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The Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Somehow the previous file was corrupt -- this is the correct fileDr. Ming Wang plays the two-string Chinese violin, recorded by iPhone, at the Steinway Piano Studio, used with permission. A token of my appreciation is winging its way to a “clone” of the Grammar Girl for the recent podcast, her content number 1088 “What AI means for writers and editors with Daniel Heuman”The first discovery you make in listening to the podcast is that Danial is not an editor at all -- he's a software developer, by his own admission.Yes, this is an adventure in Losing Control of the language, since he’s also a Brit, one...2025-07-2411 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Taxing Tips — When I put a buck in the jar at my local Starbucks, I’m not evading anybody's tax. I’m saving Starbucks .025%.Closing piano music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church, used with permission.I was privileged to see a copy of The Constitution of the United States. Wikipedia tells me that The Freedom Train visited Bridgeport, Connecticut, on October 3, 1949, and I was honored to have a visit by a neighboring family.I remember it was on a siding near that area of our city known as Black Rock. The gleaming white locomotives and coaches were parked on an industrial siding, which was accessible by foot and car, unlike the freight yard near my home.I don’t remember muc...2025-07-1810 min
The Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Requiring Voter ID is not intimidation -- It's the LAW More from the playbook of Joseph Goebbels: Closing music: Dr Ming Wang plays A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, recorded at Steinway Piano Gallery by iPhone, used with permission. Requiring voter ID is not intimidation — it’s following the law as expressed by SCOTUS in their famous decision.In the 1964 Wesberry v. Sanders decision, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that equality of voting—one person, one vote.FYI/It was a majority decision, 6 - 3Knowing the sensibilities of those non-English speakers in my audience, I will remind you that the dec...2025-07-1407 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)If Google is the answer -- I must be asking the wrong questionClosing piano music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church, used with permission. Just in case you’d like to know “Stuttgart Passes”..It has’s origin in Harvey McKay’s best seller How to Swim with Sharks without being eaten alive.Find the quotation Stuttgart Passes in the Chapter Never Sign a Contract in a Room with a Chandelier.The writer was attending a kick-off of something titled the NBA/European League, and was to “awarded” the Stuttgart franchise.Each potential franchise owner stood up and “pledged” $100,000 (2005 $)to the “league”…He looked around and discovered there was no...2025-07-0710 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)The Man Who Won WWII -- a review by a readerI'm sorry fans, but this podcast is a day late, and doesn't contain my usual embossments or features -- I had to produce this effort on my backup device & I can't get the volume to work in order to edit the file. 2025-07-0110 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Let me tell you about my longest day, I chased the sun across the Pacific Ocean…Closing piano music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church - used with permission.In past years, I have reminded you that what we call the Longest Day is simply a moment in time — when the sun, on its northward journey, touches the Tropic of Cancer.FYI/in 20-25 The Summer Solstice peaks at 2:42/Z or 07:42/CDT At Edwards Air Force Base, we were transferred to a charter aircraft, a DC-7C four-engine. Underneath the pilot's window, I could read “Flagship American….” It was a seasoned vessel. The venerable DC7C entered regular service in 1953 with American...2025-06-2311 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)A message from A Leap in The Dark©2005 subtitled The Struggle to Create the American Republic, by John Ferling Closing piano music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church, used with permission. This will be another in my Constitutional Minute series, a comment on the shenanigans in California. Rush Limbaugh famously remarked, “California is where the future happens first." We may be in more trouble than we imagine.I have been reading from page 172 Any “sanctuary state or city” may be presumed to be in rebellion, and that’s not permitted…The opinions expressed in this podcast are my own and may not represent the attitude of any sponsor or supporter of this podcast.Miss Corn...2025-06-1614 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Hack number four of the five AI Hacks Synmamyms & Homonmyms represent a problem Music in this podcast is courtesy of Nashville Bronze Quartet, used with permission.Find their Christmas schedule (five Monday & Thursday in December) on their website in November Last night, I spent some time with a “horse opera,” a black-and-white western from the golden age of Hollywood, starring Roy Rogers. Roy played a Confederate officer sent to end the guerrilla outrages in Missouri during our Civil War — the activities of each side in Missouri and Kansas bordered on savagery. For no good reason, I had engaged “closed captioning”, and every time partisan warfare was...2025-06-0920 min
The Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)The previous file had a glitch Herr Mozart -- I have removed itPiano music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian -- recorded via iPhone -- used with permission.My interview with William Lefko, authorBesides being an excellent bridge player, William writes “spiritual” literature — a unique feat in my opinion.When next we meet, my advice to The Grammar Girl — I’ll be looking for you then..2025-06-0634 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)There's Gold in them. thare Hills, or perhaps I should say Land Fills & Tonight's Aurora -06 - 02 - 20-25Opening Music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian (recorded live via iPhone) -- closing banjo music courtesy of Banjo HangOut -- Civil War MedleyLate breaking News — USA Today digital edition lists states when aurora will be visible, but does not include Vermont, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, but does include Michigan.PS I’m not talking about the graphic, I’m talking about the printed list!2025-06-0212 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)SCOTUS Steps In It Again Constitutional Minute Series ii #13 05 - 30 - (20-25Piano music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church.“….at a time when mainstream media outlets are widely distrusted, the number of people who want to pay for quality news in America is distinctly smaller than the number of those who want to order two-ply toilet paper that will arrive the next day….”New Yorker Magazine May 25, 2025, P/34 commenting on Jeff Bezos' management of the Washington PostHe ought to know he founded Amazon! It reminds me of a quote from Fred Friendly television executive: “No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public…”2025-05-2909 min
The Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Freddie O’Connell Frets Over ICE Doing Their JobPiano music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church, Freddie O’Connell Frets Over ICE Doing Their JobWe have 7.5/B$ to spend on Smart Traffic Lights, but local residents in need are a federal problem.Maybe what has Freddie's nose out of joint — we are not picking up the tab for hotel accommodations like NYC. (Amazon’s former home).The opinions expressed in this segment are my own and may not represent the attitudes of any sponsor or other supporter of this podcast..2025-05-2512 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)BridgeMaven Returns -- Series ii Number 2 Bill Lefko explains Big Club aka Precesion SpadePiano Music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church used with permission.A subtitle for this podcast might be BridgeMaven Returns, Series II, number two, my interview with William Lefko. In this episode, Bill tells me about The Big Club, as Precision Spade is now called, by those who use it…This interview was recorded live via iPhone at Vanderbilt Bridge Club and has been lightly edited — William is an engaging speaker, and it’s in my plan for us to hear from him again…Join me later this week, when I explain the facts of life in 21st Ce...2025-05-0917 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Fearless Freep (AKA Freddie O’Connel) Strikes AgainPiano music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church (used with permission)Fearless Freep (AKA Freddie O'Connell) Strikes AgainNot content with spending 7.5/B$ we don’t have, Freddie O’Connell minions pick your pocket again…Here’s the 411: Just in time to celebrate The Steeplechase! You'll receive a revision of your tax bill, and of course, it’s going up.For those of you not in the know, “Fearless Freep” is a cartoon character who is the nemesis of Yosemite Sam.PS. You never see Fearless Freep on the screen2025-04-2808 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)AI gets it wrong AGAIN -- Wizard of iPhone SpeaksMusic courtesy of Blair String Quartet, recorded live by iPhone at Harpeth Presbyterian Church (2011)A token of my appreciation is winging its way to Rachel Cruis for her recent post on cheap places to travel (in the USA)She almost got it right. The place to visit in Ok is Oklahoma City, not Tulsa. Oklahoma City is my pick; it’s a city of museums, including the Cowboy Hall of Fame! That alone is worth the price of admission, as they say, but there are others!Also not making her cut is Kansa...2025-04-2210 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)The material for this podcast is from “Mortgage Fraud Alert…” in a post by Gateway Pundit… via LinkedIn. Piano Music courtesy of Steinway Piano Gallery -- Down by the riverside, recorded live via iPhone (2014) used with permission.Madame Attorney General (of New York State) went one better. While residing in New York State, she purchased property in Virginia and listed it as her primary residence, to get favorable “mortgage terms..” Blip — that’s Tax FraudIn case you missed it — The Law of the State of New York requires that members of the administration (ie government), be residents of New York State.Now, of course, because she is a doubly disadvantag...2025-04-2009 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)If I signed up every place I went two things would happen; Developers would get rich, and I’d be broke!Piano music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church-- used with permission. (Down By The Riverside) A new money grab by Apple — “iWork for the Cloud…”Forget The Cow Jumps Over the Moon let's talk about the cash cow in your pocket or person…Do you remember the bad old days when ATT controlled the iPhone? they charged for voice mail, billed twice for sending and receiving texts… Well those bad old days are back and on SteroidsHere’s the 411/ If you subscribe to Apple News, it’s $9.99 per month, Apple Music is going to cost you...2025-04-1410 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Government of The People is Alive and Well & Living in TennesseePiano Music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church, used with permission. Audio clip courtesy of News Channel 17/Nashville, less than 15 seconds (fair use) The issue before the Senate of Tennessee is whether or not an “illegal” has access to a taxpayer-funded activity ie Our Public Schools.It’s caused quite a stir in the latest rent-a-mob and they once again confused a legislative assembly for a Football Stadium.The Governor wasn’t having it! He not only reminded them they were welcome only as spectators, but threated them with arrest… for interfering with the business of the house…...2025-04-1109 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Proxy voting is "voting in absentia", and that's not allowed in any assemblyClosing music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church, used with permission. However, most of the time, the Speaker is looking at a room full of empty chairs, with a smattering of visitors in the gallery.If a woman is elected to Congress, she’s expected to be present, Yes, I can understand her needs are special but here’s the problem: In the Congress business is conducted in person, as in being present, and that’s a “job” related requirement. Speaking strictly “proxy” voting is “voting in absentia” — that’s not allowed in any assembly. It’s no...2025-04-0709 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)storms are not increasing in severity, but our ability to analyze the data is changing…Banjou Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut, Civil War Medley -- used with permission.Here’s the problem —- not only tornado warnings, flash flood warnings, and severe thunderstorm warnings, and these don’t even include those previous warnings, known as “watches”.Here’s the difference — “a watch” means that condition is “possible”, supposedly a “warning” means “probable” or likely, and a lot depends on their interpretation of our friend Dopler Radar…Take it away Wikipedia -- "A Doppler radar is a specialized radar that uses the Doppler effect to produce velocity data about objects at a distance.