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Voice recognition mistake of the day: "The poor girl looked like she'd flea if someone said boo." Is a flea better or worse than turning into a cockroach, ala Kafka?I'm curious: Use of Artificial intelligence (AI) is a big, contentious issue amo...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: The horned blizzard lives in hot places. ❄️🦎 I meant horned lizards, aka horny toads, like this cutie spotted at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in central New Mexico. We weren't sure we'd get back t...

Just a quick note -- Prime Day is Amazon's annual deal event on June 23 to 26 this year. But what if you're trying to avoid shopping at Amazon? (Or just want books, which ironically aren't a big part of Prime Day, so the main advantage is free shippi...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “Analogy pill might help with your energy level.” While I do enjoy a good literary comparison, an allergy pill is probably better more helpful when one is tired during allergy season. 🤧🥱 In the Tales...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “Her eyes fifty clothes as she inhaled the sand.” 🤔 and yuck! Make that “Her eyes drifted closed as she inhaled the scent.” I spent Mother’s Day in Tempe, AZ with my mom. We don't look quite like this...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “…if the museum had locked off this rum…” Was it a particularly valuable historical bottle? Or something that shouldn’t have been left out after the big fundraising party? Voice recognition often comes...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “If I flip my schedule around and do Costco last,​ things don't have to sit in the hot Carl they.” Um, who is Carl and are they temperature hot or sexy hot? 🥵🔥Oh, let’s just make that “in the hot car all day.”&...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “Your heart on your tools,” Clarence said. 💕🔨 “You’re hard on your tools” makes more sense, doesn't it?Accidental Detective News: Former war correspondent Kate Tessler is back in Something Prowling in Paradise...