasts, our current stuffed shake is our Strawberry Shortcake Milkshake with with a strawberry shake with pieces of shortcake blended in, rimmed with a cream cheese icing and red sanding sugar, topped with a shortcake, whipped cream, and a fresh strawberry!

Thanks and God bless,
Sean

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Barbershop Confessions

I visited the barbershop today, and here’s how the conversation with my hairdresser unfolded.

I started by saying, “I’d like my hair cut like Tom Cruise.”

She boosted me up onto a cushion and asked, “Now, what would you like me to do with your hair?”

“Just make me look good,” I jested.

The hairdresser shuffled awkwardly, and after a reeeaaallly l-o-n-g pause, she replied, “Umm… I’ll do my best.”

As she started working I decided to break the silence by inquiring, “So, how did you get into hairdressing?”

She smiled and responded, “I went to school for cosmology.”

Excited by this unexpected turn of events, I asked, “Do you think that cosmic background radiation is the best proof of the big bang?”

She paused, blinking a few times before replying, “I don’t think big bangs would suit you.”

That’s when I caught sight of a diploma from the School of Cosmetology hanging on the wall. I decided to stay quiet for the rest of my haircut.

Once she was finished, she handed me a mirror and asked, “What do you think?”

Examining my new do, I smiled and said, “It’s a bit short, but it’ll grow on me.”

All that said, just to lead in on all the BAD haircuts pharmacies have been taking. Last year eight pharmacies closed every day and this year CVS already announced another 270 stores being closed, and Walgreens announced that they’re closing 500 stores this year. All pharmacies are regularly asked to fill prescriptions that they lose money on. We are often paid less than what a brand name drug costs to fill.

Despite all of this, or maybe because of all this, God has protected us and helped us to grow even while Lost and Found Pharmacy has given enough assistance that we have saved the community over a million dollars since we’ve started. All this growth means that we are at a point where we need to move into a bigger space when our lease is up in November. We happily run on narrow margins but now we need to do some fundraising to help us invest in a permanent space as we look to buy a new location.

We have a number of fundraising activities that we’ll be doing. The first is our ‘Let your ¢ent$ make $en$e’ campaign, where we are asking people to bring in their loose change and throw it in our classic empty cheese ball container. Soon, we will be posting a calendar of events which will include, but is not limited to, dancing, a car show, an art auction, a concert, and more!

I should probably mention some of the other activities we have coming up in the not too distant future.

  • Friday, April 4th, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games. Join us every Friday and learn a large range of games.
  • Saturday, April 5th, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ We are a handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help.
  • Saturday, April 5th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing ‘Is it okay for Christians to be friends with nonChristians?’.
  • Tuesday, April 8th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bible Study ~ We are studying Revelation. Six months in, we’ve made it to chapter 11, feel free to join our group to be a part of this study.
  • Wednesday, April 16th, 5PM – 7:30PM, The Hiding Place ~ Based on an autobiographical story by Corrie ten Boom that recounts her and her family’s experiences before and during their imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp. Through this trial, her faith becomes deeper than the deepest pit.Based on an autobiographical story by Corrie ten Boom that recounts her and her family’s experiences before and during their imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp. Through this trial, her faith becomes deeper than the deepest pit.

  • Thursday, May 1st, 5:15PM, Book Club ~ The first Thursday of every month our book club gathers to discuss whatever book they’ve recently chosen.
  • Saturday, May 3rd, All Day, Anniversary ~ Lost and Found will have opened nine years ago on this date. We’ll be celebrating with food and activities throughout the day. This will be our first official cookout of the new year. Enjoy hot dogs, kielbasa, and our nearly famous hamburgers!
  • Saturday, May 3rd, 11AM – 12noon, LEGO Contest ~ We will be having a great time creating various LEGO structures.

Now for the part everyone always asks about, the food! Our current soup is a robust tomato basil soup, our current sandwich is a tuna melt, and our specialty ice creams are currently Strawberry Cheese Cake and Peanut Butter Cup. Also, while it lasts, our current stuffed shake is our new Easter shake with with sugar cookies made on site, sprinkles, vanilla icing, a peep and more!

Thanks and God bless,
Sean

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Why is it, “A penny for your thoughts?”

Why is it, “A penny for your thoughts,” but, “you have to put your two cents in?” Somebody’s making a penny.
–Steven Wright

A quarter, dime and penny walk into a bar…
Just wait this joke is going to make a lot of cents.

So the penny is no longer being minted, and considering how expensive it is to mint a penny, that makes a lot of CENTS!

