Okay, it’s time for my daily practice for my BLOG. I should note there is a bit of a fourth wall issue with this start, but you deserve an explanation for the shortcomings of this effect. I am trying to improve enough to not be laughed at by the pros I have been showing my work to. And yes, today’s norms in the industry are replete with multiple example images and tall columns. Using these formatting options here on WdC is possible, but since fewer than three or four people will ever look at this page, adding columns and owned or licensed images is just too difficult to master, especially in HTML. Hence, the return on investment is very low. But still, I practice as I must. Below are today’s thoughts and attempts to sound like someone with some knowledge… or at least someone who has learned how to research and write without using “Chat GPT.” Note to others, I do not consider “Grammarly” cheating, it is a tool to help me get the commas just a bit like they are meant to be. But the rest is my humble attempts at being informative.
Joey's waiting on the Solstice - It's not that I have sympathy for the electronics industry. Or that I'm worried we won't be able to use our devices for a while (well, I am; I'm here using one, but that's mostly an inconvenience). It's all the other disruptions: GPS down, shipping grinds to a halt, economy tanks. We can't sustain our current population without electricity: food harvesting and distribution, for starters; even though a large segment of the world population doesn't personally have electricity, most of us depend on it in one way or another.
Robert Waltz - I’m not too worried, as a boomer, I learned “Cursive” and have even been known to scribble print legibly on pre-printed forms. If the crayons are sharp.
Ha, I just remembered to post my entry in S 🤦 's "Horror Writing Contest" . I wrote it last week and waited to do some editing, and almost forgot about it. The contest has what appears to be five solid entries... Oh, Steven, how fun for you to now have to pick a winner.
Turned (13+) A writer is haunted by her past. My submission for the May writing competition #2339740 by M
There are still a few hours left... So, how about let's make Steven's job as a judge even harder... or one could think of it as supporting our friend who is on and contributing every day, and doing so from the bottom of the world... although according to many astrologers, they say there is no top or bottom to our universe and that it is just human arrogance that decided north is up. The truth is that Canada could be the butt of the world instead of its hat.
FEVER ALERT Caitlin Clark drops a 20-PT TRIPLE-DOUBLE (20p/10r/10a) in her season opener, leading @IndianaFever
to a 93-58 rout over the Sky! Historic start for CC and a statement win for Indy! #WNBA #FeverRising
I have never been into basketball. Occasionally I have watched brief glimpses of it on television but it never hooked me. Until I saw Caitlin play, that is. I saw a few clips of her best moments and was astounded at the skill she displayed. She did things that I had never seen before. And, as a result, she is the only basketball player whose name I know. And a year ago I would not have believed that I would ever be persuaded to sit and watch the game for its own sake. The lady is a wonderment.
I have shared that I am taking a few more courses on writing. My assignment for last week is late, as usual for me... I am not looking for editing, but after three days and a thousand rewrites, I am not sure I am close to what my instructor asks for. So if a few of you old English teachers and multi-media influencers could take a look, give me your reactions. Maybe a grade from the gut, hoping it's not an "F",
Please take a look at the assignment, too (link below), and let me know if I am meeting my instructor's expectations.
P.S. I still have to reformat the item into a two-column page format, but it is a pain to do so on WdC, so I am just posting it on our BLOG pages for content evaluation, not appearance.
Ever Wonder Why Some Politicians Seem Way Too Confident?
It’s not a red-state or blue-state issue—it’s a human one. Meet the Dunning-Kruger effect: that quirky cognitive bias where people overestimate their know-how, and suddenly, everyone’s a genius (or so they think). In my latest blog, we’re diving into how this plays out in politics, and trust me, it’s an equal-opportunity offender.
I spotlight names like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Lauren Boebert. Why them? They’re household names, not punching bags. I picked these widely known figures to clarify the point, not to call anyone out. (No partisan shade here!)
So, what’s at stake? Overconfidence can fuel shaky policies, frayed trust, and gridlock that drives us all up the wall. But don’t fret—this isn’t a rant. It’s a fun, eye-opening look at how confidence and competence collide, with a dash of humor to keep it real.