[1] It does this by boun...2025-04-0409 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Memo to New Yawker Magazine -- Forget King Cake - I favor Hot Cross BunsClosing music courtesy of Steinway Piano Gallery -- recorded live by iPhone (2014), used with permission. This tome was sparked by an article in a recent New Yorker Magazine, a reporter was in search of the ultimate King Cake in New Orleans, and wound up chasing a phantom of local variants, not exactly “kosher”. Question Is adding chocolate an improvement or varient?2025-04-0109 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)"There's nothing new here!" President Trump releases the Kennedy reportClosing Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut, Waiting for The Robert E. Lee, used with permission.I’d like to engage the Flutz capacitor and tell you something about Lee Harvey Oswald, that Walter Cronkite failed to mention…While the media acknowledged that Lee Harvey Oswald had been a marine, they failed to look at his service record.To begin with, The Marine Corps the first job is to learn to shoot, and they are much more rigorous about it than the Army. Every Marine earns a sharpshooter medal. 2025-03-2509 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)A constitutional minute POTUS has a duty to protect us "from enemies foreign & domestic", it's in his oath of office!Closing piano music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church, used with permission.The way Wikipedia tells the story, this took place at the Earl’s home. I suggest it was more likely at a “gentlemen’s” club in the afternoon.Now here is where the story becomes murky. Knowing the sensibilities of the time. The slab of bread was on a plate (hopefully small) and accompanied by a napkin knife and fork! It’s not clear as to what happened next, did the Earl of Sandwich fold over the bread and pick it up?It is clear that...2025-03-2009 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)What’s happened to collegiality?Closing music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian (recorded live via iPhone) used with permission.collegial 2(def)characterized by consideration and respect among colleagues… — coligiality.Certainly, we have been on a downward trend since the delegates to the democrat convention in San Fransico, booed the presentation of the colors by local Boy Scouts. I maintain that it was that event, not the “butterfly ballot, " which lost Al Gore and Florida electoral votes…2025-03-1209 min
The Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Just Add Water, No Really Headline WSJ 03 - 02 - (20-25) P/D9 Everyone loves a good coffee story, This Ain’t it!Opening music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church, closing courtesy of Banjo HangOut (Come the fount of every blessing) used with permission.The dirty little secret about soliable coffee, (the trade name for what we know as instant coffee) is it’s made from higher-grade beans.Generally, mass-market roasters like Maxwell House use robusto beans, which are more widely & easiest to grow. These beans respond well to a light or city roast. It’s careful roasting that delivers that elusive ingredient we know as flavor or taste.But the added process of dehydration requires the more exotic Arabi...2025-03-0310 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Andrew Jackson "to the victor belongs the spoils"Opening piano music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church-closing The Entertainer courtesy of BanjoHangOut (used with permission)The election of Andrew Jackson ended the domination of Massachusetts and Virginia in the pantheon of early presidents..Of course, along the way, Jackson had to dis' the Congress and the Supreme Court. But it was as Teddy Roosevelt once remarked:“Be sure you are right, then go ahead!”Here’s your digital tip of the week — This is a good time to remind everyone to buy a power strip to connect your alway...2025-02-2313 min
The Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)I didn’t mean to do it of course, but this maybe another of our Constitutional Minute Series…Closing music courtesy of Banjo HangOut The William Tell Overture Our current Congress is more concerned with political posturing than doing any real work, like creating a budget.We have been “operating” on continuing resolutions since the Obama administration…You may not remember Congressional leaders told us, “We know The Affordable Care Act is flawed… we need to pass it to fix it!PS/During his first term President Trump reminded Congress of their “promise….” They reneged on the deal.Institutions are hardly ever a problem it is the people who are flawed. After all if pow...2025-02-0411 min
The Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)“No one ever spent their way to wealth…” Thank You Dave Ramsey….Closing Music courtesy of Tuba Christmas, Bowling Green, KY, (used with permission) This is the last appearance of Tuba Christmas (20-24).The views expressed in this podcast are those of the writer and producer and may not represent the attitudes of others, including any sponsor.Here’s your digital tip of the day —- Heard on New Channel Two Nashville — “spend your way to wealth….” Earn “cash back” from your banking partner…Using the figures given spending $25,000 you would earn $62.50 Spend lavishly to earn 2% cash back… —- it’s a crock “No one ever spent their way to wealth...2025-01-2709 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Abraham Lincoln was our first "minority" president -- The election of 1860 had three candidatesClosing music courtesy of Banjo HangOut -- The William Tell OvertureThis podcast continues with a “Constitutional Minute”It escapes our notice that the election of Abraham Lincoln was a seminal event. Not just because it triggered secession.The election of Lincoln was the birth of political parties as we now know that term. The nation was emerging from what historians have labeled “the era of good feeling” a monumental misnomer if there ever was one. It earned its name because there were no political parties. The House of Representatives comprised Federalists and “Anti” Federalists with a smattering...2025-01-2010 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Life’s little lessons departmentMusic courtesy of Tuba Christmas Bowling Green, KY, (used with permission)There’s a new subscription “savings” app on your horizon it’s called “Rocket Money” and there are others. It’s free to download but bears these dreaded words… “in-app purchases…” translation subscription is required.There are others of course, but what makes these Apps work is setting up a budget and loading all your accounts. The App won’t work unless you do!Those subscriptions are not “lost” they are alive and well and have taken up residence in your online “wallet”. Where they may be out of mind and sight...2025-01-1709 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)I'll bet you think The House of Representatives has 435 members? You'd be WRONGMusic from Chasing Tuba Christmas 20-24 from Bowling Green, KY, used with permission. Bowling Green was special, they played music from the catalog rarely heard, except for Jingle Bells.Joe Biden was so ashamed of awarding the Medal of Freedom -- he waited until Saturday, hoping to keep it out of the news cycle. 