Amazon, Women's Clothing

Women’s Clothing On Amazon

Over the past couple of months, I’ve ordered over 100 items from Amazon, thanks mostly to the new Vine Voice Membership. Surprisingly, we have ordered a lot of women’s clothing. The orders are mostly shirts, no dresses yet, but soon. I got a man-sized swim suit, and a shirt. Carrie has really enjoyed ordering clothes on Amazon. She does pay very close attention to how the fit looks on the model and reads the sizing…

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March 8, 2023 | by David
Blog

chatGPT was wrong every single time!

I get bored. Don’t we all. But when I get bored, I like to look to history for entertainment. I used to go to Wikipedia but today, I decided to see what chatGPT could find. It did produce an article for me and I shared it… but what happened next resulted in losing all confidence in this so-called artificial intelligence. I wrote: “Any good historic events on this day in Tucson and/or pima county?” After…

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March 5, 2023 | by David
On this Day

The Boston Massacre: A Tragic Turning Point in American History

On the evening of March 5th, 1770, tensions between American colonists and British soldiers came to a head in Boston, Massachusetts. A group of colonists had gathered in front of the Customs House, protesting the presence of British troops in the city and the recently imposed taxes on goods such as tea, glass, and paper. As tensions rose, a confrontation between the colonists and soldiers ensued, leading to a tragic event that would come to…

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March 5, 2023 | by David
Blog, Food

Swirling Spirits: The Art of Enhancing the Drinking Experience

There’s something mesmerizing about watching spirits swirl and dance in a glass. It’s an experience that can captivate the senses and enhance the drinking experience. But why do we swirl our spirits, and how can we do it to make the most of our drinking experience? Let’s explore the art of swirling spirits and how glass design plays a role in this captivating practice. Why Swirl Swirling spirits serves a few purposes. First, it releases…

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March 4, 2023 | by David Francis
Blog, Computing, Web

Getting to know ChatGPT

I’ve spent the last few weeks getting to know this phenomenon known as ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence as it were. (https://chat.openai.com/) So what exactly IS ChatGPT? Well, let’s ask it. Q? What does ChatGPT stand for? Oh-kay… that doesn’t sound interesting at all… but it is! Lately, instead of Google, I’ve been logging onto my “openai.com” account to search for simple answers. For example, if I ask Google, Q? What is the difference between the…

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March 1, 2023 | by David Francis
Computing

My Computer Issues Remain

I posted a blog a while back about how my computer would not start on Christmas Morning. Well, this morning it did it again. I would press the power button on the computer would turn on, then turn off, then turn on, then turn off and it would continue until I either unplug the power or press and hold the power button. Crap! So I disconnected everything and changed the battery on the motherboard… again….

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February 28, 2023 | by David Francis | 2 Comments
Blog, Computing, Web

My Computer Journey

I’ve been working on a computer since I got out of the Air Force in 1987. It was an IBM PS 2 connected to a spectrometer in a metallurgical laboratory in Birmingham Al. I’ve owned a personal computer since 1991. It was handmade by some guy in California and came with a 10mb hard drive. It was state of the art to be sure. I learned about the internet on that computer, which was not…

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February 27, 2023 | by David Francis | 1 Comment
Computing, Web

WordPress Archive Page NoIndex warning from Google

I turned on my phone this morning and was greeted by an ominous email from The “Google Search Console Team,” with the seeming dire warning… They provided me with a link to the console where I was told that the page davidfrancis.org/2023/02/ would not be indexed by Google because it contained the meta tag “noindex.” I brought up the page, looked at the source, and sure enough, it was there. While few people know what…

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February 26, 2023 | by David Francis
Adventure, Travel

Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama

Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama is celebrated annually in the weeks leading up to Fat Tuesday, which falls on the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season in the Christian calendar. The exact dates of Mobile’s Mardi Gras festivities vary from year to year, but typically fall in February or early March. The celebration usually lasts for several weeks and includes a variety of parades, balls, and other events. Mardi Gras in…

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February 22, 2023 | by David Francis
Product Review

Perfectly Round Balls, Ice Balls that is.

I really hadn’t planned to do a video review of ice cube trays but I wanted to show you how great these work and how nice the balls of ice look in the glass. Mainly, I wanted to show you how to fill these properly since these came with no instructions. ↓↓↓↓↓YouTube Video Loads Here↓↓↓↓↓ The bottom tray is the one with the sides that come up higher than the cups. Fill the bottom all…

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February 18, 2023 | by David Francis