Mark your calendars, fellow dessert enthusiasts! Today, May 19th, is a day dedicated to the dark, decadent, and utterly delightful creation that is National Devil's Food Cake Day! Forget your angel food – today, we're embracing the rich, moist, and intensely chocolatey goodness that makes this cake a true indulgence. For those unfamiliar with this tempting treat, … Continue reading Oh My Chocolatey Goodness! It’s National Devil’s Food Cake Day!
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Pete Rose, surprisingly, is Breaking news
My posts are seldom about breaking news but today will be an exception. The MLB commissioner has decided that Pete Rose is no longer a threat to the game and so has taken him off the permanently banned list. Pete Rose, my favorite Cincinnati Reds with whom I have a complicated relationship (https://walterthinnes.blog/2024/10/03/throwback-thursday-in-memoriam-pete-rose-the-dreams-and-the-distractions/), who bet … Continue reading Pete Rose, surprisingly, is Breaking news
A new “tag” for my A.I. Mash-up Art
Back again for another absolutely (but hopefully fun) new mash-up art project. Here I feed a number of unrelated National Day observances into an Artificial Intelligence Image Creator to compose an often ridiculous but one-of-a-kind work of trash -ahem - art. New this time is a helpful tag in the lower right hand corner that … Continue reading A new “tag” for my A.I. Mash-up Art
National Lost Sock Memorial Day
Today is National Lost Sock Memorial Day. Who knows what exactly is splitting up your beloved foot coverings? Laundry bag? Washing Machine? Dryer? Alien creature socknapping? Hard to know (because if you did, you wouldn't have lost your sock, now would you?). But whatever caused it, the sock is missing and you are left with … Continue reading National Lost Sock Memorial Day
A Very Special Reminder for a Very Special Person
May the Fourth Be With You
Today is a special National Day intended to drive friends and neighbors to distraction. On National Star Wars Day all the well meaning nerds will wander about exclaiming "May the Fourth be with you," echoing the familiar phrase from the movie franchise. When they irritate you with this refrain unsheathe your light saber and smite … Continue reading May the Fourth Be With You
World Naked Gardening Day
The entire concept of National Days assigned to this food or that activity or some person day is frivolous and has gotten quite out of hand. And I celebrate them often, with snarky remarks or useless imaginary art ( as you can see from this blog). The first Saturday in May is actually World Naked … Continue reading World Naked Gardening Day
First Prize for my New One-Act Play
In the last few months I complete a new one-act play titled "Father is Back in Town." Anytime I complete a new script it can take time for me to pass it around to friends to read and comment on and then it can take months for perspective theaters to read it, consider it and … Continue reading First Prize for my New One-Act Play
Latest Wordle Score Obsession
Those who know me well and/or regularly read this blog are very familiar with my Wordle obsession. Wordle is a New York Times daily word puzzle that was created during the COVID-19 lockdown. The New York Times bought it and made it available to non subscribers as well. It has steadily added features, most notably … Continue reading Latest Wordle Score Obsession
Useless Easter Art with a side of tasty National Days!
Back to my occasional series using an Artificial Intelligence Image Creator to combine and highlight unrelated National Days of all sorts. Today is Easter Sunday and with the annual shifting dates I can focus in different National Days combinations each year. This year the Easter Bunny gets a pairing with National 420 Day (celebrating the … Continue reading Useless Easter Art with a side of tasty National Days!
Throwback Thursday – the 60th Birthday of an American Classic
Sixty years ago today an American Classic was born. The Ford Mustang was an instant hit that captured the youth and vitality of drivers back in the 1960's. I've never owned a Mustang but have driven one that belonged to a close friend of mine many years ago. It was a wonderful experience I remember … Continue reading Throwback Thursday – the 60th Birthday of an American Classic
An Excessively Silly Art Show
Celebrating National Tax Day, I intend to tax your patience. It has been a little more than a year since I started doing my A.I. Mash-ups. These are Images created by an Artificial Intelligence program after I direct it to combine multiple unrelated National Day themes that just happen to occur on the same day. … Continue reading An Excessively Silly Art Show
And now a historical useless piece of art…
I'm on a roll with these Artificial Intelligence Image Creator Mash-Ups of Coinciding National Days. Because April 13 is National Peach Cobbler Day, National Thomas Jefferson Day and National Scrabble Day I have combined them in my patented silly art work. (Remember I said it was historical, not hysterical.)