2025-01-1212 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Ten Urban Myths of 20-24 inc Your bank gives you Cash BackMusic courtesy of Tuba Christmas Bowling Green, Kentucky, Bring a Torch & Tennebaum--used with permission. There was no election fraud in 2020. The Titanic might have missed the iceberg if they hadn’t been competing for The Blue Riband of The Atlantic. ie Fastest Crossing! President Biden is committed to border security & domestic justice!Widening the Airport access exit on i40 in Nashville will not solve the problem! Too many passengers “Herr Mozart.” The “return” of La Nina is a weather fraud. It’s not neccessary to name the return of a normal pattern. It’s an illogical...2025-01-0608 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)AI is writing by default = GarbageIn/GarbageOutOpening & Closing Music from Chasing Tuba Christmas (20-24) Bowling Green, KY (used with permission) Hack number four of the five AI HacksSynmamyms & Homonmyms represent a problem Dead Air (How Orson Wells Captivated a Nation) On October 30, the Mercury radio theater presented a radio adaptation of HG Wells' story War of the Worlds. It was necessary for the suspension of belief to choose a rural location. How about Grovers Mill, New Jersey?Here is a fact you need to know, (Grovers Mill) doesn't exist in New Jersey or any other state...2025-01-0227 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Don’t use your debit card at the Publix Pharmacy! The charge will appear on your statement as “grocery”.Opening & closing music courtesy of Tuba Christmas Bowling Green Ky (Used with permission ) Tennebaum (opening) Carol of The Bells (closing) Digital Tax Tip of the DayDon’t use your debit card at the Publix Pharmacy!The charge will appear on your statement as “grocery”. The store receipt is printed on heat-sensitive paper and will fade over time. Later this week on Content Matters, a homage to Bob Newhart -- I place a call to Joesph Pulitzer -- editor and publisher of the New York Sun and benefactor of Lady Liberty. He raised the money to...2024-12-3010 minThe Wizard of iPhone Speaks (20-22)Chasing Tuba Christmas S/ix # 3 (20-24) Bowling Green, KentuckyMusic from Tuba Christmas Bowling Green, Kentucky, used with permission, they play the music not played much from the Tuba Christmas catalog Join me next Monday when I explain how to make resolutions that matter, Content Matters on Wednesday my interview concerning the battle of Nashville 170 years ago..2024-12-2714 min
GeekOfTheWeekAI invades news writing remember Wuhan Virus is RacistPiano Music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church.Late breaking News 06 - 02 - (20-23) A Chinese spokesman admits that the Covid-19 virus “escaped from their lab”. I guess that puts the lid on the coffin “Wuhan Virus is racist.”In a startlingly surprising announcement wind advocates claim to be able to recycle turbine blades There's not a bit of truth in that statement It’s a hoax designed to give them environmental cover!Currently, wind turbine blades are made of wood with a fiberglass cover which is the real culprit. There’s nothing to reclaim excep...2023-06-0412 min
GeekOfTheWeekThere’s bad advice everywhere & if you take your tech advice from News channel four/Nashville - they don’t know beans about iPhone securityOpening piano music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church -- closing Banjo HangOut The Very Thought of You, used with permission.I once made a crack that with more than 2/B phones sold no one would steal an iPhone. What the thieves are now after is your “life”. Locking you out of your Apple ID to charge stuff thru Apple/Pay — it’s your identity they steal. The TV commentator suggested replacing your four-digit passcode with a six-digit code. Yes, that might help, but here’s a better idea. Engage fingerprint ID. Since no two of us have the same fi...2023-05-1913 min
GeekOfTheWeekLabels don't "lie" Copywriters DoOpening piano music courtesy of Steinway & Sons - closing courtesy of Banjo HangOut, William Tell Overture --I omitted one thing from my tome on fuel savings & here it is now. We are moving in the warmer months of the year and it pays to shop for fuel earlier in the day when it’s coolest. Gasoline in its liquid state expands & contracts, it’s stored underground at a constant 55 degrees Fahrenheit it will expand as it’s pumped and in your tank. Use pumps on the shady side of the station, and in hot weather don’t “overfill”...2023-05-1609 min
GeekOfTheWeekAre PodCast Tags Important? No, They’re Vital!If you prepare a detailed script for your podcast, do yourself a favor; include a text box at the end of each episode with possible tags to use for that episode as a reminder.Tag Lines are Awesome if The're Awesome/headline by Steve Woodruff with misspelling Overall: 65 • Engagement: 58 • Impression: 50 • View AnalysisTag Lines are Awesome if They're Awesome/Notice with misspelling does better/Go figureOverall: 64 • Engagement: 57 • Impression: 50 • View AnalysisAre PodCast Tags Important? No, They’re Vital!Overall: 68 • Engagement: 59 • Impression: 61 • View Analysis /Mine does slightly better2023-05-0502 min
