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
The Birthday of the Ferris Wheel
We hardly give it a second thought as you can find a Ferris Wheel in every amusement park and county fair. Much more tame than the other attractions and often dismissed by teens looking for thrill rides. But it was a sensation when it was first opened to the public 131 years ago on this … Continue reading The Birthday of the Ferris Wheel
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...
Are Tonight’s TONY AWARDS Relevant?
Tonight's broadcast of the TONY Awards on CBS and Paramount + are recognized as the ultimate awards for live theater in the country. But they are limited to about a total of about 40 theaters in a narrow strip of land on a narrow island at the center of New York City. When I lived … Continue reading Are Tonight’s TONY AWARDS Relevant?
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!
My play is now a podcast
Some of you may recall a new short play I wrote a few months ago working with the Pulp Stage in Portland, Oregon. They required that I use no stage directions, achieving any information and development entirely through dialogue. Their focus is on supernatural and paranormal topics and have a good team to help develop … Continue reading My play is now a podcast
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
Only in Florida – Gnome Tree
For the second in my occasional Florida series, I needed something lighter than the jail busting story I started with. This involves a strange tree in Holly Hill, just north of Daytona. According to the local museum, the whole project began in 2003 thanks to the efforts of Virginia “Ms. Ginny” Morris, a nearby resident. … Continue reading Only in Florida – Gnome Tree
A New Series – Only In Florida
Having moved back to Florida after many years away, I am again reminded of all the strange occurrences that happen in this state. From time to time I'll be filling you in on the odd people and animals found here. It is always entertaining and sometimes just a little scary. Recently Joseph Leedy, 40, a … Continue reading A New Series – Only In Florida
A Wordle Puzzle Update
A thrilling temporary achievement. Quick History. As I was recovering from Sepsis a few years ago (fall 2019) in the hospital and rehab I had lost most of my physical strength and my mind was pretty scrambled. While in a rehab I got intense physical therapy but was pretty much on my own in the … Continue reading A Wordle Puzzle Update
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
Special 3 Day Throwback on a 60th Birthday Part 3
Finishing up my three day salute to a fantastic theater I once managed - the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center (currently named the David H. Koch Theater). An astounding and beautiful arts space opened this month in 1964 and shown here through original architectural photography. As it happens it will soon be in … Continue reading Special 3 Day Throwback on a 60th Birthday Part 3
Special 3 Day Throwback on a 60th Birthday Part 2
And now Part 2 of my salute on the 60th birthday of the New York State Theater (renamed David H. Koch Theater) at Lincoln Center that I managed in the early years of this century. Yesterday we saw a couple of early construction photos from 1964. Above is the architectural photo of the finished building … Continue reading Special 3 Day Throwback on a 60th Birthday Part 2
Special 3 Day Throwback on a 60th Birthday Part 1
On this day, April 24, in 1964, a beautiful baby was born. It turns sixty years young today and is a long term favorite of mine. I managed the New York State Theater (since renamed the David H. Koch Theater) from 2000 to 2003 and it was a memorable experience. During these next three days, … Continue reading Special 3 Day Throwback on a 60th Birthday Part 1
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...
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
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