TRACES OF TIME . . .
{Last week: Scroll to end and click "Older Posts" at bottom right.} On this blog I share with family and friends my daily thoughts, doings, what interests me, and--at times--tributes to my eternal sweetheart, Walt, who graduated to heaven on 8-21-2020.
Dedicated to our seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and posterity to come.
THIS WEEK- MAY 1-7, 2023
Dedicated to our seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and posterity to come.
THIS WEEK- MAY 1-7, 2023
MONDAY, MAY 1, 2023
Family is Everything… Sunrise: 6:25 a.m.
Sunset: 8:24 p.m.
...a look back at May 1985
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My every 9-week
foot check-up
Haley at Dr. Rogers'...
Foot & Ankle Clinic
Dr. Scott Rogers...
Elle
Tara made my next
appointment for Monday,
July 3 at 11:00 a.m.
My feet are good for
another 9 weeks...
Dr. Rogers said my feet have a
faint pulse, but it is there.
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is about to peak, giving you the chance to see up to 40 shooting stars an hour. May 5 - 2-3 a.m. peak is 4 a.m. However, the full moon will make it harder to see them.
Daily Scripture: Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. - Matthew 5:44
Daily Quote: He forgave, and asked his Father to forgive, those who persecuted and crucified him. Was this act of forgiveness less difficult than sacrificing his mortal life? Was it less a test of his love? I do not know the answer. But I have felt that the ultimate form of love for God and men is forgiveness. - Marion D. Hanks
TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2023
Daily Scripture: Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. - Matthew 5:44 |
Daily Quote: He forgave, and asked his Father to forgive, those who persecuted and crucified him. Was this act of forgiveness less difficult than sacrificing his mortal life? Was it less a test of his love? I do not know the answer. But I have felt that the ultimate form of love for God and men is forgiveness. - Marion D. Hanks |
Family is Everything… Institute - Lesson 27
* Faith * Hope * Charity *
Charity is a gift.
* Faith * Hope * Charity *
Can you tell what is the
egg in this cupcake?
...the flour, the sugar?
They all go together.
* Faith * Hope * Charity *
* Faith * Hope * Charity *
* Faith * Hope * Charity *
* Faith * Hope * Charity *
Study about charity
in a covenant sense.
Thank you for another
inspiring lesson,
Camie.
* Faith * Hope * Charity *
* Faith * Hope * Charity *
* Faith * Hope * Charity *
Riggy came running
through the door
from Activity Day...
...yelling happily:
"I'M HOME!"
Reminded me so much
of when our little kids
would do that--
especially Gary.
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AI - Artificial Intelligence = Scary Stuff 'Godfather of AI' quits Google, sounds
alarm on 'scary'
tech future
Geoffrey
Hinton said he quit Google to freely discuss the dangers of the rapidly
developing artificial intelligence world.
By: Alex Argerosted at 7:30 PM, May 02, 2023
For more than a
decade, Geoffrey Hinton helped lay the groundwork for the artificial intelligence systems
millions of people use today. His research is undoubtedly changing the world —
and Hinton wishes he could change it right back.
In an interview
with The New York Times published
Monday, the 75-year-old said he resigned from Google so that he could speak
freely about the looming dangers of the technology he helped create.
"I console
myself with the normal excuse: If I hadn't done it, somebody else would
have," he said to the publication.
Hinton, often called
the "Godfather of AI," said he had previously thought these systems
were "30 to 50 years or even longer away." But with ChatGPT quickly
revolutionizing the tech world, and companies like Microsoft and
Google racing to control the field, it’s clear the future is already here.
"Look at how it
was five years ago and how it is now," he said of AI. "Take the
difference and propagate it forwards. That’s scary."
Hinton told the
Times his immediate concern is that the average person will "not be able
to know what is true anymore." He also said he worries about AI’s effect
on the job market and its potential ability to eclipse human intelligence.
"I don’t think
they should scale this up more until they have understood whether they can
control it," he said.