GeekOfTheWeekEverything I know about writing podcasts, I learned from Steve Woodruff, PodCamp 2014This is The PodCast Doctor Video series iii — this video is sponsored by MouseCalls of Bellevue (37-221) — the guys who beat the tech in the truck.. He didn’t mean to do it, of course, he was delivering a presentation of: The Communication Strategies involved in “Branding”, and I happened to be in the room. I am indebted to Steve for making a great presentation, and I am able to re-create his session from “holographic” notes, taken during the session. Join me on Monday Wizard Of iPhone Speaking -- we'll talk grocery shopping in Podt Covid America. 2023-04-3005 minGeekOfTheWeekTake Your Podcast to the next level build anticipation Tease future content — an “un-case” studyApple to use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025April 13 (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Thursday it would use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 as a part of its efforts to make all its products carbon neutral by the end of the decade. THANK YOU Reuters News ServiceWhat's taking so long /ed noteBad advice is everywhere — Heard on News Channel Two Nashville — talking about tic removal & here I quote if the tick is embedded — use tweezers, end of quote — Wrong - use a hot match or alcohol or bleach — you want t...2023-04-1604 minGeekOfTheWeekTwitter Get's It Wrong Again, TennesseeTo begin I’d like to share the results of a so-called Twitter poll on NewsChannel/17 — Nashville’s (own) CodeRed weather dunces.According to their results, the state of Tennessee looks bad as a result of the recent expulsion of two members. It’s a crock of sh…As we found out in 20-20 Twitter is a sewer (Thank You, Rush Limbaugh). It’s not representative of anything, it’s powered by BOTT postings. We are living in the age of lowered expectations & a much coarser society, people are just not polite as demonstrated by the images a...2023-04-0705 min
GeekOfTheWeekUnfortunately for US 21st century politics are motivated by revenge more than any other motiveMusic opening piano courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian -- closing courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian -- A History Lesson from Kim Kommando "Happy Wednesday! What were you doing on this day in 1971? If you were Ray Thomlinson, you sent the first email ever from one computer to another using ARPANET (precursor to the internet). Thank you, Ray!"Thanks for this history lesson -- FYI/the message which was sent was a violation of protocol -- It was a personal message not permitted on the ARPANET established by the Defense Department.2023-03-3116 min
GeekOfTheWeek“There are lies and then there are Damn’d lies and then there are statistics….” Mark TwainPiano music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church -- Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut - Alabamey Bound. I picked the March issue of Harper’s Magazine while I was scouring my local Publix store for Hot Cross Buns, a Damn’d Yankee Easter Delicacy.I was attracted by the headline Publishing On Trial, as a potential author I’m interested in anything that concerns publishing.At home I flipped through the magazine my attention was drawn to a page titled: Harper’s Index further down I read the following statements:"Percentage of college students who are ‘prior...2023-03-2415 min
GeekOfTheWeekMichigan Governor Confirms The Idea “we are being led by Dopes”Opening piano music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Closing Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut -- Alabamy BoundMichigan Governor Confirms The Idea “we are being led by Dopes”. Yes, we have lost control of The Language or plain English under assault by a political dimwit! Back in the dim dark days of the past, we would say lightweight but this latest pronouncement takes the whole biscuit. Governor Whitmer says “We will not block access to gender ‘affirming’ surgery….” Translation “mutilation is okay!” Join me on Monday Wizard of iPhone Speaks 03 - 20 - (20-23) when I answer a question W...2023-03-1715 min
GeekOfTheWeekFlorida Startup Moves Closer to Building Data Centers on the Moon — (03-07-2023) This headline is about 25 days too early.Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut -- Alabama Jubilee The silly season gets an early start! Doesn’t Moon Pollution Count? A Florida company plans to have Moon based cloud server — It’s a dumb idea. Yes, I know we have wireless charging for our devices, but no one has tried to send electricity to the Moon since Nicola Tesla.Bernie Sanders, senator from the nation’s only (Peoples Republic) Vermont, former Democrat Curmudgeon, and media darling of 2016 will be inducted into The Fast Food Hall of Fame. The honor granted to Bernie Sanders will include a lifetime "...2023-03-1019 minGeekOfTheWeekWakeUp Nashville a 6 Month Wait for any Metro Spending info is a John Cooper stonewall tacticMusic courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church recorded live by iPhone.Join my Zoom — Eventbrite on March 09 - 2023 —` at 5 PM Take The First Step Join The Podcast of The Month ClubThu, March 9, 2023, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CST — Online via Zoom — register thru EventbriteUS Commerce Secretary goes to Ukraine to organize a country-wide bake sale to fight the Ruskies.'Bikes are wonderful, but there are three main problems with bicycles as transportation in America:First, our country is large, unlike the Netherlands or even Belgium, which are both small and relatively flat. Second...2023-03-0422 minGeekOfTheWeekJoe Biden didn’t go to East Palestine (OH) because someone told him, it was a suburb of Jerusalem.Opening Paino music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian, "Here I Rise My Ebenezer" -- Btianjo music courtesy of. Banjo HangOut "Waiting For The Robert E. Lee".Memo to NewsFiveNashville — give each homeless person a check for $1400 & a one-way bus fare to NYC We have $55/M to spend.With 2.2 Billion iPhones sold (as of 2018), Wikipedia estimates they represent 15% of the global smartphone market. Bravo Sierra!Wikipedia has apparently invaded NYT territory “it’s over for Apple…”. The Times didn’t know what they were talking about & neither did Wikipedia. That was five years ago and since then 24...2023-02-2409 min
GeekOfTheWeekIt’s a toss-up whether we will drown in a sea of plastic straws or L/ion batteries.Banjo Music. courtesy of Banjo HangOut -- Civil War Medley -- Batteries are stone age technology & they certainly do not represent “clean energy”, depending on their electrodes, they may be hazardous waste.FYI/for a brief period in the nineties EverReady claimed to recycle dry-cell batteries. It didn’t last too long because only the metal cases were. Automobile batteries on the other hand have been recycled except for the plastic cases.They are only permanent in the sense that many of the materials used in their construction are permanent ie stainless steel. The killer for an...2023-02-1016 min
