This Month’s News…

Mom, Dad, Pop-Pop, and their friend Carol spent a weekend afternoon at the Dirt Farm Brewery in Bluemont, Virgina. A good time was had by all, including the dogs…Winnie and Carol’s dog Macy.

Mom and Dad spent a long weekend visiting Dad’s brother and family in Florida. In addition to doing QC checks on the products of local brew pubs, they stopped by the “Southern Home of the Pittsburgh Pirates.”

Pop-Pop took his ancient wristwatch out of retirement yet one more time. It is one of those old-fashioned self-winding watches. He said he paid about $80.00 for it back in the day, which in 2023 dollars equates to about $745.00. it still keeps reasonably accurate time.

Pop-Pop says AI has been around forever. He claims advances in AI technology will not, as some have predicted, pose a serious threat to humankind’s existence. Here’s an example of what he’s talking about:

Once upon a time, those solving science and engineering problems did all calculations manually. In the 16th Century an AI device called a Slide Rule was invented, which made the ability to do calculations much simpler and faster. in the 1970s, the Handheld Calculator appeared. Again, doing calculations became much simpler and faster. And the Slide Rule became history. In short order, handheld calculators became just one of the myriad of functions available today on those ubiquitous hand-held devices known as Cell Phones!

In addition to Fool’s Day and Easter, April has a few more notable days:

• National Beer Day
• Siblings Day
• Tax Day

Did you find the Easter Egg?  If not, scroll to the top and select the Fool’s Cap.