Saturday on Substack - 25.XI.2023
As the Thanksgiving coma wears off
The weather’s turning a little colder; we’ve had days now that barely got above freezing, but considering it’s ALMOST DECEMBER* in Wisconsin, I don’t feel there’s much to complain about. We’ve had snow once so far - on Halloween - and the forecast says we might get a little snow tomorrow, but so far, so good on the winter front. The two days’ “rest” has been a blessing, though for mom, “rest”, especially with a holiday, is relative.
*how did that happen?
Writing
Songs of the Season 2023
Reading
Beautiful
Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old Former First Lady, Has Died | Newsmax.com | This somehow got lost in the shuffle this week.
Author discovers AI-generated counterfeit books written in her name on Amazon - Ars Technica | Oh, the many headaches of AI!
An interesting theory on AI
Who Is Lumalee, ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s Blue Star? - Collider | The grammar here is awful. “They” is plural, not singular. It isn’t clear if Lumalee is male or female, but as a star, it can correctly be called “it”.
Five women got eye syphilis from the same man—raising questions - Ars Technica | Eeewww Eeewwwww Seriously, how can people not know that hooking up with strangers from the internet is a bad idea?
Jordan Peterson describes how praying the Rosary transformed his wife’s life - LifeSite News
Can Holiday Shopping Co-Exist With Violent Crime? - John Kass News | How’d that work out for Detroit?
Jewish U.S. Amb. Rahm Emanuel’s Home Vandalized with 'NAZIS' Graffiti - Breitbart | I’m not happy about this, but it is Rahmbo…
‘M*A*S*H’ Oral History: Untold Stories From One of TV’s Most Important Shows – The Hollywood Reporter | It was nice to see Bill Christopher represented by his wife Barbara there.
Kenosha church replaces sign destroyed in 2020 - The Kenosha News | The sign wasn’t on the church property; but it was by the sidewalk since the church is not quite on the main drag, but something like one lot to the west of the sidewalk. The city decided that the sign was “non-compliant” and couldn’t be replaced, citing separation of church and state. It took all sorts of legal wrangling to come to some sort of deal over it. Absolutely ridiculous.
Step Back Through Time And See Christmas Trees From 100 Years Ago
Anthony Levandowski revives AI Church with fresh religion reboot
Food
What is oxtail? - The Spruce Eats
Bacon Creamed Corn - Kim's Cravings | Because if you can’t find your own recipe, just find one on the internet that seems close enough!
Listening
'Hard Fork': An Interview With Sam Altman - The Daily/New York Times | Sam Altman has been in the news a lot the last week with AI stuff. This interview took place just before everything went nuts.
Unfortunately, I was really distracted listening to this, so I didn’t get much out of it. I should try it again at some point. Jonathan Pageau/DC Schindler “The Duality of Art”
JP Sears on Satan and Accidentally becoming more Christian
Watching
I Traveled the USA's Least Visited States.
Bryn Athyn Cathedral 4K Drone Tour
Musician was KIDNAPPED & Told to WRITE a Hit or He'd Be KILLED…Became a 70s Smash!-Professor of Rock - (People lie about everything!)
Real-life couple William and Barbara Christopher sing a duet on M*A*S*H | So incredibly cute; they were married 59 years when he died in 2016. At this point, they weren’t quite at 20 yet. married quite 20.
Music
100 Meme Songs With Their Real Names
I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know (About Him) ~ The Davis Sisters (1953)
Mr. Blue Sky - ELO
Laugh
Charlie Berens: Midwest Goodbye (Full Special)
Learn
Brits singing with American accents
The Surprising Reason Why British People Sing in American Accents
Why I Don’t Sing With a British Accent
Kings and Queens of England
ALL NEW Horrible Histories Song | The Monarch Song | CBBC
Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen (Wikipedia)
The Mindset List (Wikipedia)
Pentium FDIV bug (Wikipedia)
Oh, boy! It’s been a full week! What did I miss? Anything interesting? I hope you all have a wonderful week. Next time I do this, it’s going to be December! How time flies! I hope all of you had a beautiful time at Thanksgiving!
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