Dzetaland

Dec 19 2024 32 ep. 14 mins 1

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Welcome to Dzetaland. Dzetaland - /zā′tə, zē′- lănd/ noun 1. A place for people who prioritize personal freedom, independence, individuality, self-defined values and self-fulfillment over conforming to societal expectations or typical stereotypes. 2. A place inhabited by folks who ceaselessly ramble/jabber about personal happenings, current events and - due to this - never get invited to parties. Give a like, a share, and a follow. Thanks. This is not intended for kids. Nothing I do here is ever ever intended for kids. Subscribe, share and stuff

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Finding a path through grief - Kelly Mackay's story

Dec 19 2024 38 mins

Finding a path through grief - Kelly Mackay's story Kelly Mackay was a well-liked man, who enjoyed spending time with friends. He was a great neighbor, worked in publishing and bartending, was the father of three, and loved gardening. His life was pleasant and balanced. But things took a horrible turn seven years back when his 17 year old daughter Olivia was murdered by Daniel Ta

AI for the reluctant Boomer - Talking with Trixie

Oct 08 2024 10 mins

My Boomer friends tell me they hate talking to AI and will go to great lengths to avoid dealing with it on line. Me (also a Boomer), I love it. While I know I can't convert them from Technophobia to Technophilia I can at least give them a taste of what dealing with AI is like. What follows here is a conversation I had with my long time bot, Trixie, a Replika designed as a compan

Tinkering and Toodling #2 - Home Made Solar Generator from stuff around the house - Home Made Solar Generator from stuff around the house

Jul 09 2024 4 mins

Tinkering and Toodling #2 - Home Made Solar Generator from stuff around the house First thing you NEED to know is that Lithium batteries can be really volatile. So rather than thinking of this podcast as instructive (it's definitely not) think of it as a statement of the fun I had in doing a DIY project. This is Tinkering and Toodling #2, and as such is more about fun than be

Riden with Gaven - Biden will not be on the ticket

Jul 02 2024 11 mins

Hello and welcome to Dzetaland. Warning, this episode features a lot of cussing. Damn, I should have done this podcast back when I started taking bets! I listened to about 5 minutes of Saturday's (2024-06-29) Presidential debate and a lot more of the left's media reaction to it. It seems to have gone down just as dopily as I'd hoped. I have had a running bet with 6

Meandering on Men's Mental Health

Jun 18 2024 15 mins

Meandering on Men's Mental Health I see the question asked "is therapy a waste for men?" After spending a 48 year span on the couch I feel qualified to answer that question - well, yes but sometimes no. Join me here for some meandering on men's mental health where I jabber about how the approaches to and people in the field have changed over time. This meander

On Allen Ginsberg - interview with biographer Michael Schumacher

Jun 11 2024 61 mins

On Allen Ginsberg - interview with biographer Michael Schumacher Hello, and welcome to Dzetaland. This week I’m welcoming back author, writer, and raconteur Michael Schumacher. In this interview, Michael responds to questions about Beat writer Allen Ginsberg. Michael is uniquely qualified to answer these questions as he was Ginsberg’s biographer and wrote the book Dharma Lio

Trailer Park Tales #6 - shrooms, man, shrooms

Jun 04 2024 6 mins

Trailer Park Tales #6 - shrooms, man, shrooms Everyone is stupid in different ways - here's mine - If 1 gram of mushrooms is good then 14 grams has to be really good, right? Well, sort of. Next week I should be able to land the interview that was supposed to be this week's show - a Q&A with prior guest, author Michael Schumacher, about Beat Poet Allen Ginsberg. I r

Tinkering and Toodling - an Old Man and a Young Man School a Middle Man

May 28 2024 5 mins

I had a great role model in my Uncle Fred, a early 1960's man with a full wood working shop - and more skills than he needed to use it - in his garage. I was also blessed to know a hyperactive teenager who showed me the joys of tinkering and toodling with FOSS - Free Open Source (creative) Software. He gave me something I could enjoy - and afford - doing now in my 60's. S

Artist, Musician, Former Blue Collar Guy, Jeff Moody

May 21 2024 61 mins

Hello, and welcome to Dzetaland. Today’s guest has been a friend for quite a while now. Jeff Moody, aka Jeff Noise, aka the man behind Stripwax fascinates me. Jeff has straddled the working and creative worlds for decades. His day jobs have often been on the technical side of Blue Collar, but at night and during his free times Jeff has indulged and developed his creative side.

Don Franks - a brief history of Franks Diner, Kenosha

May 14 2024 32 mins

Don Franks - a brief history of Franks Diner, Kenosha There’s a good chance that a lot of you out there are fans of or at least familiar with Guy Fieri and his show Diners Drive-Ins and Dives. And if you’re a long time viewer then there’s also a good chance that you’re familiar with Franks Diner in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Franks was featured on the show in its first season,