MARCH 14, SATURDAY 3/14/26

PI DAY I had never heard of Pi day, in recognition of the date and the number of Pi (3.14) being the same. Every aspect of Pi day was a surprise. It began with Susie, Todd and me going to

MARCH 14, SATURDAY 3/14/26

PI DAY I had never heard of Pi day, in recognition of the date and the number of Pi (3.14) being the same. Every aspect of Pi day was a surprise. It began with Susie, Todd and me going to

MARCH 13, FRIDAY

SOME MORE APPLE I don’t have a clue, not an inkling, of how a computer works. I’ve heard mention of it all being 1’s and 0’s in some combination but have no idea what that means. And yet I live

MARCH 13, FRIDAY

SOME MORE APPLE I don’t have a clue, not an inkling, of how a computer works. I’ve heard mention of it all being 1’s and 0’s in some combination but have no idea what that means. And yet I live

MARCH 12, THURSDAY

APPLE: THE FIRST 50 YEARS A couple of weeks ago I preordered this book written by David Pogue on Kindle. It was released today and I have started reading it. It tells the story of how the Apple computer was

MARCH 12, THURSDAY

APPLE: THE FIRST 50 YEARS A couple of weeks ago I preordered this book written by David Pogue on Kindle. It was released today and I have started reading it. It tells the story of how the Apple computer was

MARCH 11, WEDNESDAY

BALLAD SWAP At about 7 p.m. I went over to Zadie’s cafe on the river for the Ballad Swap which was echoing across the river. At the center of the Ballad Swap is Sheila Kay Adams, probably in her 70’s,

MARCH 11, WEDNESDAY

BALLAD SWAP At about 7 p.m. I went over to Zadie’s cafe on the river for the Ballad Swap which was echoing across the river. At the center of the Ballad Swap is Sheila Kay Adams, probably in her 70’s,

MARCH 10 , TUESDAY

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Today I asked Claude, Anthropic’s form of a free artificial intelligence app three questions that I thought were difficult. The Trump administration so-called Department of War has a huge contract with Anthropic, which apparently was used to help

MARCH 10 , TUESDAY

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Today I asked Claude, Anthropic’s form of a free artificial intelligence app three questions that I thought were difficult. The Trump administration so-called Department of War has a huge contract with Anthropic, which apparently was used to help

MARCH 9, MONDAY

OVERWHELMED BY PHOTOGRAPHS Today, with my apartment finally pretty much in order I began to wonder about the huge number of photographs that I have stored away.  When younger I always was touched by photographs and when in college and

MARCH 9, MONDAY

OVERWHELMED BY PHOTOGRAPHS Today, with my apartment finally pretty much in order I began to wonder about the huge number of photographs that I have stored away.  When younger I always was touched by photographs and when in college and

MARCH 8, SUNDAY

ENTERTAINING THE CHURCH LADIES Finally, on Saturday we sorted out and put a way the last of the boxes of papers that had been cluttering the apartment. Finally the apartment was presentable with nothing that had to be done. Susie

MARCH 8, SUNDAY

ENTERTAINING THE CHURCH LADIES Finally, on Saturday we sorted out and put a way the last of the boxes of papers that had been cluttering the apartment. Finally the apartment was presentable with nothing that had to be done. Susie

MARCH 7, SATURDAY

LITTLE ANIMALS My first visit to Little Animals, an art gallery in Asheville, was no fun at all. My artist friend, Dusty Benedict, whose painting in response to a trip to India that I led thirty or more years ago

MARCH 7, SATURDAY

LITTLE ANIMALS My first visit to Little Animals, an art gallery in Asheville, was no fun at all. My artist friend, Dusty Benedict, whose painting in response to a trip to India that I led thirty or more years ago

MARCH 6, FRIDAY

OLD MEN’S MONTHLY BREAKFAST AT CORNERSTONE RESTAURANT It was great fun to huddle together, all a little deaf, but not caring if we understood or not. It was just enjoyable to be together.

MARCH 6, FRIDAY

OLD MEN’S MONTHLY BREAKFAST AT CORNERSTONE RESTAURANT It was great fun to huddle together, all a little deaf, but not caring if we understood or not. It was just enjoyable to be together.

MARCH 5, THURSDAY

PEGGY’S PARTY Thursday evening Susie and I were invited to Peggy’s house. Peggy and my wife Kathe enjoyed being in each other’s company. I didn’t take any photographs of the party but had a great time. I knew almost every

MARCH 5, THURSDAY

PEGGY’S PARTY Thursday evening Susie and I were invited to Peggy’s house. Peggy and my wife Kathe enjoyed being in each other’s company. I didn’t take any photographs of the party but had a great time. I knew almost every