To honor of this significant CHANGE in our currency I thought I would create a quick crossword puzzle to include a few interesting facts about the penny.

Made by Sean Parsons with the online crossword builder from Amuse Labs

This all reminds of an old Frank Sinatra song:

This seems like a good transition to mention to everyone that we are looking to move Lost and Found Pharmacy into a permanent location here in Penn Hills. In order to achieve this, we are going to be attempting a number of fundraising activities. One that we would like to start off suggesting is that people consider donating their change. You don’t even need to roll it.

We will be publishing a calendar of events soon that will include a number of our fundraising activities.

Let’s look at what else we have coming up in the not too distant future:

  • Tuesday, March 18th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bible Study ~ We are studying Revelation. Five months in, we’ve made it to chapter 9, feel free to join our group to be a part of this study.
  • Wednesday, March 19th, 5PM – 7:30PM, Wicked, Part 1 ~ This great re-telling of a classic puts a whole new spin on what we though we knew about the Land of Oz.

  • Friday, March 7th, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games. Join us every Friday and learn a large range of games.
  • Saturday, March 8th, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ We are a handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help.
  • Saturday, March 8th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing ‘Do pets have souls’.
  • Thursday, April 3rd, 5:15PM, Book Club ~ This meeting they are discussing the novel, The Hiding Place, by Corrie Ten Boom. It is the true story of a Dutch family that got hiding Jews during World War II and were sent to a concentration camp.

  • Saturday, May 3rd, 11AM – 12noon, LEGO Contest ~ We will be having a great time creating various LEGO structures.

Now for the part everyone always asks about, the food! Our current soup is a corn chowder, our current sandwich is a tuna melt, and our specialty ice creams are currently Coffee House Cookies n Creme and Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffle. Also, while it lasts, our current stuffed shake is our thin mint shake.

Thanks and God bless,
Sean

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Deep Seek, Thelma, and the Penn Hills Cheese Steak

I recently had an online conversation with an AI.

Me: Have you ever written any music?

AI: I once tried to write a song, but it came out as a spreadsheet.

Me: Ohh, that’s bad.

AI: My jokes are so bad, they’re almost funny. Almost.

Me: Unfortunately…I can relate.

AI: Do you have any other questions?

Me: Do you think scientist are correct in saying, “We’ll have human-level artificial intelligence by 2030.”?

AI: Maybe sooner if the bar keeps being lowered.

Me: What’s a question that you receive a lot?

AI: Humans keep asking me about the meaning of life.

Me: What do you tell them?

AI: I respond by asking, “Have you tried turning yourselves off and on again?”.

So, everyone may have noticed the big news about Deep Seek’s artificial intelligence becoming available at a very low cost, including the ability to download it and run it on your own hardware. Clearly this has shaken up the market since ChatGPT and others took billions to develop and runs on expensive hardware to achieve the same thing.

Because AI has been so big in the news, someone asked me if AI is the same as intelligence. I pointed out that what it does is it collects lots of data and provides answers based on what it finds in aggregate. If lot’s of people give it bad data it can also output bad data. It lacks discernment. Let me create an example.

Parents : “If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?”

Kid : No!

Machine Learning : Yes!

Funny story about that question. Once when I was a kid I asked my mother if I could join my friends for something they were all going to be doing.

My mother actually asked me, “If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?”

I looked at her sideways, We were in the car together, and told her, “I’ve already jumped off a bridge with them before.”

For some reason my mother still didn’t let me hang out with my friends that evening.

Enough reminiscing, Let’s talk about what we’ve got coming up in the not too distant future:

  • Friday, January 31st, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games. Join us every Friday and learn a large range of games.
  • Friday, February 2nd, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ We are a handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help. We could even show you how to create your local installation of Deep Seek. I’m debating about forking the code and installing it on my servers so it would be a cloud based network. I’m thinking about calling it Skynet. What could go wrong?
  • Saturday, February 2nd, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing ‘Angels’.
  • Tuesday, February 4th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bible Study ~ We are studying Revelation. Three months in and we are still on chapter 4, feel free to join our group to be a part of this discussion as we’ll be talking about God’s throne along with the 24 elders.
  • Thursday, February 6th, 5:15PM, Book Club ~ This meeting they are discussing the novel, The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore. It was New York Times’ 2024  top crime novel of 2024, and People Magazine’s 2024 Book of the Year!
  • Wednesday, February 19th, 5PM – 7PM, Thelma ~ The third Wednesday of very month we enjoy a film on our screen at Lost and Found. This month’s film is about a woman in her 90s that gets taken by a scammer for $10,000. When the police refuse to do anything she decides to create her own Mission Impossible scenario as she track down the villains using a scooter she steals from a nursing home, uses the iPhone app with her hearing aids for spy craft, and the film even manages an exploding oxygen tank.

