Yesterday I asked AI: Who builds better dams – beavers or otters? The consensus across several AI models is that beavers are master engineers, while otters don’t “build” dams at all – they simply use what’s there. Other facts about the two species:<\/p>\n
My name got drawn at Room in the Inn<\/a> last night and I boarded a bus to West Union Cumberland Presbyterian in Millington. They had the BEST dessert there. It was like sweet potato pie, but as a casserole. If I get back to West Union before the RITI season ends March 31, I’ll tell them I have a blog and ask permission to post the recipe.<\/p>\n On my bus rides to Millington, I’ve noticed there’s a bar called BAR near where Lucy Rd. splits off from 51. Anyone been there? To the owners of BAR, if you’ve ever thought of opening a second location, there are two storefronts on the Main Street Mall in Downtown Memphis (formerly Blind Bear and Local) you should look into.<\/p>\n A BIG convention comes to Downtown Memphis this weekend: The Mid-South Farm and Gin Show.<\/a> The “ginners” have a reputation for being very nice people and great tippers when they dine out.<\/p>\n The City of New Orleans, the Amtrak passenger train that runs from Chicago to New Orleans with a stop at Memphis’ Central Station, was involved in a collision with a freight train<\/a> on Sunday in Southwest Memphis and there were injuries. The NTSB will investigate.<\/p>\n It’s Lunar New Year night at the Grizzlies. They host Sacramento at 7. TV: FanDuel Sports<\/p>\n Next Tuesday, March 3, there will be an open house<\/a> at Victorian mansion The James Lee House featuring art from Sheet Cake Gallery. An RSVP is required.<\/p>\n The Trumpster will deliver the State of the Union address tomorrow night, Tuesday, February 24.<\/p>\n WREG has a look back<\/a> at this year’s Soup Sunday benefiting Youth Villages.<\/p>\n Kids who live in Shelby County are invited<\/a> to submit a design for this year’s Memphis in May T-shirt.<\/p>\n MLGW says<\/a> a vintage 1900s-era pipe was to blame for a recent water main break at Fourth and Pontotoc. It has been fixed.<\/p>\n The Winter Olympics are over, but today is Curling Is Cool Day<\/a>. Worth a drive to Olive Branch (I can’t believe I just typed that): Learn to curl<\/a> on March 18. They’ll have you throwing stones like Ernest T. Bass!<\/p>\n One more night of lows in the 20s before a significant warmup happens. I’ll be handing over six bucks for a night’s stay at the Mission. It’s a no-brainer, not only because of the temperature but because Kirby Woods is the guest church. They always provide a far-above-average dinner.<\/p>\n Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n I gratefully accept tips:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em> Yesterday I asked AI: Who builds better dams – beavers or otters? The consensus across several AI models is that beavers are master engineers, while otters don’t “build” dams at all – they simply use what’s there. Other facts about the two species: Beavers are herbivores and rodents Otters are carnivores and belong to the … Continue reading “Monday update”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29622"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29622"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29624,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29622\/revisions\/29624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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