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Betty and Bub, and Alexa
The creators of Betty have moved on from the basement renovation. About Amazon’s Alexa — She forgot why I asked for help. My present MP3 players stopped linking to the computer I mostly use. I can go to another computer … Continue reading
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Ah, Yes, Nature
This reminds me of a Reader’s Digest issue a while back. I was amused by two of the articles. The first was about the soothing effect of nature — why we should go out and experience it more often. The … Continue reading
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What?!
It looks as if Betty and Bub are moving on without telling us what they’ve decided. Sigh. I’ve been having a merry adventure with Amazon’s Alexa AI. I think it helped me find a new printer — which won’t come … Continue reading
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Hurray for A.I.
Ginny said she likes pastels and light, but the Nordic scheme mentioned in yesterday’s post was too spartan. Maybe we should try English cottage? I told ChatGPT that, and hopefully if you click here you can read its full answer. … Continue reading
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It Worked!
Bub’s looking at mood boards did get Betty out of her doldrums. I looked up those three styles and I loved this picture ChatGPT showed as an example of mid-century modern, But the room was so light and airy because … Continue reading
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Mood Boards
I asked ChatGPT what it would produce for a “Rock ‘n Roll diner” mood board. (Click on images for higher resolution.) It gave me this: And this for “dive bar.” Do you think that will shake Betty out of her … Continue reading
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As I’ve Said Before…
I do love Bub. He is so calm and good-hearted. About Saturday’s get-together: The wife of the fellow who helped us after the first flash flood in 2011 said she would like to gather some pictures of what the the … Continue reading
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Help for Betty, Plus a Fun Story Andy Found
This post is going to be long. First Betty: Shug suggested Betty could use a designer. But that doesn’t necessarily mean a person. Kaitlin had good luck with ChatGPT, so I told it Betty was having trouble with colors for … Continue reading
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A Short, Powerful Story
For some reason I thought of this as I woke up yesterday morning. Autobiography in Five Short Chapters by Portia Nelson There’s a Hole in My Sidewalk I I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the … Continue reading
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Does This Mean They’re Almost Done?
So will Betty get back to quilting and Bub to learning how to play pool? On a different topic: this following comic is correct. I would never have predicted what is going on right now. It boggles my mind. And … Continue reading
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