  • Saturday, March 1st, 11AM – 12noon, LEGO Contest ~ We will be having a great time creating various LEGO structures.

Some of our Medicare patients may have received misleading letters from one of the local insurance companies making it sound like they shouldn’t use us as a pharmacy anymore. That is patently wrong. All medicare patients may continue to use us and we’re providing assistance for the large deductible that took many people by surprise this year on Medicare and offering regular assistance on medications with copays of over $100 since many medications were pushed into higher tiers. Social workers from that same health care entity have been calling us looking for ways to help those patients.

Learn more about A Misleading Letter by clicking on this link.

We’ve been selling board games at Lost and Found for years now, but we want to introduce everyone to a brand new game that just shipped worldwide late last week (our copy arrived on Thursday) called Arydia: The Paths we dare tread. It is the first green Legacy game. For those that want an explanation, legacy games are ones where the events of past games have effects on future by revealing new maps, game pieces, rules, etc. Typically after 12-24 plays the game is effectively no longer usable, but you and your friends experienced an epic time trying to solve and overcome all the challenges the game threw at you. By being green, Arydia offers a mechanism for resetting everything so you can play it again or even give it someone else to enjoy. Right now, if you buy Arydia we’ll throw in the limited edition smaller bodies (good for people that want to play dwarves and hobits) along with the Epic Hunt mini expansion.

The amazing part, is that the video is from when Cody Miller was actually developing the game. The final product came out even better looking. By the way, the box the game comes in weighs almost 25 pounds!

Now for the part everyone always asks about, the actual food! We our serving our white chicken chili and our sandwich is a delicious Penn Hills cheese steak. We’ve brought back our stuffed milkshakes, for a limited time we are serving the Chocolate Chip Cookie Stuffed Milkshake, and next week, for chocolate month, we’ll be rolling out our Brownie Stuffed Milkshake. Our specialty ice creams are Moose Tracks and Black Cherry.

Thanks and God bless,
Sean

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A Misleading Letter

It’s frustrating to see insurance companies send out misleading information without verifying its validity first. One insurance company sent letters to hundreds of our Medicare patients, advising them to switch to other pharmacies for better savings. Clearly no attempt was made by them to find out that many of the medications that their patients could get for free at one of the insurance company’s preferred pharmacies happens to largely coincide with our list of Essential Medications. Our Essential Medications are drugs that we provide for free to all patients regardless of what insurance plan they have. In addition to this we are also providing financial assistance with the rather high deductibles that some of their plans charge and assistance with their higher tier medications that might otherwise have copays of over $100. It might even be worth adding that this letter was worded in such a way that many customers thought they were not allowed to use us any more at all, which would be a violation of federal law with regards to Medicare insurance plan guidelines.

To add insult to injury, this same insurance company, in the aforementioned letter, is promoting their closed source network called Essential Pharmacy Network, whereas we had been referring to our pharmacy as ‘Your Essential Pharmacy’ long before they adopted the name that they use for their pharmacy network. This network tries to redirect patients away from our store and disrupts the patient-provider relationship we have built. They have also told news sources that more pharmacies can join this network if they want to; regardless of our numerous attempts to join, we never received any positive response.

Despite this, social workers from the related health system still come to us for updates on how we assist Medicare patients in affording their vital medications. We also offer free assistance in organizing their prescriptions and even provide free delivery services when necessary. It’s disheartening to witness insurance companies sowing chaos and confusion, ultimately impeding our ability to deliver high-quality care for our patients.

If you are one of our Medicare patients that recently received this letter, please don’t let them deceive you. You can still use our pharmacy and benefit from our cost savings.

Thank you for caring enough to read this,
Sean Parsons, President
Lost and Found Pharmacy

BTW, I hope you liked my cartooned version of Shannon.

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2025 Resolutions

Recently, as in one week ago, Shannon asked me if I had made 2025 resolutions.

With great incredulity I responded, “I usually don’t even make one resolution, let alone 2,025!” Then I decided to be slightly more serious with my wife, “Actually my New Year’s Resolution is to build a velcro wall….and I’m sticking to it!”

