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The Twist Podcast #202: Armed and Fabulous, Losing Loretta, Rick’s Flick Picks, and More!
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we contemplate gays with guns, mourn the loss of country music legend Loretta Lynn, run down Rick’s flick pics, and scan the headlines for any signs of hope.
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Meet the Author (Me!) at the Frenchtown Bookshop Today
I’ll be bundled up on the porch at the Frenchtown Bookshop (Frenchtown, NJ) later this morning with a stack of my Maggie Dahl Mysteries. Stop and say hello!
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There’s An App for That: DALL.E 2 Lets You Create Images from Text Using AI
Cat with magnifying glass sleuth hat cartoon style. Those are the words I typed into my image creator at DALL.E 2, part of OpenAI.com.
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company. Our mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.
OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI)—by which we mean highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work—benefits all of humanity.
We will attempt to directly build safe and beneficial AGI, but will also consider our mission fulfilled if our work aids others to achieve this outcome.
DALL·E 2 can create original, realistic images and art from a text description. It can combine concepts, attributes, and styles.
And I just did this one: fish on a bicycle paiting style. It doesn’t cost anything, either. Try it out!
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There’s An App for That: DALL.E 2 Lets You Create Images from Text Using AI
Cat with magnifying glass sleuth hat cartoon style. Those are the words I typed into my image creator at DALL.E 2, part of OpenAI.com.
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company. Our mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.
OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI)—by which we mean highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work—benefits all of humanity.
We will attempt to directly build safe and beneficial AGI, but will also consider our mission fulfilled if our work aids others to achieve this outcome.
DALL·E 2 can create original, realistic images and art from a text description. It can combine concepts, attributes, and styles.
And I just did this one: fish on a bicycle paiting style. It doesn’t cost anything, either. Try it out!
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Savvy Senior: Auto Aids That Make Driving Easier and Safer
By Jim Miller
Dear Savvy Senior,
Do you know of any car gadgets that can help older drivers? I drive a 12-year-old car and have arthritis in my neck, back and knees which limits my mobility making it more difficult to get in and out of the car and look over my shoulder to backup.
Almost 80
Dear Almost,
To help keep older drivers safe and extend their driving years, there are a number of inexpensive products you can purchase that can easily be added to your vehicle to help with many different needs. Here are some popular auto aids to consider.
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Retire Fabulously’s Dave Hughes on the Where Do Gays Retire Podcast
Dave Hughes is a leading authority on retirement lifestyle planning. He has written over 100 articles about retirement lifestyle planning for his website, RetireFabulously.com, and has published three books: Design Your Dream Retirement, Smooth Sailing into Retirement, and The Quest for Retirement Utopia.
From 2016-2017, Dave was a regular contributor to U.S. News’ On Retirement blog. In 2017, RetireFabulously.com received the Best Senior Living Award from SeniorHomes.com as one of the top retirement blogs, by both reader polling and judge’s selection. Dave was named one of NextAvenue.org’s Top 50 Influencers in Aging for 2017.
Following a successful 34-year career as a software engineer, trainer, course developer, and manager, Dave accepted an early retirement package and retired at age 56.
You can hear my own recent interview with Dave on the One Thing or Another Podcast HERE.
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The Twist Podcast #202: Armed and Fabulous, Losing Loretta, Rick’s Flick Picks, and More!
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we contemplate gays with guns, mourn the loss of country music legend Loretta Lynn, run down Rick’s flick pics, and scan the headlines for any signs of hope.
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A New Me: Soon to Be Writing as MA McNease
Making a sale at the Frenchtown Bookshop It’s not a gender-neutral thing. It’s not even a pen name, since I’ve always written under my own name, and MA are my initials. Once I finish up the last Marshall James thriller, and the sequel to A House in the Woods, I’ll be using the name MA McNease. No periods. I just feel like some renewal, and I’ve never been fond of the name Mark. (It was Marshall at birth and later changed when I was adopted.) Stay tuned. I may put out A House the the Woods 2: The Devil’s Due, under the new moniker, I’m not sure yet. Just keeping it all interesting for myself. – Mark/MA
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Cover Reveal for ‘Final Audition: A Marshall James Thriller’
“Death was the house, and the house always won.” Final Audition: A Marshall James Thriller #3. The story ends this December. -
Shocktober Giveaway Lands 8 of the Top 10 on Amazon
That certainly looks like 8 of the top 10 in free LGBTQ mysteries, but perhaps my eyes deceive me. And the giveaway goes for another four days! Visit Amazon.com / Mark McNease and get your Halloween chills early. -
The Great SHOCKtober Giveaway! Nine Mysteries and Thrillers FREE on Kindle for 5 Days Only
For five days, from October 1 – 5, you can enjoy nine (9!) of my mysteries and thrillers FREE on Kindle. Just CLICK ON MY AMAZON PAGE or one of the book links below and start downloading for your killer Halloween reads.
Kyle Callahan Mysteries
Murder at Pride Lodge
Pride and Perilous
Death by Pride
Death in the Headlights
Kill Switch
Last Room at the Cliff’s Edge
Reservation for MurderMarshall James Thrillers
Murder at the Paisley Parrot
Beautiful Corpse -
The Great SHOCKtober Giveaway! Nine Mysteries and Thrillers FREE on Kindle for 5 Days Only
For five days, from October 1 – 5, you can enjoy nine (9!) of my mysteries and thrillers FREE on Kindle. Just CLICK ON MY AMAZON PAGE or one of the book links below and start downloading for your killer Halloween reads.
Kyle Callahan Mysteries
Murder at Pride Lodge
Pride and Perilous
Death by Pride
Death in the Headlights
Kill Switch
Last Room at the Cliff’s Edge
Reservation for MurderMarshall James Thrillers
Murder at the Paisley Parrot
Beautiful Corpse -
The Weekly Readlines September 30
The Weekly Readlines (rhymes with headlines!) is a feature at LGBTSr.com, offering news you can use every week. Subscribe here for virtual delivery.
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIESFirst the good news: coffee drinking is associated with increased longevity, in which case I’ll live forever, and Mitch McConnell backs the Electoral Count Reform Act.
Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida as a Category 4 storm before moving on to batter South Carolina. Judge “Trump’s My Boo” Cannon ruled against her own Special Master, making clear whose puppet she is, and Ginni “Looney Tunes” Thomas told the January 6 Committee she still believes the 2020 election was stolen. We have two words for her: GORE WON.