Not A Not A Review Of “Paris, Texas”

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So if you’ve been around here for a while, you might have seen that “Myth” by Beach House is one of my favorite songs.

What you may not be aware of is that, for some reason, people seem to like to take Beach House songs and make their own music videos out of them, including one that sets the song to scenes from the 1984 film Paris, Texas. (Normally I would embed the music video, but since playback is disabled on other sites, you can click here to view it on YouTube instead.)

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That Was The Year That Was (In Music): 2024 Edition

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Last week I posted my 2024 reading report from Goodreads; this week, it’s time for my 2024 listening report from Last.fm. What was playing this year? If you guessed it’s largely the same as what was playing last year, you won’t be too far off. Let’s start with the big report, shall we?

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That Was The Year That Was (In Books): 2024 Edition

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So this year, as it does every year, Goodreads compiled a list of the books I read, making a nice little ― or not so little ― tapestry of covers, along with a few details. You can check out the list at Goodreads here, or look at the screen shots below. The advantage of visiting the list at Goodreads is that you can interactively click on individual books to see their entries; the advantage of viewing the screen shots is you get to go make a nice hot cup of tea while waiting for them all to finish loading. Let’s review a few notes about this year’s list!

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Private Eyes, They’re Watching You, Maybe Your Kitties Too

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The other day I read an article at Ars Technica about a new web site that will take your photo and show you everything that Google’s AI would say about it, were it to train its attention upon said photo.

Artist’s rendition of Google AI looking at your photos
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Merry Christmas (Eve)!

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This year’s Christmas card from the animals:

I hope everyone has an excellent holiday!

Let’s Ask ChatGPT Medical Questions!

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So a while back, having finished up the final season of The Umbrella Academy* and the first season of 3 Body Problem**, I had canceled our Netflix subscription while we watched some other stuff on Britbox, Starz, and elsewhere. But then the Jamie Foxx special What Had Happened Was … came along, and I wanted to see it, so I signed back up. The special is being billed (sort of) as standup comedy, but that’s not really what it is. It’s more or less Jamie Foxx speaking about a very serious incident and cracking the occasional joke, kind of not unlike somebody else we know.

We’re #1!
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The Early Years: Pressed In Stone?

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So it seems like I’ve got my entire Villains & Vigilantes Rogues’ Gallery to go through, in my giant stack of old papers and whatnot that my folks found in the closet in my old bedroom and shipped out to me, so you should be prepared for just about any kind of cheesy supervillain to show up here over the next several installations of “The Early Years”. In this case, we have somebody based on, apparently, Ajax from the Trojan War, right down to his spear-flinging abilities; except this Ajax is a villain, not a hero.*

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Teaser Tuesday: “Aurora”

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So this week, I was reading Aurora, by Kim Stanley Robinson, AKA Humans: No Matter Where They Go, There They Are.

Pigs! In! Space!
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He’s Not Here, Man

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A little reminder, for those who may not be as hip old as me:

Naansil, The Bread That Was Broken …

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Garlic naan, a little the worse for wear after its time in the freezer
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