GeekOfTheWeekAn addition to the Great Beauties of the 20th century Claudette Colbert — She was Cleopatra before Elizabeth Taylor was bornMusic courtesy of Tuba Christmas, Nashville, Tennessee used with permission Jingle Bells (20-22) Carol of the bells (20-17) recorded live via iPhone.Last night I watched Parish, a movie set in the tobacco country of the Connecticut River Valley released in 1961. A drama starting, Claudette Colbert. I may have to revise my list of great beauties of the twentieth century. She deserves a nomination. She, also starred in Cleopatra (1934) before Elizabeth Taylor was born. Connecticut shade-grown leaf is prized as a cigar wrapper as much as Havana is for as a "filler".Join me on Wizard of iP...2023-01-1313 minGeekOfTheWeekSouthwest Airlines Melt Down or It’s not nice to monkey with Mother Nature, especially in domestic aviationMusic courtesy of Tuba Christmas Nashville, Tennessee 2022, used with permission. Breaking News — A Family survives after Tesla drives off Cliff — today on News Four (01-03) Nashville - Another headline which doesn’t deliver. No one rode that Tesla off the cliff to destruction! In addition to my review of the performance of the West Point band, I will review of the National Geographic WW-II Atlas & we’ll talk about the best Weather App for your smartphone. At the same time, the rest of the nation endured cancellations & delays of more than 10,000 flights. Southwest owned only...2023-01-0715 min
GeekOfTheWeekWhy You Should Beware Homophones -- We used to call them homonyms now they’re HomophonesMusic from Tuba Christmas, Nashville, Tennessee (20-22) used with permission. Of course, you may fight some homonyms in notes by engaging emojis ie sea (ocean) when you meant see (vision). Speaking of emojis why is it we have flags of many nations & no flags of our 46 states & five commonwealths? There’s trouble ahead for the global warming crowdIn case you missed it Last week's Christmas storm named Eric is number five on the weather hit parade & it’s only the third day of winter. 2022-12-3012 minGeekOfTheWeekA Huge Asteroid passes Earth - Headline Newsweek magazineAnother headline that doesn’t deliver. Newsweek writers don’t know beans about asteroids.Creating sensational headlines used to be the province of your neighborhood checkout lane think Super Market Tabloid. We continue with music from Nashville Tuba. Christmas 20-22 recorded live by iPhone, used with permission.2022-12-2310 minGeekOfTheWeekThe Word Doctor Presents Writing & Speaking "the kings English" S/I #2 12 - 12 (20-22Music courtesy of Tuba Christmas Knoxville, Tennessee (opening) & Tuba Christmas Chattanooga (2017) used with permission ---- The revelations coming out of the new Twitter management may shape the future for words like plutocrat — ballot harvesting (see mail fraud) malfeasance, voting fraud & finally hologram (see Joe Biden)My advice from last week still stands to be wary of “stock images”.This week a local LinkedIn connection posted a quote by George Orwell and once again she was let down by “poor graphics” George Orwell was identified as an “American Novelist”…. Eric Blair aka George Orwell was born in the UK and to th...2022-12-1211 min
GeekOfTheWeekThe English Language Word/Doctor is committed to speaking & writing the King’s English. “He done it good.”Music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Earlier this year during weekend weather programming on FNB the mouth of the Hudson River was identified as “Hudson’s Bay” (in the crawl). FYI/in TV terms that’s the name for information that scrolls across the bottom of your screen (not to be confused with closed captioning). This same sort of thing is happening in the movie synopsis. On POSTIV TV Stalag 17, for example, depicts life in a POW (Prisoner Of War)camp, not a ‘Nazi Death Camp’. There is a difference. The same problem exists over at TCM, which pre...2022-12-0215 min
GeekOfTheWeekThe recent election shenanigans in Arizona would be funny if they weren’t so tragic A clear example of terminal dumb.Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut -- Waiting For The. Robert E. LeeI enjoy talk radio & if I’m not listening to my current podcast I’m tuned to WTNN/FM Thursday morning's first guest was an economist & he had a problem. His task was to explain CryptoCurrency. Problema/Sp He didn’t understand it himself he tried to explain BitCoin. He should have started with this statement CryptoCurrency is a misnomer Nothing about Bitcoin has anything to do with currency at all. To be “money” or currency it must be generally accepted. You would have a...2022-11-1815 minGeekOfTheWeekMore election news AZ a state which for 2020 reported results that evening in 2022 takes 10 days to count results & no mass mail-in votesOpening courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church,The election is over and the pundits are scurrying for cover to explain the red wave which wasn’t!It’s been a mystery to me just what motivates Senatorial concerns. I can’t picture Fedderman as a Senator he looks more like a thug. On the other hand, Chuck Schumer (NY) may look like a Senator but he’s a dunce.In my precinct, early voting was a big success. The concept was created to increase turnout, by the third day my box had counted more than 3000 votes. It seems...2022-11-1116 minGeekOfTheWeekThe science of Bubbles ExplainedMusic courtesy of Banjo HangOut Civil War medleyAnother member of my circle has come down with Covid, and we are in year three of a pandemic with the most virulent virus known to us, it must be virulent because we are entering “the flu season” of year four.I guess our initial reaction was too effective in postponing the so-called herd immunity — like the famous game of “kick the can,” which I am sure most people alive today have never played.In terms of dealing with Omicron if masks have been effective it’s like playing Kick...2022-11-0415 min
GeekOfTheWeekMaking Winston Smith Proud (Think ministry of truth 1984) The CDC Attempts a re-write of our recent historyMusic courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Nineteen Eighty-Four has become a classic literary example of political and dystopian fiction. It also popularised the term "Orwellian" as an adjective, with many terms used in the novel entering common usage, including "Big Brother", "doublethink", "Thought Police", "thoughtcrime", "Newspeak", and "2 + 2 = 5”. Thank you, WikipediaThe delta variant occurred after only 18 months, not four years as if it were on an arithmetic scale as claimed. We should have gone thru Alpha Beta Gamma but we went direct to Delta then Omicron We skipped Beta/Gamma just as we skipped eta, theta, iota...2022-10-2814 min