His comments join a
growing number of tech experts, lawmakers and advocacy groups who are trying to
crack down on AI, with the Federal Trade Commission saying in
April it will hold AI to the same account as other business tools.
In March, more than
1,000 leaders in tech signed an open letter calling
for all artificial intelligence labs to pause the most powerful AI training
systems for at least six months, saying they "can pose profound risks to
society and humanity."
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Quotes from Charles Dickens – 1812-1870 Considered
one of the best writers of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens was lauded for
his insightful, honest, and often humorous stories about the underprivileged
members of British society. He is often credited with drawing attention to the
plights of the common people with his writing, and for helping to bring about
social change.
Though
he was a prolific writer, composing short stories, nonfiction, and stage plays,
he is best known for his longer stories, including Oliver Twist, A
Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, and Great Expectations,
which were originally published in serial installments in weekly and monthly
magazines. Only later were the stories reprinted in the bound forms we’re
familiar with today, read over and over for their wisdom and wit. Here, we’ve
collected 11 classic lines penned by Dickens, as familiar as old friends.
1.
It was the best of
times, it was the worst of times...
— “A Tale of Two Cities”
These
famous opening words set the stage for a novel full of contradictions, a story
that continuously compares the cities of London and Paris during the French
Revolution. The phrase still rings true today as we look around and see a world
that’s both deeply troubled and astoundingly compassionate. It can be difficult
to hold both realities in our minds. Dickens captured it on the page with one
line.
Charles Dickens 
Dickens in New York, c. 1867–1868Born Charles John Huffam Dickens
7 February 1812
Portsmouth, England Died 9 June 1870 (aged 58)
Higham, Kent, England Resting place Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, England
51°29′57″N 00°07′39″W Occupation Writer Notable works Spouse Partner Ellen Ternan (1857–1870, his death) Children Signature 
'Godfather of AI' quits Google, sounds
alarm on 'scary' tech future
Geoffrey
Hinton said he quit Google to freely discuss the dangers of the rapidly
developing artificial intelligence world.
By: Alex Argerosted at 7:30 PM, May 02, 2023
For more than a
decade, Geoffrey Hinton helped lay the groundwork for the artificial intelligence systems
millions of people use today. His research is undoubtedly changing the world —
and Hinton wishes he could change it right back.
In an interview
with The New York Times published
Monday, the 75-year-old said he resigned from Google so that he could speak
freely about the looming dangers of the technology he helped create.
"I console
myself with the normal excuse: If I hadn't done it, somebody else would
have," he said to the publication.
Hinton, often called
the "Godfather of AI," said he had previously thought these systems
were "30 to 50 years or even longer away." But with ChatGPT quickly
revolutionizing the tech world, and companies like Microsoft and
Google racing to control the field, it’s clear the future is already here.
"Look at how it
was five years ago and how it is now," he said of AI. "Take the
difference and propagate it forwards. That’s scary."
Hinton told the
Times his immediate concern is that the average person will "not be able
to know what is true anymore." He also said he worries about AI’s effect
on the job market and its potential ability to eclipse human intelligence.
"I don’t think
they should scale this up more until they have understood whether they can
control it," he said.
His comments join a
growing number of tech experts, lawmakers and advocacy groups who are trying to
crack down on AI, with the Federal Trade Commission saying in
April it will hold AI to the same account as other business tools.
In March, more than
1,000 leaders in tech signed an open letter calling
for all artificial intelligence labs to pause the most powerful AI training
systems for at least six months, saying they "can pose profound risks to
society and humanity."
Though
he was a prolific writer, composing short stories, nonfiction, and stage plays,
he is best known for his longer stories, including Oliver Twist, A
Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, and Great Expectations,
which were originally published in serial installments in weekly and monthly
magazines. Only later were the stories reprinted in the bound forms we’re
familiar with today, read over and over for their wisdom and wit. Here, we’ve
collected 11 classic lines penned by Dickens, as familiar as old friends.
1.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...
