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This is a painting that hung in my grandparents house for many years and was hung in my parents house. My grandmother, Mary Vogt DuVal painted it. It seems likely it was an oil painting, since that was generally her choice of medium. You can see the beautiful reflection of the mill on the water…
I don’t know whether to call this a plaque or a surfing tray, but this hung in my grandparents house for many years. I can see at the bottom of the artist is named H. Wein and the inscription says: Mr. and Mrs. William Vassie Vogt request the honor of your presence at the marriage…
It’s interesting how if I ask ChatGPT about the scans, it basically tells me the same thing the doctor told me and maybe a little bit more. It did help that I told ChatGPT about my mother’s stroke, and how she had some flexor on her left side, including her left leg and left arm….
This café has a little bit of a 85° bakery feel and they have a section of baked goods where you can get a tray and go choose the ones you like. But in addition to that, they also have coffee and tea drinks, and slushes plus some Korean foods including sandwiches. Overall, it has…
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…
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…
This seems like a cool idea and I’d get the opportunity to visit four countries. It looks like it would cost somewhere around $1300-$2000 round-trip for the airfare plus other expenses like ground transportation and hotel from Atlanta, Georgia. I might consider a trip like this in the next year or so. It looks like…
I won’t say this is all true, but this is a technical analysis of my Zodiac sign. It is interesting to read. 🙂 My Zodiac Sign: Cancer (June 21 – July 22) Since I’m a Cardinal Water sign, I blend leadership and emotional depth. The Cardinal quality makes me someone who initiates—I often get the…
Below are some pictures from my trip to Paris and the Eiffel Tower. A lot of people were telling me that Paris had become a lot more dangerous. It is true that perhaps similar to America there are new immigrants that have come there. There are many immigrants from Africa and in the Middle East….
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…