Posted in Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, NASA, space on February 8, 2025| Leave a Comment »
What’s the Difference Between Asteroids, Comets and Meteors? We Asked a NASA Scientist
So, what’s the difference between asteroids, comets, and meteors? Well, asteroids are rocky, comets are icy, and meteors are much smaller and are the shooting stars that you see up in the sky.
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Posted in Likes, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, bright side, haiku, nature, Thoughts, writing on February 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Of all Nature’s gifts
Bright sun, warm rain, skies above…
You bring naught but joy.
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, art, change, creativity, power, Thoughts, Writers, writing on February 6, 2025| 1 Comment »
“Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change. It can not only move us, it makes us move.”
— Ossie Davis
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Posted in Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, observation, planets, science, space on February 5, 2025| Leave a Comment »
What do Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars all have in common? They’re all currently in alignment, at least from our Earthly perspective.
6 planets aligning in night sky will get even better in February
Venus, Saturn and Neptune will be bunched together low in the southwestern sky, while Mars, Jupiter and Uranus will glow higher in the southern sky.
One trick for finding the planets is to look for how they shine. Stars appear to twinkle while planets do not, making it easier to pick out planets in a star-studded sky.
Weather and light pollution permitting, four of these planets will be visible to the naked eye. Pretty cool!
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, artists, creativity, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers, writing on February 4, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“If l’d waited to know who I was or what I was about before I started ‘being creative,’ well, I’d still be sitting around trying to figure myself out instead of making things. In my experience, it’s in the act of making things and doing our work that we figure out who we are. You’re ready. Start making stuff.”
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, hope, Thoughts on February 3, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The forces of chaos are strong this week, especially with our neighbours to the south. Look for what’s good!
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Posted in Holidays, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, silly fun, Thoughts on February 2, 2025| Leave a Comment »
In defense of Groundhog Day — America’s silliest holiday
As a kid growing up in Pennsylvania, there are a few state treasures you come to revere, like Tastykake’s Butterscotch Krimpets, a 64-pack of Crayola crayons with a sharpener on the back of the box, soft pretzels and Hershey’s chocolate. But no locally-produced treat could touch the majesty of the state’s ultimate icon: Punxsutawney Phil.
Happy Groundhog Day! This wacky holiday is good fun, but even our friendly neighborhood rodent doesn’t always know what the future will bring.
Whatever comes, let’s try to face it with a warm heart, constructive goals, and a sense of fun.
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, family, home, inspiration, music on February 1, 2025| Leave a Comment »
This one’s for my father, who introduced us to Saturday Night Live and to music.
Questlove’s Fantastic Video Mix of 50 Years of SNL Music
Oh this is just delightful: for the opening of his documentary film on the history of music on SNL he co-directed with Oz Rodriguez, Questlove produced what the NY Times calls “a high-speed, six-minute DJ mix of SNL music highlights”. So. Good.
There’s a link to the video in the article. It’s mostly blurred but the audio is still playable (you can watch the full video on Peacock if you have it; I don’t but the audio was still fun).
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Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, ideas, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers, writing on January 31, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Other, tagged "intelligence", #365Ways, #365Ways2025, #fyi, AI, annoying stuff, apple-intelligence, iphone, sneaky stuff, technology on January 30, 2025| Leave a Comment »
This is a brief note for any iPhone (or Mac, see note) users out there.
Apple releases iOS 18.3 with AI-powered Apple Intelligence on by default
Apple has kicked off iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and MacOS 15.3 with one significant change affecting AI. Since its debut, Apple Intelligence has required the extra step of actually turning it on or opting in. But with the new versions, Apple’s AI feature is enabled by default for eligible devices.
Sigh. I’m not a Luddite but that doesn’t mean I want AI rummaging around in my phone whenever it wants. If you feel that way too, or just want to extend your battery life, you can disable this new annoying “feature.”
Fortunately, it’s easy to do: How to turn off Apple Intelligence now that it’s on by default
Disable Apple Intelligence by navigating to “Settings” > “Apple Intelligence & Siri” and toggle off the button next to “Apple Intelligence.”
Enjoy your (temporary?) escape from the AI powers that be!
Note: The latest Mac OS (15.3 as of this writing) also defaults Apple Intelligence to *on.* Act accordingly, folks!
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