AC Sorbrero

Help me with revisions in my book. I need a name for a downtrodden, industrial neighborhood. Winners will get an acknowledgement. The place is home to tenements and abandoned sawmills.

So, when you have a notion you'll just write a book and make lots of money, try this on: I'm working with real editor now and the spreadsheet I use to take all the changes and edits requested is now at 769 with two more chapters to go. One does not simply write a book.

Don't threaten me with a good time.

Something I want to remind people of. Whatever disdain I have for the leadership of the Democratic Party, I want to encourage people go out and Vote Blue. This election there are a lot of good, younger candidates with ideas and the courage to act on them. The alternative is horrifying.

The SCP Foundation is huge shared universe anthology-like collection of amateur horror fiction. It is a modern version of Lovecraft's mythos. Imagine if you trained an LLM on that. Well, imagine no more. This is our life now. futurism.com/tech-industr...

Today's training in MS Copilot does not inspired confidence. Throughout the training, the instructor keeps saying "But, don't trust Copilot" and "DO NOT TRUST COPILOT". This is the instructor as opposed to me, the confirmed AI skeptic.

I am currently listening to tornado warnings on the Emergency Broadcast System. In Los Angeles!

Wolverines as rescue animals. What could go wrong with that? Though I have heard their viciousness is overstated.

A the dark one himself might say "Be careful what you wish for."

I obviously had more important things to do besides the other important things I had to do. Amedeo takes precedence.

Startling Realization of the Day: I'm modeling how the age of an area's population affects fatalities in wildfires. Looking at the over 65 group, I just realized that's me in way too few years. Bah, they can have my multi-regression models when they pull them from cold dead hands.

Accelerator Energies xkcd.com/3306/

The lap is back in town so Amedeo is pleased.

Back from vacation so the cat pictures will resume. Someday, I will post about my upcoming book. But I've still got a lot of editing to do.

The previous pictures are from a short vacation the missus and I took up the coast from our home home in LA. If you want to see a different California from the cities, get up to Morro Bay. It's a lovely spot with excellent adventures all around. Be sure to get out on one of the whale watching tours.

Another view of the Central CA coast from Hearst Castle.

The coast as seen from Hearst Castle.

Morro Bay's famous rock. it anchors an artificial harbor and was once the plug of an underwater volacano

I occasionally take pictures of things other than cats. Here's an otter at Morro Bay. You really otter see them. By the way, did you know I'm one of the leading experts of the economics of sea otters?

Cat pictures are improving someone's morale.

At eighteen, Jago is the senior bureau-cat in my agency.

The cat pictures will continue until morale improves.

Since I'm in the thick of regulatory proceedings at the day job and editing my forthcoming novel evenings, here's a cat picture to tide you all over. This is how you know I'm not an AI bot.

Amedeo is disappointed that there's an entire day between him and the weekend.

So, the Mitch McConnell/"Weekend and Bernie's" memes? Too soon? Should we spare some consideration for the grieving family?

Black Cat Appreciation Day or just another Monday?

Which one is the author? Which one is the assistant? We both wonder at times.

There are solutions to the Einstein Field Equations which permit black holes with event horizons shaped like this.

Life as a Regulator: Opening briefs are not as sexy as the term might lead to believe.

Both my cats will relentless groom me when I sit on the couch. So if you ever wonder why my hair looks better than Pete Hegseth's, the secret is cat spit.