HeyJaredSustainability Notions
I write about science, sustainability, plants, people, biking, family, mental illness and whatever strikes me as needing exploration. Life has taken me in these directions, and I follow with enthusiasm. I also write fiction.
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The Great New York State Fair (opens the original)
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Mike and I tackled the New York State Fair again in Syracuse, this time with Ben. It was hot. Eighty-eight degrees on September 3rd. The sun was out. A few stingy clouds — not enough to break the heat. We entered through the Dairy Cattle Barn which was filled with more cows than people. There was a strong smell of manure. I guess if you’re around cows a lot, you probably don’t notice it. We got used to it and we watched where we walked. There were youngsters lining up with papers or clipboards,
Who Wrote That E-mail? (opens the original)
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I don’t know much about AI, but when I heard reasonable people saying, “It’s going to take away everyone’s job,” it seemed time to educate myself. My son in-law, who has worked in computers all his life, and whom I regard as a computer guru, said, “It’s here to stay. You should know how to use it.”Two personal experiences with AI caused me to amp up my education. First, AI invaded my e-mail and now insists on writing my messages for me; second, most of the literary journals that I send short sto
Evidence (opens the original)
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EvidenceEvery June, for the past three years, brown or red ants have made their way into our house through the bottom of the front door. Not just a few, but an entire army of ants. The first time they came for three days, starting late in the afternoon. I stood at the door with a vacuum cleaner and vacuumed them up several times until the sun set. The siege halted for the night, then surged the next day. During the initial invasion, an Airbnb guest (a cherubic twenty-something ballroom dancer fr
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