— “A Tale of Two Cities”
These
famous opening words set the stage for a novel full of contradictions, a story
that continuously compares the cities of London and Paris during the French
Revolution. The phrase still rings true today as we look around and see a world
that’s both deeply troubled and astoundingly compassionate. It can be difficult
to hold both realities in our minds. Dickens captured it on the page with one
line.
Charles Dickens | |
|---|---|
 Dickens in New York, c. 1867–1868 | |
| Born | Charles John Huffam Dickens 7 February 1812 Portsmouth, England |
| Died | 9 June 1870 (aged 58) Higham, Kent, England |
| Resting place | Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, England 51°29′57″N 00°07′39″W |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable works | |
| Spouse | |
| Partner | Ellen Ternan (1857–1870, his death) |
| Children | |
| Signature | |
 | |
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2023
Family is Everything… Lunch Bunch was at
Olive Garden here in
Saratoga Springs.
Six were able to come,
along with a young guest.
We enjoy being together with
whoever can come.
We do miss those who
can't come.
A lot of prayers this week
for many medical challenges.
Kaye, MaryAnn, Tammy
Nadine with her darling
4 y-o g-dau, Kennedy.
Eileen, Jennie
7 could come today...
Kaye, MaryAnn, Tammy,
Nadine, Kennedy,
Eileen, Jennie.
Nadine, Jennie, Eileen.
Kaye, Tammy, MaryAnn.
Sunny and warm today--
in the 70s.
KSL Weather News
shows the 80's and 70's
will be gone for a few days...
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Julie has gone lighter
after 30 years of dark hair.
I like it a lot.
Our Wednesday night movie was:
The first half of
"The Ten Commandments"
from 1956
I love it when Gary
can come over.
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THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2023 Family is Everything…
May the Fourth Be With You
I think most of you saw
Riggy's Yoda top on fb ...
Julie and I go to lunch
every other Thursday
when the cleaning ladies come.
Today we enjoyed Chinese
food at WonWonWok here
in Saratoga Springs.
This restaurant has been
here a long time and is
run by a wonderful
Chinese family.
Judy Dunston is good
friends with them.
I got sweet 'n sour chicken.
Julie got beef Lo Mein.
We each got an egg roll.
There is a beautiful mural
on the wall of a scene
in China.
Then we went Riggy's school.
The forecast rain came.
Opening day
"Guardians of the Galaxy
Vol. 3"
They liked it ok but
liked the first G of the G better.
And it got even cloudier.
Daily Scripture: For he will give unto the faithful line upon line, precept upon precept; and I will try you and prove you herewith. - Doctrine and Covenants 98:12
Daily Quote: We are not born into this world with fixed habits. Neither do we inherit a noble character. Instead, as children of God, we are given the privilege and opportunity of choosing which way of life we will follow—which habits we will form. - Delbert L. Stapley
Vol. 3"
Daily Scripture: For he will give unto the faithful line upon line, precept upon precept; and I will try you and prove you herewith. - Doctrine and Covenants 98:12 |
Daily Quote: We are not born into this world with fixed habits. Neither do we inherit a noble character. Instead, as children of God, we are given the privilege and opportunity of choosing which way of life we will follow—which habits we will form. - Delbert L. Stapley |
FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2023
Family is Everything…
We had more rain off and on.
The full Moon May 2023 marks the peak of spring in many parts of North America that acts as a transition into summer’s sunny days and warm nights. The May full Moon is often called the “Flower Moon” with reverence to abundant flowers in bloom, a prelude to Mother Nature’s coming attractions.
SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2023 Family is Everything…
Rendezvousing with Steve,
Gary, Carter, and Michael
to go to
Guardians of the Galaxy,
Volume 3.
Gary and I were
on the handicap row.
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As the eighth-century Indian philosopher Shantideva wrote, “If you can solve your problem, then what is the need of worrying? If you cannot solve it, then what is the use of worrying?”
