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A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on anger management:  The armchair is fair game!I will not claw the couch.I will not claw the couch.I will not claw the couch. But Mom didn't say anything about the armchair!       From Cat Wisdom for humans 

Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: What was that?

HintHere's today's jigsaw puzzle. As always, if you need help, remember to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle. Have fun with this one. It's a challenge. To do the puzzle tootle over to What was that?

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: The Secret of the Loch

Don't ask. I won't tell you anything about it.
Panzer found this interesting mystery movie on the Melanie Swift channel on Youtube. The Secret of the Loch is a 1934 black and white classic movie. It's 1 hour 11 minutes long. Grab your beverage of choice make some popcorn or a pizza and have fun. To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Movie 

Free to Listen Romance Audiobook: The Bequest

I'll see what else I can find now.Here's a clean romance Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube. The Bequest is written by Bridget E. Baker. The narrator is Jennifer Jill Araya and it's 12 hours 9 minutes long. Note: There were ads when I listened to it. To listen to the romance tootle over to Clean Romance Audiobook 

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Audiobook: The Marlow Murder Club

I'm finished for the day. See you tomorrow.If you like British mystery audiobooks, here's one Panzer found on the Shadow Chapter Audio channel on Youtube. The cozy mystery The Marlow Murder Club is written by Robert Thorogood. It's narrated by Nicolette Mckenzie and 10 hours 2 minutes long. This is a clean cozy mystery. To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery 

Free to Listen Classic Fantasy Audiobook: The Gods of Mars

This one should be fun for youFor those of you who like classic fantasy Panzer found this one on the Gates of Imagination channel on Youtube.  The Gods of Mars was written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It's read by Josh Greenwood and 8 hours 32 minutes long. To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Edgar Rice Burroughs 

Free to Listen Regency Romance: The Sum Of All Kisses

Let's see what else I can find.Here's a regency romance Panzer found on the Listen Your Life channel on Youtube.  The historical romance The Sum Of All Kisses is written by Julia Quinn. It's 9 hours 38 minutes long. This a long audiobook. To listen to the romance tootle over to Regency Romance

Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models - arsTechnica

Who else will do this now?Panzer found this post about Anthropic's AI LLM at the arsTechnica site. In his post Benj Edwards reports how, according to court documents, Anthropic input millions of books into its AI Claude. The post includes links to other information about Anthropic, Claude, LLMs, and the court case.  Panzer say, "It's interesting how they managed to dance around the law." Note:This is a long post. Bring a big snack for while you read. To read the post tootle over to Anthropic

Independent Publishers Are Fed Up with Barnes & Noble - Publishers Daily

There's more stores than them.Panzer stopped at the Publishers Weekly site today. There he discovered an interesting post about Barnes and Noble's buying practices. Jim Milliot's post quotes extensively from Barnes and Noble CEO James Daunt about his book inventory buying practices.  Panzer says, "It explains why this little kitty's Barnes and Noble sales went to zero." Note: This is a long, long post. You'll need to decide what you want to snack on. To read the post tootle over to Independent Publishers 

44 Writing Contests in July 2025 - No entry fees - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

There are two I'll enter for sure.Today for all the writers who visit here Panzer made a stop at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. He found a post there of July writing contests. Erica Verrillo's list includes fiction, nonfiction, novels and poetry contests with July deadlines.  Some of them have July 1 deadlines! Panzer says, "Be sure to read the guidelines before you submit." Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what you want to bring to snack on. to read the post tootle over to  44 Writing Contests