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Saturday, March 28, 2026

Lawn

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I mowed my front lawn for the first time this year. It was getting long.  The backyard doesn't need it yet because it doesn't get as...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

3D effects

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FYI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3FOrw416xs&t=264s @john2001plus 0 seconds ago 4:24 These simple 3D mazes are easy to write; they ...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

I wrote this in 2020

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Where are we in terms of technology compared to 10 or 20 years ago? There have been some major advances, but most of it has been incremental...
Friday, March 6, 2026

My old house in Salt Lake City

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I tried to do a screen capture, which didn't work.   The house was built in 1939, which is the year The Wizard of Oz came out. The lands...

From 12 years ago

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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Re: Apple’s Cheapest MacBook

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On Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM Albert wrote: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shopping/apple-announces-its-cheapest-ever-new-macbook/ar-A...

Video Games and Retro Gaming

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FYI. https://videogamesandretorgaming.blogspot.com/ I found a 2068 technical manual with a section called something like "How to make a...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Exercise

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I took my car in for an oil change and EGR service.  They couldn't do the EGR service. Rather than wait around for at least a couple of ...
Monday, February 16, 2026

The Last Farewell ~ Roger Whittaker

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In the early 1970s, when I was around 12 to 14 years old, I would listen to some of my parents' records.  This song stuck in my mind for...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

THE CONFIDENCE LIE WE ALL BELIEVE

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O49fPiqRNkQ I saw another video that said that the way to build confidence is to practice.   For example, I ...
Monday, January 26, 2026

Brown Bears

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Bears scare me more than most things in nature.  I would look like a light lunch to a bear. People are braver than they should be around bea...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

Variations on the Kanon by Pachelbel - George Winston

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I saw this piece of music on Facebook with no title.  I am no expert on music, but I really enjoyed this piece.  I wanted to know what it is...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Great result in Chess.com USCF Online rated blitz tournament

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Because of so many high rated players I am used to getting beat up in this weekly 3+2 speed chess tournament.  My online rating had suffered...
Monday, January 12, 2026

My blogs get many hits

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https://neeeeews.blogspot.com/ All Time 558683  Today 318  Yesterday 726  This Month 5553  Last Month 7523  https://politics4thought.bl...

Name one thing

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpGItHEo6ho This caused me to look up "ineradicability" I told my late step-dad that whenever I he...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Early chess programs

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FYI. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: John Coffey < john2001plus@gmail.com > Date: Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 11:45 AM Subject: ...

Fwd: My Chess Tactics problems.

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FYI ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: John Coffey < john2001plus@gmail.com > Date: Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 10:53 AM Subject: M...
Thursday, January 1, 2026

20 Essential Science Fiction Books

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RavzF4Itlh0 I used to read a ton up to the 1990s, then it seemed like I got too busy. I've read 7 of the...
Saturday, December 20, 2025

Humidifiers: Simpler is better?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHeehYYgl28 During the cold weather, I have trouble with dry skin, so I asked my doctor if I should get a hu...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Waiting in Line for Star Wars

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@john2001plus 0  minutes ago That wasn't my grandparents waiting in line to watch Star Wars. That was me.
Monday, November 24, 2025

You Should Code in Game Boy Assembly

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SHaveLOt0M&lc=UgxyCe6jOiZMGWIiOrt4AaABAg.APw4PbvXIM9APw5MaHKUZr Highlighted reply @systemoflevers 2 min...

Fwd: The most beautiful idea in physics

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FYI. ---------- Forwarded message --------- On Sun, Nov 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM Grant wrote: Incredible nature is one reason I believe in God.  ...
Saturday, November 22, 2025

In loving memory

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Seven years ago I wrote this on Facebook... "I should have smiled, but I was fiddling with the camera to take a selfie. We had a nice m...
Friday, November 21, 2025

Infected

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Although my forehead scanner never showed a fever, my temperature at the Doctor's office was 100.  My normal is 97 and change. I still f...
Saturday, November 8, 2025

Chess for Babies?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWqKWyiCmyg&t=77s I doubt that babies are capable of abstract thinking.  (BTW, the games on this video a...

Free Brown County vacation?

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I received a card in the mail offering a free hotel stay in Brown County along with $150 in cash. The fine print said it was a promotional o...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Keeping Score on the NES

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WahER4-nl08 @john2001plus 8 minutes ago (edited) It has been 25 years since I wrote video games, but I never...
Saturday, October 18, 2025

Problems with Internet Access after Mac OS Update

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My iMac is dual-boot, meaning it can start up in either macOS or Windows 10. I mostly use the now-outdated Windows 10, but yesterday I switc...
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

“If you encounter a bear...”

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q83uIwfsA8k I'm not going hiking anywhere a bear might decide to have me for lunch.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

population of utah

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https://www.google.com/search?q=population+of+utah When I moved to Utah in 1993, the population was between 1.8 and 1.9 million.  When I lef...
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