GeekOfTheWeekKim Kommando shares ways to save on Amazon, Apple, & Google. I have a better tip don’t sign up for prime immediate savings $139.Opening music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Jazzy Jerrico -- Closing music courtesy of Blair String Quartet - each recorded live via iPhone.KK is on a streak of appearing in the print edition of USA Today for two consecutive weeks. This week she talks about managing your online subscriptions. I have a better idea, I’m over creating accounts. I oppose the idea that; “it's smart to pay to shop…”.In this podcast, I’m going to read a chapter of Spade & Archer©(2016) a prequel. Spade & Archer A Prequel©(2020) for $6.95 (e-book) or as a printed PDF for $12.95 p...2022-08-1320 minGeekOfTheWeekPodcast BootCamp -- Managing Your Editorial Schedule -- "Write what you say before you hit record" - Podcast essential number 4Every PodCast Is Three ”C’s”
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In the blogosphere There’s confusion about MP-4 / Video & MP-3/audio -- Videos are difficult to edit & may lack “music”Your Media Is Not Your MessageTelling Your Story Well Is Your MessageBanjo music courtesy of Banjo HangOut The Entertainer. 2022-08-0512 minGeekOfTheWeekLearn These 10 Simple Hacks to make your next interview podcast great listeningThis is a continuation of my series The Five Podcast essentials Interview shows are popular with audiences & may seem easy to produce which leads to podcast essential number four:Any interview may create more content than you may need!The best podcast interviews are edited to capture that premium content In the companion video, I will highlight ten simple hacks to make your next interview great! The manuscript for The China Clipper Mystery is now complete — you may order a printed PDF proof copy for $12.95, not including priority mailing of $8.95 plus $5. Shippi...2022-07-3005 minGeekOfTheWeekIf President Biden is not clear on if he has cancer, how can we know if he’s been infected with Wuhan Virus or anything else for that matter?Opening music courtesy of Stevens Valley Brass Quintet, Closing music courtesy of Blair String quartet. Here are some rules of a circus, which any business can apply: Each element of the show is either in use or put back in storage, (circus performers put away their toys)"There is no 'royalty' in a Circus everyone's a performer and a worker” there are only troupers! Every motion counts, The famous circus parade, moves the menagerie from the freight yards to the circus grounds,The most important man in the tent, has his back to the perfo...2022-07-2223 minGeekOfTheWeekBridgeMaven Returns #3 from the original series Know Your MemberPiano music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Down by The Riverside! If you have tuned in expecting Geek Of The Week The Magazine, it will return next week.This podcast will be BridgeMaven returns from the original series Know Your Member, my interview with Mark Leventhal when he discusses Two Over One bidding. 2022-07-0122 minGeekOfTheWeekOrder The China Clipper MysteryA brief mention in the saving electricity department, during this period of high usage — look at your electric dishwasher controls and toggle off “extended heat dry” if you see that on the control panel. Especially if you have followed my advice and run your dishwasher off-peak hours. Order The China Clipper Mystery The manuscript is now complete and you may order a printed PDF proof copy for $12.95, not including priority mailing of $8.95 plus $5. Shipping & handling, these proof copies contain a further special offer.OrYou may order A copy of the e-book for $7.95 — these copies may incl...2022-06-2411 minGeekOfTheWeekMemo to News channel 17 Heres a new name: Nashvile EverydaY Crisis News SourceMusic by Stevens Valley Brass Quintet -- Consider this latest headline “Crisis in the classroom”How can we have a classroom crisis when schools are not in session?Answer Simple we are finding out “teachers” are not teaching!Or Perhaps Nashville students are remarkably stupid? Since their parents elected John Cooper it may be the latter. On the other side, we are told the drones from Bransford Ave can’t afford to live & work for that city which increased property taxes by 40%. You know that bunch that received a FULL paycheck, while you didn’t.2022-06-1712 minGeekOfTheWeekMemo to News Channel 17 — We don’t need you to: “Raise our awareness of ‘Nashville’s Homeless’ problem”. What Nashville wants to know is: “When is our metro Dunce going to solve his problem?”Music by Blair String Quartet -- recorded live via iPhone at Harpeth Presbyterian Church, used with permission. Another news outlet advised me that we are hiring a consultant and paying 500,000 Taxpayer dollars to study the problem at the Lowes Parking Lot in Madison. Here’s a better idea: Assuming they're 200 squatters, let’s give them a check for $2000 and a $500 bus ticket to their destination. It’s a way to spread the wealth, and it won’t cost any more.2022-06-1119 min
GeekOfTheWeekSpeaking of Wuhan what-you-may-call-it It took 28 months to reach 25% of the original prediction of deaths.Music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church & Steinway & Sons The Entertainer played by Sprio, recorded live by iPhone at Green Hills Mall, used with permission.Speaking of Wuhan what-you-may-call-it It took 28 months to reach 25% of the original prediction of deaths. President Trump did the right thing by sending the hospital ship Hope to NYC. You may not recall but we turned the nation inside out to protect the constituents of the son of Mario “the pious” 2022-06-0318 minGeekOfTheWeekMicheal J. Mallen author of Nun on The Run -- "the story of an avenging angel"Music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian church & Dr. Ming Wang, used with permission.Find Nun on The Run on Amazon dot com.2022-05-2744 minGeekOfTheWeekRe Tomato reference in How The World Really Works — .25 cents worth of desiel in production — if not in production certainly in transportation — Last Spring I picked up a Tomato @ $1.95/lb in Publix — labeled produced in Canada, which meant that tomato trMusic courtesy of Blair String Quartet, recorded live by iPhone at Harpeth Presbyterian Church used with permission.Re Tomato reference in How The World Really Works — .25 cents worth of diesel in production — if not in production certainly in transportation — Last Spring I picked up a Tomato @ $1.95/lb in Publix — labeled produced in Canada, which meant that tomato traveled from Canada via truck to Lakeland Florida & then from Lakeland by yet another truck to Nashville, Tennessee.2022-05-0659 minGeekOfTheWeekPancakes & Maple Syrup A Match Made in Heaven - Perhaps a little mite "south" of thereOpening piano music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church, closing The Entertainer courtesy of Steinway & Sons, both recorded live via iPhone used with permission. (Spiro plays the entertainer).Pancakes & Maple Syrup A Match Made in Heaven - Perhaps a little mite "south" of thereThe highest grade is Grade A amber. My personal preference is the grade used by Cracker Barrel Grade B Amber bottled in St. Johnsbury, VT. What’s unique about St Johnsbury is it’s the last Vermont town in America. When I was growing up my mother's preferred brand of commercial syrup was Vermont Maid...2022-04-2919 min
