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9-1-1 24 Years

Fun with AI and Pope Trivia

This morning when I was eating breakfast with my 9son, I asked Google how many popes there have been. The answer was 267. So I asked how many pope names there have been, and that answer was 44. So, then I asked if there was ever a pope named Jethro. The answer was no. So then I asked if there was ever a pope named Jed, or one named Granny, or one named Elly May, or one named Milburn Drysdale. Each time, the answer was no...

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The GEM

This nail clipper is one of my oldest possessions. I can also still remember where it came from, though I was very young. It still says GEM on it.

We Visited Oliver Kelley Farm today

Important to Remember, Presidential Quotes

George Washington "Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company." Thomas Jefferson "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude." James Monroe "It is by a thorough knowledge of the whole subject that [people] are enabled to judge correctly of the past and to give a proper direction to the future." Andrew Jackson “An man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.” John Tyler “I can never consent to being dictated to.” Millard Fillmore "An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory." Franklin Pierce "While men inhabiting different parts of this vast continent cannot be expected to hold the same opinions, they c...

Fox News Says Donald Trump can Fly

Fox News Says Donald Trump can Fly UnAssociated Press August 20, 2024 Among the interesting stories being spun by Fox News today, is one that has a lot of people taking a second look. Apparently, Donald Trump can fly! When asked about flying, Donald replied, "Of course. I can fly. I'm the greatest flyer in American History! I fly everyday. Well, not everyday, but I fly a lot. I fly better than a bird. And birds can fly... really good! But not as good as me." When asked if JD Vance can fly, Trump replied, "No, not yet. But he's learning. I'm teaching him. But he can breathe fire, so I'm not too worried."

Trump, Lies and Fox News

Fox News, famous for its $787 Million settlement for publicly lying about the 2020 Presidential election, seems to be the only place that Donald Trump will feel safe enough to debate Kamala Harris . One needs only to look at Fox News , to realize that it has less credibility than The Onion . But likely, anyone who believes (or chooses to support) Trump's lame allegations that this or that thing is, "the worst ever in history," or the "best ever in history," won’t probably realize (or choose to realize) that Trump (and probably them too) need to study history , and use a source that didn’t have to settle for $787 Million to avoid a trial for lying.

Hinkley Fire Museum & Monument

Did You Hear the Call?

Bell Museum

Today we went to the Bell Museum .

Charlie Brown / Peanuts

We saw the Charles M. Schultz exhibit at the Minnesota History Center today.