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Iranian Government Blocks the Internet

It looks as though our Goodreads friends in Iran are unable to access the Internet.

https://twitter.com/hashtag/internet4...

https://twitter.com/netblocks

Download My Novel For Free

Hope everyone is having a good week. My novel It Could Happen Here is available to download on Amazon today through October 6. Dad read it and declared it to be "better than I expected." :) Many thanks to everyone who has reviewed or added the book.

Today is International Cat Day

Have you hugged your cat today?

https://twitter.com/hashtag/Internati...

It Could Happen Here is Free to Download

Hello All,

Download my novel, It Could Happen Here on Amazon for free today through July 8. Thank you to all who have taken time to review, rate, or add it.

Wishing everyone in the States a happy 4th of July. Wishing freedom to all those around the world who may lack it.

Reading Challenges

This is an interesting article about reading challenges on Goodreads and reading goals in general. Hope everyone has a happy reading day.

The Adults Who Treat Reading Like Homework

HOV Lane Cheaters Using Mannequin

It seems that in the NYC area, some drivers have resorted to using a mannequin in an attempt to circumvent the HOV (high occupancy vehicle) laws. Looks like the police aren't falling for it though. :)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/note-to-...

Download My Novel For Free on Amazon

Hello All,

Hope everyone is having a good week. My novel, It Could Happen Here is available as a free download on Amazon today through Saturday. Don't miss this chance to add a modern masterpiece to your TBR pile. :)

No, it is my first attempt at a book. It has some rough edges. Hopefully, these won't detract from your enjoyment.

A huge thank you to everyone who has reviewed or rated the novel already. It means a lot.

-Greg

Man Rebuilds a Tesla

Rich Benoit, from Massachusetts, rebuilt a Tesla from two damaged Teslas. He had no support from the company and had to figure things out as he went along. He now plans to open an electric car repair shop. Read the full story here,

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/201...

Robot Reporting

I've heard of artificial intelligence (AI) software being used in business and sports reporting. A program generates a brief snippet of an article using stock quotes, final scores, or similar data. However, I was unaware that AI is expanding into full-fledged reporting journalism to provide human reporters with "rough drafts and story templates." There is the familiar reassurance that "it is not a threat to human employees. Rather, the idea is to allow journalists to spend more time on substantive work." I'm not convinced. See the full story at this link,
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/bu...

A Thank You

Thank you to Halley, Rebecca, and Stacy for reading and reviewing my novel, It Could Happen Here . We all have a huge TBR pile and other things going on in life. I appreciate it.

Also, a thank you to those who have downloaded the book on Amazon. As noted in an earlier post, the book will be available as a free download on Amazon through Sunday, January 27.

In hindsight, I regret not making the Kindle version of the novel free on a permanent basis. Next time, I'll do that.