Joro Spider

This appears to be a Joro spider weaving a web in the backyard. It seems the spiders came from East Asia, but have been more and more common in the United States. The Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) is not considered dangerous or highly poisonous to humans. While it is venomous, as are most spiders, its …

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Most expensive pretzel

Yes, for the heck of it we ordered a $14 pretzel. I bought it at a place called Parma’s Tavern in Buford, Georgia. It was served in a pizza box. In hindsight, I guess we basically are just paying for flour ha ha. It also came with Olive tapenade and mustard. Have you ever seen …

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Replit review

So after hearing some good things about Replit, I decided to give it a try. It’s basically an AI application for building apps and writing software. At first, I was really excited about it because it quickly got together a lot of the needed libraries and file structure and got everything set up pretty good …

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Embracing Ai (or not)

As I think about the influence AI has made on the digital landscape in a short period of time, and factoring in the speed at which things are changing, I feel it is important to give some careful thought about what I will do as an individual. At first, I was very resistant to the …

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