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Noted: “Magnifica Humanitas”, Pope Leo XIV on AI

I haven’t read the encyclical letter yet. It’s divided into five chapters plus a conclusion, so I don’t expect it’ll be a fast read. Vatican News posted an article about it today: “Pope Leo’s ‘Magnifica humanitas’: AI must serve humanity … Continue reading

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Respect, Relationship, Responsibility, and Stuffed Animals

Our second-oldest daughter and her husband live and run their businesses on the homestead where my mother grew up. Our oldest daughter moved there, some years back. That’s another story for another time. The oldest daughter and I enjoy a … Continue reading

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A Quiet September 22, 2025: Offline

The household lost its/out Internet connection some time this morning (Monday, September 22, 2025). I didn’t notice until I tried opening a new Web page. Long story short, I learned that our provider knew about the situation and figured service … Continue reading

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Arba Zeri Campbell and the Telephone

One thing I like about families — the one(s) I’m in, at any rate — are the legacies. In my dialect of English a “legacy” is generally money or property handed down from one generation to another. Legacies of that … Continue reading

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Power Outage June 20, 2025

Well, that was interesting. I woke up this morning, either because my CPAP stopped working or because I heard stuff hitting the side of the house. Didn’t know what time that was, since the clock I could see is electric. … Continue reading

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