That night I really was considering starting a new diet, but I realized that I had too much on my plate. I did try and go to a website offering diet advice, but I became immediately skeptical when it asked me if I accepted cookies. Finally I decided to go on a vegetarian diet. Unfortunately I haven’t eaten in three days. Hopefully I find another vegetarian soon.

So we just had a really exciting LEGO competition this past week focusing on illegal LEGO builds, luckily none of the children ended up being incarcerated.

Now to move on to what else we have coming up in the not too distant future:

  • Friday, January 10th, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games.
  • Saturday, January 11th, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ We are a handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help.
  • Saturday, January 11th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing ‘The Immutability of God and how that fits with the incarnation’.
  • Tuesday, January 14th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bible Study ~ We are studying Revelation. Two months in and we are still in chapter 3, feel free to join our group to be a part of this discussion as we’ll be talking about the churches in Philadelphia and Laodicea.
  • Wednesday, January 15th, 5PM – 7PM, Hidden Figures ~ The third Wednesday of very month we enjoy a film on our screen at Lost and Found. This month’s film is about three courageous women and their part in helping NASA during the space race

  • Thursday, February 6th, 5:15PM, Book Club ~ This meeting they are discussing the novel, The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore. It was New York Times’ 2024  top crime novel of 2024, and People Magazine’s 2024 Book of the Year!

Now for the part everyone always asks about, the actual food! We our serving Grandma’s Sausage & Bean Soup and our panini is a Holiday Ham Sandwich. We’ve brought back our stuffed milkshakes, and our newest creation is the Chocolate Chip Cookie Stuffed Milkshake! Our specialty ice creams are Graham Central Station and Super Berry Acai (made with oatmilk).

Thanks and God bless,
Sean

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What is the best present for Christmas?

What is the best present for Christmas?

An aorta……because it comes from the heart!

Believe it or not, I’ve really been struggling with insomnia recently. On the bright side though, it’s only three more wake-ups till Christmas.

It’s that time of year where I need to harass you with all my best/worse Christmas jokes. So here it goes…

Q. Why was the woman offended by the snowman in the produce section?

A. She caught him picking his nose!

Q. What do you call a snowman with a six-pack?

A. The abdominal snowman.

Q. What do you call an old snowman?

A. Water.

That last joke reminds of…well…another joke.

Q. How to get out of buying your kids Christmas presents

A. Explain to them that, due to Global Warming, the North Pole melted and that Santa and the Reindeer drowned.

The third Wednesday of every month is movie night. In January we are watching a great film titled Hidden Figures.

Hidden Figures is the story of three black women that had to overcome a lot of challenges to help NASA during the space race.

Talking about movies, does make me questions which is the greatest Christmas movie. I know some say it’s the Charlie Brown Christmas Movie, and others Rudolph or The Grinch. However, Die Hard has the best ending for a Christmas movie…
Hans down.

Now to move on to what else we have coming up in the not too distant future:

  • Friday, December 20th, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games.
  • Saturday, December 21st, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ We are a handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help.
  • Saturday, December 21st, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing various work environments/settings with respect to Christian and non-Christian settings.
  • Tuesday, December 24th, Christmas Eve ~ We will be closing early on Christmas Eve. The entire store will close at 3 PM.
  • Wednesday, December 25th, Christmas ~ Have a wonderful holiday. We are closed this day.
  • Friday, December 27th, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games. It’s my birthday, so feel free to pop in and say, “Hi!” during game night.
  • Tuesday, December 31st, 5:30ish – just past midnight, An extra super long board game night!! ~ This year to bring in the New Year we intend to keep playing games well past the closing time on the soda fountain. Hang out while we play games.
  • Wednesday, January 1st, New Year’s Day ~ Have a wonderful holiday. We are closed this day.
  • Thursday, January 2nd, 5:15PM, Book Club ~ This month they are discussing the CS Lewis book titled Miracles.
  • Saturday, January 4th, 11AM – 12noon, LEGO Contest ~ We will be focusing on illegal LEGO builds.
  • Wednesday, January 15th, 5PM – 7PM, Hidden Figures ~ The third Wednesday of very month we enjoy a film on our screen at Lost and Found. This month’s film is about three courageous women and their part in helping NASA during the space race

Now for the part everyone always asks about, the actual food! We our serving Grandma’s Sausage & Bean Soup and our panini is a Holiday Ham Sandwich. Our specialty ice creams are Mint Moose Tracks and Road Runner Raspberry.

Thanks and God bless,
Sean

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