Curious to see this bias in action and what it means for us? Flip the page—let’s get started!
The DK Effect has 3 phases. Those who know nothing, realise they know nothing. Those who know a little over-estimate their knowledge. Those who know a lot realise there is little they know and underestimate their ability.
Some of the names you mention are not DK effect people, but delusional or pathological liars. They know nothing and yet make everything up to appear smart (e.g. belief in Jewish Space Lasers). Lying is not a part of DK; false extrapolation, improper or mistaken concept ideation, and misunderstanding of fundamentals exemplify DK people. Making sh*t up and trying to convince people it is real is a mental pathology, part of sociopathy.
S 🤦 -Oh, Steven, you are very correct in your observations. Still, we need to discuss the issues at hand to make progress. I chose a middle-of-the-road approach to the day’s topic, hoping to engage both sides of the problem. But today’s truth is. If the person is in politics, they are stupid, easily manipulated, or criminals who entered the realm to scam money, as almost everyone in Washington has done without regard to which side of the aisle they sit on.
Americans must stop believing what our flavor-of-the-moment person is preaching, do more research, and start voting with some level of fact-based knowledge. Currently, the populaces votes with their emotions instead of their brains, which is why everything goes Tits-up.
Human lust is only valuable for making babies; to allow the exuberant passions of our balls into politics has failed in every human civilization throughout history, there are no exceptions, at least none I can find.
Interesting topic, and well written. Also interesting exchange with S 🤦. Thoughts on whether this is a recent, maybe driven or facilitated by mass media? What if you stuck only with presidents, how would they fall on this spectrum?
After getting a few reviews for this little poem, I did more editing, hoping to add the polish I am told it lacked. But now I have reached an impasse. I don't know where to go, how to improve it, or the story it holds.
So, how about one or two of your poetry gurus look and help me see where I am missing the boat? Yes, I know it is simplistic, an ABAB poem in its form, but what good is it to practice more complex formatting if I can't compose the simple?
fter installing May's WdC inspiration in my latest handle, I realized not everyone might know my muse, Rainey. So I penned a short story of our meeting...
Perhaps it can explain why a fellow like me ... has a young red-haired fairy in his portfolio handle.
hile I sit anticipating May 2025's approach, I decided to start early on my new portfolio image.
This is the image Rainey and I came up with...I think it's pretty good. Yes, it's okay to toss stones, I know I am an old misogynistic fool objectifying the female form, taking advantage of Rainey's good humor and trust.. But when the curves of a woman stop exciting me... It will be safe to assume I am dead because even a gay fellow would have to agree this wood nymph would not go unnoticed, perhaps even more so if it were raining harder.
I love my muse. She has a bit of every woman I have known and loved. Dare I share, she doesn't suffer from the restraints of modesty. In fact, in the first shot, she wanted to run naked down the path. But I realized that I needed the image to be PG-rated. I insisted she put a little something on, and she did. But still, we had to turn around as the backlit images were too hot for the flowers.
I thought I was too old for these April Fool's Day pranks, but Rainey (my Muse) had other ideas; she turned off my alarm last night, which allowed me to oversleep. So my first trick to receive was to miss my 9:30 doctor's appointment. I wonder what other trick she has planned for the day...
I don't think I'd have the courage to schedule a doctor's appointment on April Fools' Day. Way too many things can go wrong, even if one does wake up on schedule.
Here is my Personal Quote of the Day: "Dumb-ass:" A state of being resulting from the release of massive amounts of adrenaline in a vessel containing testosterone. by Joey Clark 9/4/2015
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- It's not that I have sympathy for the electronics industry. Or that I'm worried we won't be able to use our devices for a while (well, I am; I'm here using one, but that's mostly an inconvenience). It's all the other disruptions: GPS down, shipping grinds to a halt, economy tanks. We can't sustain our current population without electricity: food harvesting and distribution, for starters; even though a large segment of the world population doesn't personally have electricity, most of us depend on it in one way or another.
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