@Susandoyle I tried Crown Royal Maple for the sole purpose of getting the brown Crown Royal bag (to be a Dungeons and Dragons dice bag, of course,) and... It tasted like alcoholic maple syrup.

I then tried it on pancakes.

It actually tasted fine. Obviously not as good as real maple syrup, but it worked better as pancake syrup than Log Cabin/Mrs. Butterworths/etc. (Yes, that's a low bar - a bar so low a mole is more likely to "trip" over it than an ant... But still, the point remains.)

@EileenKCarpenter Give it time..... 😄

@chuck242 Yep, the stubbornness of "c'mon, it HAS to be this letter!" multiple guesses in a row gets me, too. I have to purposefully work on other words if I get 4/5 two guesses in a row.

(Haven't played today's Qwordle yet, but my Wordle was
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 *FOUR GUESSES IN A ROW*.)

As your elected official, I will work to protect the privacy and safety of all students in our schools. This includes opposing policies that allow individuals to self-identify their gender and use bathrooms and locker rooms of the opposite sex. We must also ensure that taxpayer dollars are not used to fund procedures or treatments that go against traditional values and beliefs. Together, we can preserve the traditional family values that made our country great."

This includes working to improve school policies, expanding access to affirming healthcare, and protecting transgender youth from discrimination. Together, we can create a more inclusive and equitable society for all."
Me: Now write a similar one for their opponent
ChatGPT:
"Hello, my name is [Name] and I am running for [Office]. I believe in traditional family values and that children should be taught to embrace their God-given biological sex.
[continued]

Me: Write an "elevator pitch" by a political candidate who wants better treatment for transgender youth

ChatGPT:
"Hello, my name is [Name] and I am running for [Office]. I believe that all children deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their gender identity. As your elected official, I will fight to ensure that transgender youth in our community have access to the healthcare and support they need to thrive.
[continued]

Well, ChatGPT certainly has "political sales pitches" down pat...

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Oh, thank Bast... Today I had meetings scheduled nonstop from 8A-1P, back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back.

So far, every meeting has ended early. Even if the noon meeting runs long, I'll be fine.

Been having fun with ChatGPT among co-workers, trying to find its limits.

The NYT puzzle creation people are at zero risk from it at present:

@wolpertinger Daaaang. When we got rid of our 2004 car in 2019, it had ~250,000 miles on it. Been driving a lot less more recently.

As a possible "last car to hand down to a grandkid" I'd recommend either something future-proof and practical (a high quality EV like a Hyundai Ioniq 5) or something that will be a "fun classic" like a Mustang.

😄

@Sleep_Is_For_Chumps @th3j35t3r @Craig3010 I never deleted my FB account - but I did scrub it of all posts other than my "leaving" posts and a couple specific event/in-memorial posts. So there's a couple posts from 2009-2010, a couple from 2013-2014, then my 2018-2020 "bye FB".

@Sleep_Is_For_Chumps @th3j35t3r @Craig3010 LOL. My last post on Faceypages from 3 years ago was "So long and thanks for all the fish" telling people to find me here. Looks like the post is still live, but the CoSo link has been removed.

Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure I had a couple posts before that that linked people to here, dating back to December 2018 - those are either completely gone or no longer mention CoSo.

@evistre Getting you a portable ducted air conditioner unit, got it.

@th3j35t3r There aren't enough facepalms for this.

@th3j35t3r I believe it translates to "truthiness. huge genius."

@SonOfGhoul Eh. Washington started the precedent of referring to the president as just "Mister Washington". He wanted the office to be humble - some wanted to call him "Your Highness"!

@BrokenOldie @beer No.

Depending on where in Northern California, they might be #Cascadia, but not "Pacific Northwest".

@BenA Also, when Dogma came out, I quipped "the fact that Kevin Smith hasn't been struck down by lightning means God either has a sense of humor, or doesn't strike people down for blasphemy."

Then The Passion of the Christ had multiple cast/crew struck by lightning during filming. (Including the actor portraying Jesus!)

"Sense of humor, got it."

@BenA How did I forget Alan Rickman was in Dogma?!?

I definitely need to rewatch it now.