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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."

There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

Great book with quite a unique protagonist. Can't wait for the next one.

This would be great for the opening of any tv crime drama.

Oates scores a direct hit. Musk never seems to take delight in the sights/sounds/feelings that make us fully human and engender happiness and joy. With all his money, he seems bankrupt emotionally.

Michael Jackson

Best medicine.

Paul McCartney

Lord of the Rings (Howard Shore) -- any of the trilogy, doesn't matter (although I am partial to Fellowship).

"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." This James Baldwin quote is hitting harder than ever.

American Pie.

Guillermo del Toro quote "...think about wealth for me for example. A wealthy man that has enough..."

"not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite somebody to beer..."

"...you're rich. If you have, whatever-"

"- yachts and planes and islands and you STILL need more? You're not rich."

Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."

Even Tolkien trusted Lewis's ear and listened to Jack's suggestions/criticisms of his writing.

Nights in white satin
Never reaching the end
Letters I've written
Never meaning to send
Beauty I'd always missed
With these eyes before
Just what the truth is
I can't say anymore

Person holding flower with text: "For all the battles you've won that nobody knows about."

In case you need this today.

No, I am just enjoying spending 'time' in Morrowind again.

Or doing a well-balanced arabesque.

Greatest music video of all time.

Here’s a general MAGA blocklist that I’ve been using for years.

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"New Far Side comics" was definitely not on my bingo card for this week. They're not bad!

www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/

Proving again that common sense is not so common.

My favorite book of all time (with the principle I hold dear): "It is only with the heart that one can see clearly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." Antoine de Saint-Exupery

If you parse his word salad, he is insulting not only Omar, but also the president of Somalia. What a petty means spirited excuse for a human.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Will check out. Thanks.

I love all of the Shardlake books so much and only wish we had more to look forward to. RIP, C.J.

If you love epic fantasy and Norse mythology, this is a no-brainer. Highly recommended.

Tapestry by Carole King

still from the ew&f music video for september

happy earth, wind, & fire day to all who celebrate

Yet still tries to cram his over-the-size-limit bag in.