It is no great boast these days to say that you’re really good at leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT to do things for you. People don’t trust AI, they don’t like AI, they worry that AI is sapping and impurifying their precious bodily fluids. When asked about their views of generative AI, many people would say… Read More »
I have tediously posted about donating blood on many occasions over the years. I am O negative (O-) but I also have a hereditary trait called thalassemia trait which means that, among other things, my effective oxygen-carrying capacity is significantly lower than average, and moreover, my red cells are even teenier than average. They call those cells “microcytes”… Read More »
Lemon Chess Pie 2 whole eggs 4 egg yolks 1 cup sugar 4 tbs. butter, melted 1/4 cup heavy cream 1 tbs. flour 1 tbs. yellow cornmeal 4 tbs. lemon juice Grated peel of one lemon (if you like big strips, peel it using a peeler) One 9-inch pie crust, unbaked Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat eggs,… Read More »
I have been making the following pumpkin pie recipe for a very long time — since the mid-1980s or thereabouts. It’s not that fancy, but the extra molasses and cloves and such give it a taste that often gets positively commented on. Note: this recipe calls for you to use an actual pumpkin, not canned pie mix. If you’re… Read More »
I am reasonably pleased that after being at 242 pounds at the beginning of May I have finally dipped under 200 pounds.[spacer height=”20px”] My goal is 190 pounds. (N.b. I am approximately 6’1.5″ tall, so if you go by the extremely invalid BMI measure, at 190 pounds I am no longer “overweight”.)[spacer height=”20px”]The orange colored vertical band represents… Read More »
Hi friends, The Susan G. Komen 3-Day is almost here, and I’m so close to reaching the fundraising minimum. I need to raise $2,300 by October 2nd to be able to walk, and thanks to your generosity I’m already at $1,786.97. That means I’ve got just $513 left to raise in the next few days. Every donation, no… Read More »
This fall I’ll be lacing up for my 25th Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk, taking place in San Diego, November 14–16, 2025. Over three days, I’ll cover 60 miles on foot alongside thousands of other participants, each step dedicated to raising funds and awareness in the fight against breast cancer. If you’ve never heard of the 3-Day: it… Read More »
My history of weight loss and gain tracks very closely with how bad my depression has gotten. When I am really suffering from depression, my weight soars — I do not watch what I eat and predictably I do not move around a lot. I got down to 190 in the winter of 2022 after my heart attack… Read More »
So here’s my plan. I take some of my hypothetical millions and open a store selling the kinds of things that difficult “I-want-to-talk-to-the-manager” types go for. Could be crafts, could be food, could be baked goods. However, I build the store with a certain extra feature: a room off to the side of the checkouts with a buzzer… Read More »