The above image is an actual police sketch of a confirmed siting of the famous tooth fairy (editor's note: not exactly true). Reports indicate that kiddos today get an average of $5.00 for each and every baby tooth lost from their precious little mouths and deposited under their pillow (editor's note: correction - the tooth … Continue reading February 28 is National Tooth Fairy Day
Holidays/National Days
Hang Loose and Celebrate: It’s National Hammock Day!
Hey there, fellow relaxation enthusiasts! Mark your calendars and grab your favorite beverage, because today, July 22nd,is a momentous occasion – it's National Hammock Day! That's right, a whole day dedicated to the art of swinging gently between two trees (or sturdy posts) and forgetting about the world's worries. It's a time to ditch the stress, embrace the sway, and celebrate the simple joy … Continue reading Hang Loose and Celebrate: It’s National Hammock Day!
National Patches Day
Today, June 24, is National Patches Day. You're familiar with patches to mend clothing and to signify scouting accomplishments on their sashes. For me, it means a huge collection of favorites, events and accomplishments on my ceremonial motorcycle vest. More than half the weight of the garment is the patches and pins I have collected … Continue reading National Patches Day
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...
An A.I. Mashup for my favorite drink!
The third Thursday of June is National Martini Day while June 15 is also National Lobster Day and National Nature Photography Day. You know what that means. Time to use the Google Gemini Artificial Intelligence Image Generator to create a National Day Mashup. What could be more natural than a lobster taking a photograph of … Continue reading An A.I. Mashup for my favorite drink!
Throwback Thursday – My Old Garden
June 13 is National Weed Your Garden Day. While I do not have old photos of me weeding a garden, I DO have a photo of me using a rented tiller to prepare my garden back in circa 1997. Had a good crop of tomatoes, peppers and peas that year, but a marmot got most … Continue reading Throwback Thursday – My Old Garden
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.
Aha! Caught the A.I. Image Maker on an older American Idiom…
Today is National Sea Monkey Day, National Barbecue Day, and National Mimosa Day. Tossed them all into Google's Gemini A.I. Image Maker and got... Close but not quite. Gemini must be a young'un because back in the day the following ad was in every comic book and youth magazine. Sea-Monkeys were actually Brine Shrimp which … Continue reading Aha! Caught the A.I. Image Maker on an older American Idiom…
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
Advance Mother’s Day Warning…
I know, you have busy life, so much to divert you. One thing you do NOT want to do is to forget to give your Mother her special Day. For those in the U.S. this is an official reminder that Sunday, May 12 is Mother's Day. Get your card in the mail and order those … Continue reading Advance Mother’s Day Warning…
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
National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day
National Wear Pajamas To Work Day started in 2004 so we have had two decades to get used to it. But since the Covid-19 Pandemic it has taken an entirely different cast. With work from home more prevalent it is much easier to wear pajamas to work. So I hope today you wear pajamas to … Continue reading National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day
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
Planning to Watch the Eclipse Today?
Here in the Eastern half of the United States it is about all people talk about. It just so happens that the Solar Eclipse is occurring on the same day as National Banjo Day and National Empanada Day. On this blog you know what that means. Groan. If you do plan to watch you must … Continue reading Planning to Watch the Eclipse Today?
Yet Another Classic A.I. Mash-up
To add to your collection of Artificial Intelligence Image Mash-ups (you ARE collecting these, aren't you?) I present one for April 7. Today brings us International Beaver Day, National Coffee Cake Day and National Beer Day. Toss them all in the Google Gemini Image Maker and we come up with... Breakfast of Champions...
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
Throwback Thursday – as my Reds open the 2024 season, a visit to my baseball “glory” Days
Today is the opening day of the 2024 Campaign of the Cincinnati Reds Baseball Club. With our young talented club, I am thrilled by the prospects of this exciting new season. Due to the recognition of the very first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati team gets to open every season at our home Great American … Continue reading Throwback Thursday – as my Reds open the 2024 season, a visit to my baseball “glory” Days
Upcoming World Theatre Day Highlights
March 27 is World Theatre Day and as a playwright I have two events in 2024 I am looking forward to. I've featured them on this blog and my playwright website, so a quick reminder. I have written a new short play under the guidance of The Pulp Stage in Portland, Oregon. Written in the … Continue reading Upcoming World Theatre Day Highlights
A.I. Mashup of three cute National Days
I just can't quit. So, today is National Puppy Day, National Chips and Dip Day, and National Quilting Day. What would happen if I asked Gemini (nee Bard, from Google) to create an image of these three days? Voila... Yeah, I know, cute. But I have news for Google. I'm not sure one of those … Continue reading A.I. Mashup of three cute National Days
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