Three Cool Things (04-03-24)
Evening Reading: 04-02-24
Today’s Reading
New Catan game has overpopulation, pollution, fossil fuels, and clean energy
Supporting Trump Means Supporting a Culture of Violence *
Apple is working on AI software that can outperform ChatGPT, which could appear in iOS 18 **
Jon Stewart opens up about Apple interference in his show
Unfortunately, the eclipse forecast for Texas is fairly grim
Hunter Drops 3 Wild Hogs At 1 Time With A Once In A Lifetime Shot ***
Today’s Commentary
* If you’re a decent person, there is just no way to reconcile that with supporting Trump, and it has nothing to do with his political affiliation. If you support an awful human being….
** I’m really not sure how anyone believes this, given how bad Siri is at anything other than simple dictation, which Apple and others have had forever.
*** Anyone inclined to object to the killing of these “cute little animals” has never experienced feral hogs. They are dreadful creatures, and should be killed by any reasonable means available.
Today’s Emotional Weather Report
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Evening Reading: 03-31-24
Today’s Reading
The Clock Is Running Out on Migratory Birds
Zach Bryan Invites Fan & Aspiring Artist On Stage For Stellar “I Remember Everything” Duet
AT&T’s customer passcodes, personal info compromised in breach
40 Years Later, Jeremy Brett is Still the Best Sherlock Holmes
Today’s Emotional Weather Report
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Evening Reading: 03-29-24
Today’s Reading
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
27 Drought-Tolerant Perennial Flowers for Dry Gardens
What Happened with Koe Wetzel’s Surprise Show at Sam’s Town Point…
Mercy me: Photos show what humans have done to the planet in the Anthropocene age
The price of endless energy: The prescription Adderall epidemic
Today’s Emotional Weather Report
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Now Where I am Unattended
And I’m the kind of love that hurts to look at
But once I was enough to make you try
Now I’m underneath the rubble
Tryin’ not to feel the trouble
And you don’t care for me enough to cry
Tommy Prine, doing an amazing cover of an excellent John Moreland song.
More great music at Rancho Radio (on Apple Music).
Was It Gin or was It Something Stronger?
I guess it’s Friday
or is it Monday?
Tuesday, Wednesday
Hell, it might even be Sunday
Scott H. Biram, from Lockhart, Texas. Some fine barbecue there.
More great music at Rancho Radio (on Apple Music).
Well I’m Going to the Country
To see what I can find
Jonathan Peyton, from Woodstock. The one in Georgia. Like Carl.
More great music at Rancho Radio (on Apple Music).
Are You a Life Force?
Now I’m thinkin’ about her everyday
On my mind, atypical way
Are you a life force?
Caamp, from Upper Arlington, in Ohio.
More great music at Rancho Radio (on Apple Music).
Silent Answers, Silent Blame
I can’t stand any more indecision
I can’t stand any more indecision
Oooh, oooh, oooh
Oooh, oooh, oooh
Son Volt, one of the offspring of Uncle Tupelo, the grandfather of alternative country music.
More great music at Rancho Radio (on Apple Music).
Giving My Sadness a Name
You and me
We were doomed from the start
Matt Butcher, from Birmingham, in England.
More great music at Rancho Radio (on Apple Music).
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