GeekOfTheWeekThe Weather Dunces strike again! Today’s Ultimate Dumb, at an Earth Day Summitt in Dallas TX, An Eco-Dunce, builds a 10ft. Carbon Fiber GlobePiano Music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church, recorded live by iPhone, used with permission. Forget recycling — reduce first use instead.We have managed to do what alchemists of an earlier era couldn’t do. No, we have not turned base metal into gold we went the other way. Turning natural substance petroleum into something permanently durable ie plastics which includes Styrofoam fiberglass & carbon fiber. FYI/Why can’t I submit a carbon credit invoice of $25 for sending biomass (branches & sticks) to the landfill? Carbon Credits were invented by Al Gore who won a Nobel Prize. 2022-04-2212 minGeekOfTheWeekJustice & Jurisdiction are like Diversity & Divide These are root words & may mean opposite thingsPiano music courtesy of Steinway & Sons Spiro plays The Entertainer recorded live via iPhone at the Green Hills Mall in December 2018 used with permission. I purchased USA Today & was disappointed my pal Kim Komando didn’t cut this weeks’ print edition. Just another one of those stories about someone arguing with the police which turned out badly. Indeed, a traffic stop shouldn’t result in death on either side.It’s not about justice, it’s about jurisdiction, he has it, you can see his badge and you know he’s armed. When I was in the Army...2022-04-1518 minGeekOfTheWeekA token of my thanks is winging its way to the weather guys at Newschannel 17. Their little Saturday piece about weather superstitionsIt’s wonderful to be appreciated A token of my thanks is winging its way to the weather guys at Newschannel 17. Their little Saturday piece about weather superstitions. It was a hoot. I prefer the term folklore. Believing in global warming is a superstition. Trusting the Punxsutawney Phil is folklore. Because gentle listener PP couches his predictions in such vague terms just like many politicians he’s always right. Ground Hog Day is always February 2 & the first day of spring follows six weeks later. As a character on Hogan’s Heroes once remarked, "H..... has lost contro...2022-04-0814 minGeekOfTheWeekMore Conventional Wisdom Bites The Dust March came in like a lamb & is leaving as a Lion It ain't rightDr. Ming Wang plays the two-string Chinese violin, used with permission recorded live via iPhone. This week's Feng Shui by Shelf -- Waging War on unnecessary plastic -- Kendell Jackson Chardonnay uses plastic corks, leave it on the shelf. Is it April Fool? — No It’s Arbor Day — First Among America’s Lost Holidays — A New Department of GeekOfTheWeek. Earth Day is a Fraud — It’s Arbor Day We Need!2022-04-0216 min
GeekOfTheWeekI've Heard of The Seven Seas, The Organic Ocean is a new one for me!Join me on Monday 03 - 28 (20-22) for my nomination of the ten most valuable iPhone Apps on The Wizard of iPhone Speaks, find us in Apple Podcast or "Google" podcast name WizardOfiPhoneSpeaks (all one word).What Doe’s BitCoin Lack?Answer those memorable words of US notes:“Legal Tender — For all debts public & private…”While enjoyed the recent piece on BitCoin from Commerce Bank, which I read on my smartphone, it does reinforce some misconceptions about Crypto Currencies. Such as being accepted by some merchants BurgerKing for example. With one BitCoin trading at $39,000 making change would...2022-03-2519 min
GeekOfTheWeek“How to increase your metabolism” 03 - 11 - (20-22) Another headline which won’t deliver!No, she’s got metabolism confused with appetite, and here’s the unscientific part:“Drink a half of a liter of water each day to increase your metabolism….”That’s going to be very difficult because water has zero calories….Next, she opines “Walk 8700 steps daily….” Or nearly twice as far as the Heart Association 5000 steps daily. If you put those two recommendations together you get one colossally bad idea — it’s called dehydration.Fact — My fitness band recommends a daily water intake of 64 ounces which is four times her recommendation. Be wary of so-called “experts” who are...2022-03-1220 minGeekOfTheWeekA case study MP-3 vs MP-4The PodCast Doctor is IN -- piano music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church recorded live via iPhone. A case study2022-03-0402 minGeekOfTheWeekTry these Ten Hacks to make your next interview podcast greatPodCast Doctor Productions is seeking clientsTo celebrate 2022 we propose to produce a weekly podcast at the introductory rate of $49.00/episode for a ninety-day “trial” rate. Episodes are to be 18 1/2 minutes or less. The file format shall be MP-3 and shared through a cloud service (DropBox recommended) 24/36 hours before the production date.PodCast Doctor Productions is not responsible for hosting or otherwise distributing any PodCast or episode. MP-3 Files may be edited for stumbles & glitches but not content — they may be embellished with Jingles (royalty-free music) & stingers (these may include stingers produced...2022-02-0803 min
The Profitable Medpreneur PodcastYour Money Hour Podcast - Episode 9 with Podcaster John MaGuirkWelcome to the Your Money Hour Podcast with Dakota Grady! Today's show features long time podcaster John MaGuirk. John's podcast, Wired 615 Seniors, for seniors that are challenged with technology. He has been doing podcasts since 2012. During the interview John discusses aspects of podcasting for those that are interested in starting a podcast. John shares one piece of advice that every podcaster needs to know and understand.
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AirGym Digest - All Things FitnessEp. 20 With John MaGuirk at Siams CuisineJohn MaGuirk is a Writer&Producer of Video Series PodCast BootCamp -- Know what you are going to say before you hit record!He loved the idea of AirGym and so we chopped it up for a little bit. Be sure to check out his podcast!2018-11-0807 min