GUEST POST from Don: Facial Expressions

FACIAL EXPRESSIONS OK, I’ll be straight up about AI.Β Β I don’t like it.Β Β It is not because it is new, improved, it is going to take over the world, or any such.Β Β It is merely because I’ve lived long enough to experience multiple technology changes.Β Β Business adopts every β€œimprovement” as do the thieves.Β Β Some consumers adopt them as well.Β Β However, I …
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GUEST POST from Don: Wind Chimes, part III

PART III:  WIND CHIMES (the positive side). As reported in Part I, as I age I have found that some things irritate this curmudgeon which didn’t when I was younger.Β Β We talked about wind-chimes, crowds, and weights & measures.Β Β In Part II we mentioned waiting, screaming children, wokism, local government irresponsibility, and political parties. β€œAnd Now for Something …
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GUEST POST from Don: Look For This Word

LOOK FOR THIS WORD Yesterday I was reading a story in Yahoo News.  (Yes.  I know they have a slant.)  The first sentence contained one word which told me more truth than the remainder of the article.  Yahoo News is neither the only news source nor the only slanted source which uses this word, often to great effect on …
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GUEST POST from Don: FAKE!

FAKE?  Of course it is… Have you ever figured out when something is fake without being told?  Yup!  You already know that the β€œonly 2 days” in that radio ad is fake.  Woe to you if you haven’t.  You already know that nothing is β€œfree” EVER!  There is a cost.  Mainly you have to β€œsign up” which means they now have your …
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GUEST POST from Don: MEAT

MEAT We just received an invoice via USPS.  On the back of the envelope was a seal, β€œPrinted with 100% Certified Wind Power.”  What?  You can certify THAT?  Electricity, as I understand it, does not have a β€œgender.”  The electrons in that power line come from scores of providers and through scores of transfer stations.  The electrons automatically flow toward the …
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GUEST POST from Don – Know Your World

Know Your World Keep an all-for-fun tally of your points.  Write down your answers of Country, City/location, and Place as you read each description.  Then grant yourself half a point for the correct Country, One point for the City (or location if more distinct).  One and a half points for the name of the particular place.  For example:  Where may …
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GUEST POST from Don: Theraping For Dollars

THERAPING FOR DOLLARS There are some subjects in which I find little levity.  When pushed by government or big business and allowed little recourse or ability to resist, it becomes impossible to respond with lightness.  Yet, we need to understand these situations for what they are. This post is specifically about therapists and mental health counselors, but …
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GUEST POST by Don: Self-Scan

SELF-SCAN We are still in 1990.  That’s about when this trend began. It was horrible then.  The scanner often failed to identify item after item.  What did you have to do then?  You had to punch in the numeric code hidden on the product (often unreadable).  There were piles of impossible to read items which had to be returned to …
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GUEST POST from Don: Wind Chimes, Part II

PART II:Β Β WIND CHIMES, and other things. As reported in Part I, as I age I am finding that some things irritate this curmudgeon which didn’t as much when I was younger.  In Part I we talked about wind-chimes, crowds, and weights & measures. I don’t want to submit an exhaustive list, because I would like to …
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GUEST POST from Don: COOL

COOL Recently, I read ANOTHER inane article pushing the idea that the earth is warming AND that humans will have to find new ways to cool off (for +1.3 degrees F?).Β Β Have you noticed that government is pushing the electrification of all things home and travel?Β Β Strangely, they are doing this even though a well-known study concluded …
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