For only the second year we have arrived at National Cincinnati Chili Week! Everyone in the Queen City knows exactly what I am talking about whereas the rest of you are going, uh, huh? That is because the Cincinnati region has a very specialized dish we call Chili but the rest of the world goes … Continue reading National Cincinnati Chili Week starts today
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Throwback Thursday; A V-J Day Relic
For today's Throwback Thursday, I have a fascinating relic from my collection. When I was younger I collected old books, not just because of their age, but if I am interested in them. I have no more room to house them and so no longer seek them out, but back in the day I would … Continue reading Throwback Thursday; A V-J Day Relic
A Summer A.I. Image Mashup
Okay, I admit it. One reason I do these mashups of various National Days is to easily fill blog posts without doing a lot of research. That and I always get a cute weird anthropomorphic image in about two seconds of computing time. Ah, the quick and easy result of new artificial intelligence image creators. … Continue reading A Summer A.I. Image Mashup
An A.I. Mashup for a crocodile!
June 17 is not only International Croc Day, but also National Root Beer Day and National Apple Strudel Day. Feed them all into the Google Gemini Artificial Intelligence Image Generator and this is what you might get...
A.I. Mashup in the Woods
In my continuing series where I combine multiple National Day Celebrations into a silly compilation by feeding the information into Google's Gemini Image Generator I consider National Black Bear Day, National Hazelnut Cake Day and National Olive Day to get the following weird take.
A very silly A.I. Mash-up of National Days
Today is both National Dance Like a Chicken Day and National Buttermilk Biscuit Day. You might think I would put that together as something useful like a recipe for chicken and dumplings. But, no, I went silly and asked Google's Gemini A.I. Generator to create a mash-up. Here ya go -
Today is Cincinnati Day – sort of kinda
Today is May 13 and if you put them together numerically you get 513 which is the longtime primary Cincinnati area code. So many people have put that together to proclaim today Cincinnati Day. Why not? Go ahead and celebrate the great town where I grew up. Celebrate the Reds, Gotta, Skyline, Graeters, and Who-Dey … Continue reading Today is Cincinnati Day – sort of kinda
An A.I. Mashup for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby
Yep, today is the 150th Running of the Kentucky Derby, being the first Saturday in May. But it also happens to be National Bird Day and National Orange Juice Day. Put them all together and Google's Gemini Image Generator will spit out...
Mashing-up National Days with Gemini Image Generator
It's baaaack... Another chance to ask Google's Artificial Intelligence Gemini Image Generator to combine several National Days to see a completely original vision. Today, April 30, is National Bugs Bunny Day, National Oatmeal Cookie Day and National Raisin Day. Blend them together and you get... What's up Doc?
National Shrimp Scampi Day and a Recipe
===============Shrimp Scampi Scampi are tiny, lobster-like crustaceans with pale pink shells (also called langoustines). Italian cooks in the United States swapped shrimp for scampi, but kept both names. Thus the dish was born, along with inevitable variations. This classic recipe makes a simple garlic, white wine and butter sauce that goes well with a pile … Continue reading National Shrimp Scampi Day and a Recipe
A Charming and Tasty A.I. Mash-up
Finally an utterly charming and tasty A.I. Mash-up in my series where I ask Google's Gemini to create hybrid images. April 18 is National Animal Crackers Day and the third Thursday in April is National High Five Day. Put them together and voila...
