A few years ago I googled myself and discovered I had a Wikipedia page that I had not created. But I’m pretty sure I’m not on Tinder, as this scammer suggests. Now, I do have to give “her” credit for not being a jewelry/fashion designer and dabbler in investments and cryptocurrency like so many ofContinue reading “Am I On Tinder??”
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Did You Grow Fonder?
I haven’t posted a blog entry lately. Life has been busy with getting my fiancee ready for surgery (or I should say, helping her get the garden and house ready for her surgery), and I took on another project—more about that in a minute. Also, I tried so hard to keep my posting streak going,Continue reading “Did You Grow Fonder?”
Ambidextrous Graphics!
Nearing the conclusion of the Kid Again audio series, Rust—who is turning the audio files into videos for YouTube—suggested a new graphic for the remaining episodes. So I consulted my usual AI graphic generator. My prompt: “A 14 year old boy sitting at a desk and writing in a journal with the ghost of anContinue reading “Ambidextrous Graphics!”
Stick to the Script!
My latest wrong number scammer put up a valiant attempt at sticking to the script, but ultimately failed in the key principle of improv: “Yes, and…” You see, in improv, you always take what the other person gives you and then build on that. You don’t go off on tangents, and you don’t contradict theContinue reading “Stick to the Script!”
Scammy Oysters
From Alice in Wonderland, in “The Walrus and the Carpenter” poem regarding the oysters: “And thick and fast they came at last, and more and more and more!” This describes my current week with the wrong number scammers, but one had a notable difference. Instead of following the playbook as usual, they went rogue andContinue reading “Scammy Oysters”
Typooooo!
I feel compelled to document errors on ads for gaming apps. Of course, I’m torn—it’s like wanting to tell a bot or scammer what they did wrong to point out their mistakes but at the same time not wanting them to fix things which would make it harder for us to figure out what’s aContinue reading “Typooooo!”
Another Improv Attempt
Those wrong numbers just keep coming! I decided to be Anna and even have AI creat a photo of “me.” They gave up after that.
I Do Believe in Ghosts!
I’ve had some brushes or encounters with the mystical and supernatural which have led me to believe in a metaphysical world that a phenomenon we would call “ghosts” exist. One morning, while preparing to go out, an object suddenly fell off the shelf in the bedroom closet. I felt no earthquake (it was in California)Continue reading “I Do Believe in Ghosts!”
Sniffing Name Tags
The title comes from my description of a certain behavior I often witnessed at conferences. Two conference attendees are approaching each other in a hotel hallway or on the exhibit floor. One of the attendees (the distance determined by their eyesight) looks at the other’s face. If they do not immediately recognize the person, theyContinue reading “Sniffing Name Tags”
Who Owns the Flag?
Many so-called patriots proudly fly their American flags all the time—on their houses and properties, on their trucks, on their clothing. They want to prove how proud they are to be Americans, and the deep connection they have with the symbol of their country. I too have a strong link to that piece of cloth.Continue reading “Who Owns the Flag?”
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