OUR ROCKSTAR PRESIDENT
I wish he’d grope me. And then we can plunge the world into a new Cold War. What glorious fun!
ajh
“When you have
exhausted all possibilities,
remember this: you haven’t.”
— Thomas Edison
Lockdown ‘had no effect’ on the pandemic in Germany, scientists say
FOLLOW THE SCIENCE, HUH?
This is according to scientists at Munich University. The infection rate was already falling before the lockdown.
ajh
The world is entering a new era of warfare
AI ARMS RACE ALREADY UNDERWAY
“The world is entering a new era of warfare, with artificial intelligence taking center stage. AI is making militaries faster, smarter and more efficient. But if left unchecked, it threatens to destabilize the world.”
ajh
Fairy godmother?
I am watching The Usual Suspects on YouTube. This silly TV version has dubbed out the swearing.
One of the classic, idiotic dubs is “fairy godmother.” Fairy godmother? Fairy godmother?! I am pretty sure the fairy replaces the F word. I am not sure about the godmother part. I do not know the movie that well, line-for-line. Co—ucker?
This reminds me of the edits in Die Hard. One is “Mr. Falcon,” which came up on a Conan episode, part of quite a funny segment.
By the way, I was recently banned from Twitter for describing someone, a politician, with the word whore. One of the hall monitors at Twitter HQ did not like that and promptly banished me from the kingdom.
ajh
Expanding the family tree
DISCOVERING DISTANT COUSINS
SOME ALIVE, OTHERS LONG DEAD
It is always fun and exciting expanding the family tree. I have talked with cousins from around the world, from Australia to Germany. That is often thanks to this very blog. People find my notes on so-and-so, and then write to me.
Recently I learned about a man named Milczewski — Zygmunt Milczewski. It is such a rare surname that I am sure he is a distant cousin, so I am working on learning more about him and his work.
I have a Google Alert set up for that name. Every time the Google bots find something with that name included, I am alerted via email. I highly recommend using Google Alerts.
I am particularly interested in the ethnic diversity of where my ancestors lived in Germany, near the Polish border. There were many Jews, Poles, and Kashubians living among the Germans, or Germanized people, in the Bütow area, where my great-grandparents lived before emigrating to America.
One of the questions I want to answer: Is the Milczewski name German or Polish? I am guessing that it is Slavic and that through the years some with the name became more and more Germanized, including a few of my ancestors.
ajh
Born in 1861!
ajh
Gavin & Ed
There is nothing better than friendship.
I love this photo.
“He made everything easy. I treasured his friendship. He was a lovely soul who will make heaven brighter.”
ajh
Senseless and bizarre
STILL HUNTING FOR THE GUNMEN
Who randomly shoots kids? Let’s hope someone identifies these creeps. Demonizing the police has obviously emboldened the crazies and the criminals.
ajh
