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Who is Stupider in Cribbage: AI or You?
I read this article today about how more and more students are using ChatGPT or some kind of AI to write term papers. The title gives you a clue what the author’s opinion of it: “AI Chatbots could be making you stupider.” For about the last 3 years I’ve been writing about how AI is…
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Sven Squad Movie: “Parents”
Svengoolie Intro: “Calling all stations! Clear the air lanes! Clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” OK, so this movie, “Parents” is hosted by the Sven Squad, who did a pretty good job of covering this dark 1989 film directed by Bob Balaban, set in the 1950s California suburbia. The main cast included Randy…
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Earth Day 2026!
Hey, Earth Day 2026 is on April 22, 2026! If any of you are like me (and who isn’t?), you might have trouble figuring out just what you can do that would be meaningful on Earth Day. Well, here’s a link to Earth Day Tips which gives you 50 easy ways to participate. You could…
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Hawks and a Bald Eagle in the Rain Today!
We saw not only the Red-tail Hawks today, but a bald eagle to boot. The hawks were making eyes at each other and the eagle was making colonic bombardments. They were getting soaked. It’s hard to regard the bald eagle as a majestic bird when its head feathers are flattened down like it’s been styling…
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Hunkered Down Hawk!
We got this sudden string of thunderstorms come up this afternoon in eastern Iowa and it blew pretty hard briefly for a short while. We got barely pea-sized hail. It buffeted the Red-tail Hawk around so much I couldn’t really tell which end of it was up. And then it quickly calmed down. If you…
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Svengoolie Show Movie: “The Car”
Svengoolie Intro: “Calling all stations! Clear the air lanes! Clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” We’ve never seen the 1977 movie “The Car” and it’s spooky because that’s the year Sena and I got married and only a few years later we got a big 1980s vintage Chrysler New Yorker that had an…
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A Dose of the Mother
Sena had another dietary brainstorm and bought something called apple cider vinegar. Warning: it contains a substance called “the mother.” I’m not sure what the mother is, exactly, but I’m concerned that it might be something that would turn up as the main creature on a Svengoolie show movie. By the way, tonight it’s the…
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Sena Finds a Red-tailed Hawk Sitting on a Nest
Sena found a Red-tailed hawk on a nest in the outlot beyond our back yard. At first, I thought it was too early for that sort of thing. Sure enough, today we went for a walk and both saw it. This has been a common theme for us. Over 20 years ago she saw a…
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Dave Barry Beats TV
I’ve been sitting here reading Dave Barry’s book, “Best State Ever: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland.” It was published in 2016 and every time I read something from it, I laugh my fool head off. I used to have more than 20 of Barry’s non-fiction books. Now I have only this one. The others…
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Me vs the Bilt Hard Steel Garden Cart
OK, so I’m the least handy guy on the planet and Sena got this do-it-yourself steel cart I had to assemble yesterday. I’ve been on break from projects like this for a good while now. The instructions weren’t great, even though the box came with an extraterrestrial assistant. That won’t help guys like me. At…
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