My A.I. Mash-up Series Cleverly Overcomes A Challenge
I've gone a little overboard in having Google's Gemini Artificial Intelligence program creating weird images for an odd cluster of National Days that have resulted in funny and sometime disturbing visuals. So when I saw today's group of National Days I thought I could finally befuddle the program. Today's group of special days include National … Continue reading My A.I. Mash-up Series Cleverly Overcomes A Challenge
Another Random A.I. Mashup of National Days
When I get the slightest bit bored I check the calendar to see if I can make another silly mashup of clashing National Days. The First Wednesday in April is National Walking Day and April 3rd brings us National Find-A-Rainbow Day and National Chocolate Mousse Day (yummy). So I put them in the Google Gemini … Continue reading Another Random A.I. Mashup of National Days
More Animal National Day A.I. Mash ups
One thing driving my Animal + National Day Mash-ups is that the A.I. image generator I use (Gemini nee Bard from Google) has recently suspended generating any images of actual people because of some unfortunate inappropriate ethnic mash-ups in offending combinations. Until they work that out I am abusing my ability to have them generate … Continue reading More Animal National Day A.I. Mash ups
Happy Easter/Silly A.I. Mashup
In the year 2024, March 31 is Easter Day. You will find many religious posts today on various blogs but I will take the silly secular path instead. The Easter Bunny bounces around the calendar each year which puts it in partnership with different National Days. You know what that means on this blog. Yep. … Continue reading Happy Easter/Silly A.I. Mashup
AI Mashup on the start of March Madness
Here I go again. I just can't seem to stop myself. So, Today is the first Saturday of the hoops mania that is March Madness. That means it also National Corndog Day. And this year they both fall on National Panda Day. So here goes the Gemini Mash Up free image of the whole shebang. … Continue reading AI Mashup on the start of March Madness
An Artificial Intelligence Still Life
I know that I've gone a little overboard by assembling AI mash ups of National Days where I start with an animal and team it up with a couple of food National Days for a silly visual. It has been fun and a diversion but I tried something different lately. I realized that today was … Continue reading An Artificial Intelligence Still Life
National Dress in Blue Day and a minor mash up
The first Friday in March is National Dress in Blue Day which raises awareness about the causes and treatments for colon cancer. An important and serious day but not one I can't corrupt with an artificial intelligence mash up of other concurrent National Days. As it happens March first is also National Pig Day and … Continue reading National Dress in Blue Day and a minor mash up
Artificial Intelligence mangles three more National Days for our new series
In keeping with my new diversion I have found three unrelated National Days and asked Google Gemini (formerly Bard) to mash up an image of the three into one silly visual. Today is National Polar Bear Day, National Kahlua Day and National Strawberry Day. Shake them all together and you get... Yep, pretty silly, but … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence mangles three more National Days for our new series
Happy Chinese (Lunar) New Year
The traditional Chinese New Year happens later than usual this year because it is based on a lunar calendar so I wondered if the timing had any insight into the winner of tomorrow's Super Bowl. Hmmmm, would a Dragon prefer a win by the 49's or the Chiefs? Not sure there is angle here. Okay, time for a … Continue reading Happy Chinese (Lunar) New Year
Yet Another A.I. National Day Mash-up
Just a quickie of me combining odd National Days and asking Google's Bard program to mash them together in an image. Today is National Frozen Yogurt Day, a product first introduced in 1970. Today is also National Chopsticks Day, a product first introduced in 1200 BCE. Not much in common here, but let's mash up the images. Your … Continue reading Yet Another A.I. National Day Mash-up
Look Locally for National Pizza Week
Today is the start of National Pizza Week and you can find one of America's favorite meals in just about any combination you can imagine. To celebrate I strongly recommend you skip the big national chains and find a local family parlor of distinction. I'll start with a hyper-local recommendation. Mamma Mia Pizzeria advertises and faithfully provides … Continue reading Look Locally for National Pizza Week
A National Spaghetti Day Throwback Thursday
For the first Throwback Thursday of the new year, I harken back to one of the most infamous and celebrated stories of my youth. The exact date is lost to posterity but it would have been in the late 1960's or so and I would have been somewhere between 9 and 11 years of age or … Continue reading A National Spaghetti Day Throwback Thursday
Dive into Delights: Celebrating National Cream Puff Day!
It is only the second day into my New Years Resolution and I am already cheating! The text below is from Google's BARD Artificial Intelligence Program and the photos are from the stock photo bank I subscribe to. At least I am honest about it! Enjoy! It's time to raise a (choux pastry) glass to a day dedicated … Continue reading Dive into Delights: Celebrating National Cream Puff Day!
In Memoriam – Jimmy Buffett
Woke up this morning to read that Jimmy Buffett had passed away. While I was never a Parrothead, I certainly enjoyed his music. It was so easy going and so evocative of the lifestyle he had built. And he had built an empire on his albums, restaurants, hotels, and even a Florida retirement village dedicated … Continue reading In Memoriam – Jimmy Buffett
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