In November last year the surgeon had to cut my tumor off of my sciatic nerve. That left me with some weakness of my hip muscles and paralysis of the muscles that move my ankle and toes on the left.… Continue Reading
I was organizing my ebook collection in Calibre and realized, wow, I have read a lot of ebooks! For no particular reason, I appended a bunch of screen shots to show the whole list. I’ve purchased a few of them,… Continue Reading
Imagine back in the spring of 2020, when we were all trying to figure out how much to panic, a leading national scientist told a reporter “I think this pandemic will last 3 years and mutate to become the most… Continue Reading
I was shopping in Safeway this week when I realized nobody was wearing masks, not even me! I wore a mask when shopping longer than most, but even after I quit I would see some folks in the 65+ set… Continue Reading
Here is a brief list of some things that rock:
I never read Ultimate Spider-Man back when it was being released, but a coworker told me about how the Miles Morales character was rejuvenating the Spider-Man concept. I went into 2017’s Into the Spider-Verse with “no expectations.” Like a lot… Continue Reading
It’s been a little over 2 years since we checked in on my ageless Liberty Lions mug. Let’s take a look. As Indiana Jones said, the Holy Grail would not be golden or studded with jewels. It would be the… Continue Reading
There’s been a lot of press about OpenAI’s ChatGPT but I’ve been particularly interested in the chatter about its use in the medical field. I’ve been having some fun with it (see the last post about donuts) but haven’t asked… Continue Reading
If you’re a fan of donuts, then you know that there are few things better than a freshly made, warm, and fluffy pastry with just the right amount of sweetness. That’s why I was thrilled to try Krispy Kreme’s sour… Continue Reading
Back in the fall of 2000 -my senior year of college- I strolled into the campus food court for the monthly free concert. I went to most of those concerts for the simple fact that it was next door to… Continue Reading