Your worth is not up for debate. It’s not some fickle, fleeting thing that can be given or taken away by anyone else. It’s not dependent on your achievements, your relationships, your bank account, or your fucking Instagram follower count.| Metallicman
Lately, I have been playing around with LeonardoAI. This is a text-to-picture program and it is really, really good. Long time MM readership will know that I have taken a real shine to these programs and I have a minor sub-index (out of date) on this subject.| Metallicman
When I was a young boy, we moved to a small rural town in Western Pennsylvania; “East Brady”. I started school there, and started to attend third grade.| Metallicman
As I churn through my daily YouTube feed, I watch the collapse of the United States in real time.| Metallicman
During my “off in the wilderness” days, we (my wife and I) would go to a restaurant and order coffee with refills. Back in those days, refills were the norm. And we could stretch our time, and enjoy ourselves by drinking coffee.| Metallicman
When my wife and I got a job in Pago Pago, we had to leave all of our belongings behind. That included our little dog PP.| Metallicman
My mother ordered a case of matches with the logo of my sister’s wedding on it. She did this as a favor to help my sister pay for her wedding.| Metallicman
Bolivia coup failed. Apparently irate civilians found out & surrounded the rebels. The coup leader is now in jail.| Metallicman
My father was a member of the Air Force during the 1950’s and was stationed in Okinawa. He was there during the Korean war, but his role was, as best that I could tell, was photographing all the subterranean Japanese warehouses and storage rooms built underground on that island.| Metallicman
I have almost four million dollars in the bank, made mostly on the side while working a tech job. Not filthy rich but I have more in savings than anyone else I know in my peer group. The first thoughts I have off the top of my head:| Metallicman