Daily Quote: We must acknowledge that God’s hand is in all things, and that He is watching over and caring for us. It takes faith to believe that the Almighty has a plan for our lives, and that He is capable of leading us along the path that will help us achieve our divine potential. - Jeffrey R. Holland
SUNDAY, May 7, 2023
Family is Everything… Saratoga Springs 3rd Ward
Fast and Testimony Meeting...
Seven testimonies were shared today:
Bishop Cheney - 2 years since called as
bishop, not quite as overwhelmed now.
I have a crisis at home, it's heavy and
hard. I am a bishop and my wife has
cancer. My friend reminded me that
even as a Bishop I will have trials. This
life is a test. No one will get through it
easily. Through God's grace we can
one day be made perfect. Forgive all
who have wronged us. Keep reading the
scriptures. Seek God through prayer. I
testify of Jesus Christ.
Eileen Petersen -- I am thankful for our
bishopric. Yes, it was two years ago on
the first Sunday in May that they were
sustained.
Clyde Witham
Sevell Van Orden
Stephanie Howell
Ken Culmone
Vickie Connor's dau
Kathy Skousen
*** *** *** *** *** *** ***Gospel Doctrine Class was taught
by Clyde Witham today.
The class president asked if anyone
would like to share about the
temple open house.
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Daily Scripture: It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. - Luke 15:32
Daily Quote: The parable of the prodigal son is a parable of us all. It reminds us that we are, in some measure, prodigal sons and daughters of our Father in Heaven. We yearn to be reconciled with our Father and return to his home. - Bruce D. Porter
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Mike Miller talks with
Bishop Witham
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Daily Quote: We must acknowledge that God’s hand is in all things, and that He is watching over and caring for us. It takes faith to believe that the Almighty has a plan for our lives, and that He is capable of leading us along the path that will help us achieve our divine potential. - Jeffrey R. Holland
** I am so thankful for The Plan of Salvation and the Atonement of Jesus Christ that makes this Great Plan operational.At the end of this May 7th,I pray you have had a
restful , peaceful, and spiritual
Sabbath Day...
I share these truths as my testimony to you...
Heavenly Father lives and knows us each by name. He loves us and wants us to return to Him and Heavenly Mother when we leave this mortal existence. He loves us just as we are at this very moment. He knows what our potential is.*** *** ***Jesus Christ came to earth as The Only Begotten of the Father and fulfilled the Atonement. He is the Redeemer of all.*** *** ***I am thankful for the guidance of the Holy Ghost as the third member of the Godhead. Walt said to me once: "I look forward to thanking the Holy Ghost in person when I get to Heaven. I don't think we give Him enough credit for all He does."
*** *** *** *** ***Joseph Smith was foreordained to be the Prophet of the Restoration. He is the Restorer of all things.*** *** ***President Russell M. Nelson is the Living Prophet today for all the world. *** *** ***The Bible is "the Word of God as far as it is translated correctly" and is a Testament of the Divinity of Jesus Christ.*** *** ***
The Book of Mormon is the Word of God and is Another Testament of Jesus Christ. It is the most correct book of any book on earth.*** *** ***The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the True Church on the earth today. Because of the restored Temple Ordinances families can be sealed for eternity.
*** *** ***Of these truths I testify in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.Eileen PetersenMay 7, 2023
Next week...May 8-14, 2023
Daily Quote: We must acknowledge that God’s hand is in all things, and that He is watching over and caring for us. It takes faith to believe that the Almighty has a plan for our lives, and that He is capable of leading us along the path that will help us achieve our divine potential. - Jeffrey R. Holland |
Daily Scripture: It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. - Luke 15:32 |
Daily Quote: The parable of the prodigal son is a parable of us all. It reminds us that we are, in some measure, prodigal sons and daughters of our Father in Heaven. We yearn to be reconciled with our Father and return to his home. - Bruce D. Porter |
I pray you have had a
restful , peaceful, and spiritual
Sabbath Day...
I share these truths as my testimony to you...
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