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Coding with AI
I'm a lousy coder. But my good buddy, ChatGPT, isn't.

Photo: Ernest Hemingway's Underwood typewriter, lightly processed
Yes...this is Ernest Hemingway's Underwood typewriter (lightly edited for obscure purposes)

I asked ChatGPT to help me with a computer coding issue, and the results were impressive.

Published Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 14:26
Categorized as AI, Technology Tagged ChatGPT, coding, Javascript

Just another manic memeday*
*With fake apologies to the Bangles

me: i’m going to make one of those diagrams that uses circles

dracula: venn

me: probably tomorrow

Published Friday, 16 May 2025, 14:58
Categorized as Just Plain Silly, Memes...

Blooming Magnolia

Disclaimer: The above photo doesn't depict a magnolia tree. But isn't it pretty?

It only took four years since planting, but we finally got the first magnolia bloom. It lasted…well, not very long.

Published Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 12:37
Categorized as Plant Life, Texas Hill Country, Uncategorized Tagged flower, magnolia

Seeing Red…No, not THAT red!
Wherein I break a longstanding rule against discussing school or car colors.

I have a new truck, and the color is generating some controv…uh…discussion.

Published Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 6:00
Categorized as Cars, Design, Just Plain Silly, Uncategorized Tagged design, Honda, Ridgeline

Radiation Cessation Elation
The next step in the journey is complete. Now we wait.

Photo: Bell signifying the end of a round of cancer treatment

My radiation therapy is finished. It’s another step in the journey, but it was a pretty big one.

Published Saturday, 26 April 2025, 14:51
Categorized as Big C & Me, Science, Nature & Medicine..., Texas Hill Country, Uncategorized Tagged cancer, radiation

Fire Ant Flickers (#10)
The following post pairs well with a cold glass of Bosco and milk.

Photo: Bluebonnet growing in a crack in a granite boulder

The menu for today: tech bros as cowboys; Jeopardy for seniors; rock squirrels; magnolia blossoms. ¡Buen provecho!

Published Sunday, 20 April 2025, 16:25
Categorized as Fashion, Just Plain Silly, Plant Life, Society & Culture, Wildlife - Mammals Tagged Jeopardy, magnolia, rock squirrel, Welsh

From Sombreros to Striped Shirts
Two centuries of music in one weekend

AI-generated (ChatGPT) image of musicians

Two nights…two concerts…two completely different experiences.

Published Saturday, 12 April 2025, 16:50
Categorized as Music Tagged Cultural Enrichment Society, Kingston Trio, Patricia Vonne, Spicewood Arts

Fire Ant Flickers (#9)

Photo: Trees on a foggy morning in Texas

Signs of spring, food and drink recommendations, and proof that my pivot from zoology to accounting was a wise choice.

Published Friday, 28 March 2025, 19:51
Categorized as Big C & Me, Food & Drink, Photography, Wildlife - Invertebrates Tagged Best Day Brewing, centipede, horsehair worm, Sayso

Fire Ant Flickers (#8)
It's been an interesting week in and around Casa Fire Ant

Photo: Cherry pie topped with vanilla ice cream
Cherry pie and Blue Bell ice cream: a match made in Heaven!

Pie, drought, dogs, turtles, sitcoms, and buzzards: there’s something for everyone!

Published Saturday, 15 March 2025, 13:20
Categorized as Food & Drink, Texas Hill Country, Weather, Wildlife - Birds, Wildlife - Turtles & Lizards Tagged Better Off Ted, cherry pie, drought, Kim's Convenience, snapping turtle

Cancer Update: Salvation via Radiation?
We're in a new chapter of treatment, one that we trust will have a happy ending.

AI-generated image of a robot fighting a cancer cell

I managed to avoid it for almost three years, but the cancer is just asking to be radiated, and who am I to deny it?

Published Saturday, 8 March 2025, 13:31
Categorized as Big C & Me, Technology, Uncategorized Tagged oncology, prostate cancer, radiation, Varian Clinac iX

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