Fifteen not-work things to do offline, even in a small town

(After you read this post.) Image by Moccacino from Pixabay Finish reading the hardback book you started three weeks ago - or decide you're never going to read it, and take it to the nearest neighbourhood book shelf and trade it for something you might actually read - or, if it is an actual library … Continue reading Fifteen not-work things to do offline, even in a small town →

Stray potato?

"Bee bath" in my garden A couple of weeks ago, I set up a little bee bath in my garden. For the first couple of days, every insect ignored it. Now, I've seen a wasp using it - it appeared to be making trips carrying water back to it's nest, as it would land, stick … Continue reading Stray potato? →

Join the Northern BC Writers Association

My writing friends up in Prince George would like you to know, if you have a connection to Northern BC, you're welcome to join the Northern BC Writers Association! They have a lot of events happening this month, so if you're in the Prince George area, you should definitely check them out.I am unfortunately not … Continue reading Join the Northern BC Writers Association →

A curious writer versus AI “hallucination”

I use, among others, the Proton email service. I have no complaints about the email service.Awhile ago now, the same company who provides this email service also began to offer (and promote) Lumo.AI.I want to be very clear here - I have never used any AI to "write" any of my stories, poems, blog posts, … Continue reading A curious writer versus AI “hallucination” →

Bookmarks and a digression

I gave my browser bookmarks a spring cleaning. Here are eight things I've thought kind of interesting over the past year or two. Maybe they'll interest someone else, too. Not only are there ships-in-a-bottle, there is also "God-in-a-bottle." Speaking of ships, want to know where some of the too-many man-made satellites are? Here's a map.And … Continue reading Bookmarks and a digression →