Category: non-fiction
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Helos of Mars
Mars has hosted princesses and cavalry officers. It has been the province of spider rock bands. It’s also know for it’s potatoes. But today the helicopters of Mars fly the angry skies. Sitting alone in my suite, I watch the sky fade from indigo darkness to a pale, pale blue. Coffee tastes better with a…
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What is ChatGPT
I spent a little time with ChatGPT to see what it was. ChatGPT is a product of OpenAI, one of Elon Musk’s companies. It is far more than a spell checker or a grammar checker but they tell me it is not in fact intelligent. The company, OpenAI, has several products. These products generate text…
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Dam the power, full speed ahead!
NPR reports that several dams in Northern California will be demolished to allow salmon to return to natural breading grounds. The director of the power company states that the dams only produce 2% of the company’s power generation. Meanwhile, California has pushed forward laws that prohibit sales of gasoline and diesel fueled lawn and landscape…
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Four sunglass holders! #photo
I had a 2019 Lexus ES350. It was a beautiful car. But it always bothered me that a $50,000 car didn’t have a place for sunglasses. I traded it for an Accord. Meanwhile, my work van has FOUR sunglass holders! Go Chevy!
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Leaning Tower of Politics (US) #image
Stay up to date on the shifting media landscape through this great AllSides graphic found here:https://www.allsides.com/blog/update-allsides-media-bias-chart-version-71
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Wordless Wednesdays Origins #image
Where did you come from? Where did you go? Where did “Wordless Wednesday” come from? The Internet Archive shows this as the oldest archive mention of “Wordless Wednesday.” http://wordlesswednesday.blogspot.com/2006/ The page features a links to other posts, but doesn’t identify the blog owner. Following to the 2012 post I see the use of the “Mister…
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What a Pickle
“Leave my pickles alone,” I tell her. She smiles and strolls back to her drive-through window.
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Who’s green? #photo
I took my 2011 Mustang GT premium convertible for its required California Smog Check the other day. After the check, I drove about 7 or 8 miles to get home. Driving North on a four lane stretch of highway 79 that passes among all the local shopping options, I noticed my trip computer said I…
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