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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 12/09/2026

Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only

A black & white photo of the influential German electronic music band Kraftwerk. This was the cover of their 1977 album Trans-Europe Express. The group are dressed in suits and posed as mannequins.

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 29/08/2026

Hey GenX who remembers cassette tapes

Black & white photo of an IBM technician holding a very large data tape cassette which was the storage medium of the 1950s

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 26/08/2026

Help I put the visualizer in full screen and now my body & mind are in 2003

A snippet of Webamp visualizer with a right click menu showing "Fullscreen", "Desktop Mode" and "Quit"

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 06/06/2026

Eisenhower speaking to the paratroopers on the eve of D-Day, 1944 at RAF Greenham Common England. 40 years later this base would house nuclear missles aimed at the USSR. I was a communications tech there in 1989-90.

Photo shows General Eisenhower talking with American paratroopers in full combat gear and face paint on the evening of June 5, 1944, as they prepared for the Battle of Normandy. The men are part of Company E, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, at the 101st Airborne Division's camp in Greenham Common, England.

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 06/06/2026

Yeah, something happened around 2016-2018 stateofnation.org/measure/trus...

Screenshot of a chart "Trust in Other People" showing a worsening trend

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 07/04/2026

Probably not a great sign for my mental wellness that I made an impulse purchase of an expensive gadget thinking that it will bring me a moment of joy. Surely this will fix me

A black Yamaha SEQTRAK Mobile Music Ideastation with buttons and knobs

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 04/01/2026

Checking my bet on Polymarket

A screenshot of a market (bet) with the title "Will Jesus Christ return before 2027?" with a graph fluctuating over time, currently a 3% chance

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 27/09/2025

I'm quite sure the people of coastal South Carolina are relying on the scientists of the NWS right now.

A prediction map for tropical storm 9 that shows a cone of probability with the track making a sudden right turn before landfall, avoiding the Atlantic coast of South Carolina.

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 21/09/2025

CVS in Florida is now accepting self-verification of eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine, so I'm scheduling mine now

A screenshot of the CVS website with text " Please confirm you would like to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and are eligible." with buttons for "Yes" or "No"

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 10/09/2025

For deck.blue users to turn off gifs

screenshot of deck.blue settings highlighting the toggles tab and Disable GIFs toggle

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 24/08/2025

Went to woke Cracker Barrel in Lakeland FL and had to wait 20 min for a seat.

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 14/06/2025

No Kings in Tampa FL. I'm no activist and this was my first protest, but I am so strongly opposed to Trumpism that I had to be there. I'm glad I went! It was great.

Scene of a protest in the city of Tampa FL. It is very bright and sunny and there are thousands of people holding various signs and flags.

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 09/06/2025

Hidden gems in Google Maps Q & A

Screenshot of text:
Questions and answers
Hi, yes, how do you sleep at night knowing how harshly history will judge you as the modern day equivalent of the gestapo? Also, are the restrooms open to the public?
6 years ago

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 10/03/2025

Please keep your hands inside the roller coaster with the lap bar down

A table of annual ARK fund returns, showing extreme volitility from best to worst performance of all funds

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 03/03/2025

I don't like this AT ALL, not one bit.

A message from Google Chrome that says "This extension was turned off because it is no longer supported" and a list of one extension: uBlock Origin

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 29/01/2025

We have this law in Florida and comply by printing a 8.5x11 copy of the FL state flag and taping it to the wall

The state flag of Florida, a white background with red diagonal stripes and the Great Seal of the State of Florida in the center with the words "IN GOD WE TRUST" in the lower border of the state seal.

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 01/01/2025

I may have moments of euphoria in 2025, I certainly hope so, but it's not starting that way

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 29/12/2024

I remember these very specific lighting fixtures over each table

A round stained glass chandelier with a single low-watt large bulb and the words "Pizza Hut" around the outside

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 11/11/2024

There is a minimum time requirement, so there's a timer at the top. This timer has frozen 3 times and reset itself 4 times. I am on the verge of absolutely losing it.

a website snippet that reads "Time Required in Section 00:36:35"

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 05/10/2024

I live in west Florida and I have never wished more for meteorologists to be wrong. Helene passed us 100 miles off the coast and caused extensive flooding, this could do us in.

A National Hurricane Center graphic of the Gulf of Mexico with the probability cone of a hurricane predicted to hit the west coast of Florida at hurricane strength at 7am Wednesday

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 20/09/2024

Gravestones are the final post, make it count

A white gravestone with the inscription "HAD I KNOWN I'D LIVE SO LONG I'D HAVE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF MYSELF"

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 23/08/2024

Buddy, aka Budweiser, aka BudBud, aka The Budster, aka 100% Dumbass

A small white dog lying on a couch with his head against a pink pillow, yawning widely with his eyes closed

A small white dog lying on a couch with his head against a pink pillow, looking at the viewer with annoyance

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 25/05/2024

Things you'll see in a Florida parking lot

Two black snakes intertwined across a white paint stripe in an asphalt parking lot

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 19/05/2024

Reading about Nat Turner's Rebellion. In Feb 1831 slaves in Virginia witnessed an annular eclipse and Nat interpreted it as a sign to rebel. The white militia beheaded slaves and put their heads on posts. Today, on Google Maps, the Blackhead Signpost Road historical marker is vandalized.

Historical marker for Blackhead Signpost Road, with "Blackhead" vandalized by white paint. Text of marker: In Aug. 1831, following the revolt led by enslaved preacher Nat Turner, white residents and militias retaliated by murdering an indeterminable number of African Americans--some involved in the revolt, some not--in Southampton County and elsewhere. At this intersection, where Turner’s force had turned toward Jerusalem (now Courtland), the severed head of a black man was displayed on a post and left to decay to terrorize others and deter future uprisings against slavery. The beheaded man may have been Alfred, an enslaved blacksmith who, though not implicated in any revolt killings, was slain by militia near here. The name of this road was changed from Blackhead Signpost to Signpost in 2021.

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 28/04/2024

I went here tonight for the Lao food festival

A concrete sign on the ground with bold white capital letters on black background, lit by a spotlight, that says "SPACE"

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 21/04/2024

Name a perfect album from the 80s

The cover of the soundtrack from the 80s movie Legend. A bare-chested muscular red demon with giant horns and arrogant pose holds a staff.

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 20/04/2024

WE SAW THIS GULF FRITILLARY ON OUR DOG WALK

AN ORANGE AND WHITE BUTTERFLY WITH DELICATE LEGS AND ANTENNAE ON GREEN PALMETTO LEAVES

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 19/04/2024

what the crap is this, I'm not using Bing or Edge. I really do not like this.

a large pop up notification from Microsoft Bing urging me to "Chat with GPT-4 for free on Chrome!"

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 23/11/2023

Looked at the Rainbow Bridge approach and this could be the cause of the flying Bentley, but someone please do the physics of a 100+ foot Dukes of Hazzard jump

A Google Maps screenshot of the approach to the US-Canada customs checkpoint, with an arrow pointing to a concrete curb on the left side of the road that ramps upward

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Paul Richwine @paulrichwine.com · 20/08/2023

This is Buddy, aka 100% Dumbass (affectionate)

A small Havanese dog sleeping peacefully in a soft dog bed. Do not be deceived by his appearance of innocence.

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