Going Deep for an A.I. Mashup
It is completely useless but I enjoy asking and Artificial Intelligence Image Creator to mash-up three wildly unrelated National Days into an entirely silly picture. Suitable for framing. April 11 is National Barbershop Quartet Day, National Submarine Day and National Cheese Fondue Day. Ready or not...
More utterly useless art…
As part of my ongoing but unasked for series of Artificial Intelligence Image Creator Mash-ups of coinciding National Days: I note that today, April 9, is National Cherish and Antique Day, National Chinese Almond Cookie Day and National Unicorn Day and once I combine them in my imaginary blender...
Another AI Mashup of National Days
Another in my occasional series of National Days that I know little about and care even less. How could I combine National Clams on the Half Shell Day, National Crayons Day and National Tater Day? Here's what I did...
National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day
And now another installation of my occasional series where I come across a National Day in which I have no expertise nor specific interest and ask the Google Gemini Artificial Intelligence program to write a blog post that I share with you. (editor's note: this took about three seconds and Walter just copied and pasted...) … Continue reading National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day
2025 Cincinnati Reds Opening Day
My favorite day of the year, every year, is Opening Day for my Cincinnati Reds. Spring has arrived, the boys are back on the field and everything is possible. Hope is in the air and I am raring to go. We have a new manager with a proven reputation for taking deserving teams to the … Continue reading 2025 Cincinnati Reds Opening Day
Back on top with WORDLE!
I'm back on top and it feels so good. As regular readers of this blog know, I play Wordle at the New York Times everyday. Each day one five letter word is selected and the player must guess the word by choosing a word and being informed of which letters are correct, in place, and … Continue reading Back on top with WORDLE!
Only in Florida – Florida Man strikes again, this time in Publix…
I've referenced the FloridaMan meme before in this blog. That happens when an idiot (usually male) from this weird state does something imbecilic or criminal (and usually both) that seems to only happen in Florida. I've taken a recent incident near where I live and amped it up by using an Artificial Intelligence Image Creator. … Continue reading Only in Florida – Florida Man strikes again, this time in Publix…
First Day of Spring 2025
As the world turns it turns out that today is the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. We could sure use a little extra sunshine this year and the seasonal blooms and hay fever will be welcome. But this blog also tries to provide something useful for our readers. On today, Thursday, March … Continue reading First Day of Spring 2025
It’s St. Patrick’s Day Again!
Here we are again at St.Patrick's Day again! The secular holiday that has grown out of the Feast Day of a particular Irish Saint named Patrick. But Americans have translated the day to drink to excess as we often do. Things, including revelers, are often died green and general carousing are encouraged. I do hope … Continue reading It’s St. Patrick’s Day Again!
World Kidney Day
Fittingly the second Tuesday in March is World Kidney Day. I say fittingly for two reasons. First is my own health experiences recently relating to my diagnosis of End Stage Renal Failure. My poor kidneys were ravaged during my bout with Sepsis in 2019 and have been declining ever since. Earlier this year I began … Continue reading World Kidney Day
International Bagpipe Day
At the start of the week culminating in St. Patrick's Day we find International Bagpipe Day. Bagpipes typically inspire strong reactions. It may surprise you to know that I rather enjoy bagpipe music (but then again, my singing voice has been compared to cats being strangled). Indeed, I enjoyed bagpipe music as a young child. … Continue reading International Bagpipe Day
Spring Forward Today + An A.I. National Day Mashup!
Here we are again. Be sure to lose an hour sleep today by moving your clock forward to accommodate Daylight Savings Time. Politicians have been promising for years to change this, but looks like they will still be arguing about it for a time. Meanwhile it is also time for my occasional series of National … Continue reading Spring Forward Today + An A.I. National Day Mashup!
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