I've been using a personal computer since 1980, mostly for business purposes. In my retirement, I build websites, provide graphic design services for local organizations on a voluntary basis, and write stories. Recently, I bought a new computer with Windows 11. A few days ago, I started exploring Copilot. Copilot is the free AI add-on that comes with Windows 11. Among other things, I asked Copilot to critique an ad I want to place. I was amazed at the result. Truth be told, I thought I did a decent job of writing, etc. I guess not!

Morning all.

Sunny and headed for 90, currently 55.

Busy day yesterday. Went to 2 fires, one of which was an historic property. The house was built in the late 1870s, and the majority of outbuildings in the following 10 years. We saved everything historic. Cause was meth lab explosion, fortunately in a Home Depot shed, which spread to the vegetation.

—TK

Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.

Quote from: Major E A Sterner on July 04, 2025, 05:09:28 PMLost power Thursday night at 5:00, running my generator to keep the freezer and refrigerator running, electric company says will probably have power restored around 10:00 pm Saturday night. 😠😠

Praying you get power back soon.

Had a birthday brunch for my MIL, then spent the afternoon and evening with at a pot luck with friends.

'Tis 72 and partly cloudy. "Very warm and humid. Partly cloudy in the morning  then cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Heat indices to 97."

Slim

Lost power Thursday night at 5:00, running my generator to keep the freezer and refrigerator running, electric company says will probably have power restored around 10:00 pm Saturday night. 😠😠

Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.

'Tis 73 and cloudy. "Very warm and humid. Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat indices to 97."

Slim

Greetings all. 

Got pounded with lightning the past few days. Got 18 fires out of it, only 2 went anywhere. One is 300 acres with roads all over. The other is 25 acres and a 2 mile hike 1200 feet up a steep hill to get to. Want to guess which I was on until 4am
It was only 2 acres when we got there, and we almost had it caught, then we had a medical incident and had to abandon the fire (the patient is fine and will make a full recovery by the end of the week).

Y'all keep cool.

—TK

Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.

Quote from: Major E A Sterner on July 02, 2025, 08:24:14 PMSlim, how did you do at the Muster?

I got 3rd in precision rifle with my 1917 Enfield for the Expansion Era.

'Tis 66 and hazy. "Humid. Mostly sunny in the morning  then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the middle 80s. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent."

Slim

Halfway through "2025"
There are 175 shopping days until Christmas.

Rain expected @ 75%

Slim, how did you do at the Muster?

Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.

'Tis 70 and sunny. "Mostly sunny in the morning then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the middle 80s. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent."

Slim