Saw Emo Philips and Al Yankovic last night. Show was all style parodies - no hits. Great evening, though, and wish I hadn't waited 40 years to see his show. #weirdal

This was the car I drove in high school. Mid-70s GM POS at its finest. bringatrailer.com/listing/1975-o…

I had dinner with Derek Hughes Derek Hughes at Magic Live, and for two hours he sat there without telling me that he had his own trading cards.

So the movie I was in is available for streaming now. #BaconNumber is 3, I believe. vanishingincmagic.com/card-magic-dow…

Jan 6 -- a day which will live in infamy

George Packer argues “The Moral Case Against Equity Language” in The Atlantic. archive.is/X3tuC#selectio…

The first recognition of Star Wars Day? (probably not) Newcastle upon Tyne _Evening Chronicle_, 5/14/1993 #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay Ben Zimmer Barry Popik Disney+ SFdictionary

Was in a discussion about AI chatbots, etc., and how advanced their processes are. Do they "think"? Perhaps Clarke's 3rd law needs updating: "Any sufficiently advanced AI is indistinguishable from I."

A friend just slaughtered 2 hogs and we were able to get 25 lbs of pork, assorted cuts. Cholesterol is my new best friend . . .

Just realized that I went all day yesterday without thinking of the Roman Empire. I'm slacking . . .

Happy Easter!

Is this a frame grab from one of Larry's films? Which one, time stamp??

Robert Heinlein's character Rhysling, the blind musician in "The Green Hills of Earth", was based on a blind machinist Heinlein knew at Phila Naval Yard in WW2, Tony D'Amico. A photo of him, from just after the war.