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skipper wrote a new post, It's always somethin' 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Nature enthusiasts believed that by living off the grid and using homemade wells rather than using commercially dammed water and river-sourced urban irrigation systems, they were helping Mother Earth. No luck – […]
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skipper wrote a new post, The new party 7 months, 4 weeks ago
It’s called the ‘Democratic Party’. This is the second week in a row that news sources have focused on low rumblings about the 2028 presidential election. Early possibles include Rahm Emanuel (Mayor-Chi), Pete […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Sleep Remedies 8 months ago
Having trouble getting to sleep at night? Answer these questions, one each night, to the satisfaction of your own brain’s thought processes. No cheating with the internet.
First night: Why is there a ‘p’ in […]
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skipper wrote a new post, New child care services 8 months ago
More chatbox memes – look behind you!
From […]
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skipper wrote a new post, New hunting targets 8 months ago
From time to time, mariner has mentioned the emergence of commercial memes walking among us. Well, it is more than walking, it’s flying and driving, too. It turns out, according to Popular Science magazine, that […]
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skipper commented on the post, ChatGPT elitism 8 months ago
Hmmm . . . Can’t think of anyone. What users have to do to identify the preferred idiolect is ask Google what is the average user income for each specific idiolect. It’s no different than checking out who uses various social network platforms.
Hey! How about Walter Winchell?
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skipper wrote a new post, ChatGPT elitism 8 months, 1 week ago
[Much of this content is in Scientific American Magazine, Wikipedia and assorted articles in print]
If the reader has followed the news in recent months, that is, news about ChatGPT taking over the writing of […]
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Hmmm . . . Can’t think of anyone. What users have to do to identify the preferred idiolect is ask Google what is the average user income for each specific idiolect. It’s no different than checking out who uses various social network platforms.
Hey! How about Walter Winchell?
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skipper wrote a new post, Life on Earth 8 months, 1 week ago
This strictly is a metaphoric, allegoric, analogous, anthropomorphized post. So keep one’s imagination and lateral thinking at hand.
The Texas flooding disaster is a tragic, quick, painful experience for m […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Personality IDs for old people 8 months, 1 week ago
Remember the Myers-Briggs personality test, where you could pick your personality from 16 types? It is still around but back in the 1970s it hit the market with a big bang. By taking a test, a person could […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Does the reader have a map? 8 months, 1 week ago
Sitting in the tunnel with Nosy Mole where it is a lot cooler than outside, mariner received an email from Wayside Gardens. It was a big splash sale with huge price cutting on Hyssop. “That’s odd,” he said. “I […]
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skipper commented on the post, In the garden 8 months, 2 weeks ago
If, only for old times sake, I could visit with a Dekay snake.
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skipper wrote a new post, In the garden 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Mariner spent most of the day in the garden. For the most part, he was pulling weeds to see if he still had garden plants under the weeds. He seldom meanders among the gardens because more pressing tasks are […]
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This is what a garden is for–not for show, but to experience nature up close and create habitat for chipmunks, monarch butterflies, fireflies, birds, bees–and rabbits!
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If, only for old times sake, I could visit with a Dekay snake.
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skipper wrote a new post, Ponder stuff 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Current studies of human cells in humans reveal that you have within your body cells that belong in your family’s bodies. They didn’t originate in your genome, they belong to your mother, father, sisters, brothers […]
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skipper commented on the post, It's Independence Day! 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Yes! Newly passed county legislation allows fireworks on the eve and day of the holiday There is an advantage to living in a county comprised of small rural towns – they each have their own celebration.
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skipper wrote a new post, It's Independence Day! 8 months, 2 weeks ago
As a child for mariner, and perhaps even today, Independence Day was second only to Christmas. The fireworks, parades, picnics in the park, trips to visit other family members, and the general public attitude […]
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Yes! Newly passed county legislation allows fireworks on the eve and day of the holiday There is an advantage to living in a county comprised of small rural towns – they each have their own celebration.
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skipper wrote a new post, Check the charts 8 months, 3 weeks ago
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll reveals that 76% of Americans believe democracy is facing a serious threat. That percentage includes 89% of Democrats, 80% of Independents and 57% of Republicans.
There […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Who are the best replacements for a dead democratic party? 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Everyone is painfully aware of the republican party’s intentions regarding economics, fuel consumption, racial division, political domination using the military, etc. But where is another option? The democratic […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Back to reality 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Yesterday, mariner returned from his visit at a tribal encampment. It is a return to reality. He can imagine what it feels like to have a building collapse on you when it is hit by a Russian rocket. He spent a day […]
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skipper wrote a new post, The Gathering 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Mariner writes today from a tribal encampment. It is a gathering of his wife’s family anchored by nine cousins. Events like this allow folks to experience genuine Homo sapiens behavior. There is a restoration of f […]
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skipper wrote a new post, About Baby Boomers 9 months ago
Some excerpts from The Atlantic magazine:
“Unlike younger generations, they [boomers] have largely been able to walk a straightforward path toward prosperity, security, and power. They were born in an era of […]
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