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Amaryllis or Hippeastrum Trio?
The Amaryllis trio are reaching for the stars, and “star” may be the operative word because I just found out the name of the flower may be in dispute. It turns out that the actual name of the Amaryllis is probably Hippeastrum due to a change in the genus classification of this striking bloom. My…
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Svengoolie Movie: “The Crawling Eye”
I saw the movie “The Crawling Eye” last night. Sena gave up after about 15 minutes. It was almost 2 hours into the film before you see any of the giant eyesores—and they were in dire need of Visine treatment. The movie was made in 1958 and it’s about an alien invasion of a fictitious…
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Amaryllis Progress and Other Notes
I have a few messages to pass on today. This is the last day of November and the Amaryllis plants are doing so well Sena had to brace the tallest one using a Christmas tree stake and a couple of zip ties. It’s over two feet tall! I’m not sure what to make of almost…
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Svengoolie Hosts the Film “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein”
Last night I watched “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” (released in 1948) for the first (and probably the last) time on Svengoolie. I thought I’d be able to watch it while wearing my new Svengoolie Holiday Sweater that Sena ordered for me, but it arrived too late in the evening for me to make the…
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The Amaryllis Trio and Other News
The Amaryllis Trio in the living room are growing pretty fast, comparing them to a couple of weeks ago. Other upcoming holiday news is that Sena ordered a Svengoolie holiday sweater for me. I’m not sure it qualifies as an ugly sweater. I hope it fits. That reminds me that the upcoming Svengoolie film this…
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Thoughts Arising from the Film Dr. Phibes Rises Again
On Saturday night we watched the sequel to “The Abominable Dr. Phibes” movie, which is “Dr. Phibes Rises Again.” It was released in 1972. We also discovered that Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has shown the film. The TCM link has what I think is the best plot summary. It makes us wonder what qualifies for…
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Another Congressional Hearing on UAPs and We Still Don’t Know Who Was Driving That Thing
I just sat through the two and a half hour long House Committee Oversight and Accountability hearing dramatically entitled: “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth.” The impression I got is that somebody still thinks we can’t handle the truth. This is the second congressional hearing on UAPs I’ve seen. I have to admit, I thought…
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Fluoride in Your Precious Bodily Fluids
Yesterday, Sena and I talked about a recent news article indicating that a federal judge ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review the allowed level of fluoride in community water supplies. The acceptable level may not be low enough, in the opinion of the advocacy groups who discussed the issue with the judge, according…
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Dr. Phibes Loves Brussels Sprouts
I watched the 1971 movie “The Abominable Dr. Phibes” last night on the Svengoolie show last night and I just have a few remarks. It starred Vincent Price as the ghoulish Dr. Phibes who was really cranky about doctors who he accused of botching the medical treatment of his wife who died in the hospital.…
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Dirty Deepfakes
I saw an article about the unreliable ability of humans to detect digital deepfakes in audio and video productions (Mai KT, Bray S, Davies T, Griffin LD. Warning: Humans cannot reliably detect speech deepfakes. PLoS One. 2023 Aug 2;18(8):e0285333. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285333. PMID: 37531336; PMCID: PMC10395974.). I was a little surprised. I thought I was pretty…
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