On March 9, 2023 I attended the funeral my Grandmother Mary Heick at St. Margaret’s Church [200 Roxboro Road, Syracuse, New York 13211]. I felt it relevant to record it in hopes of transcribing it later on. After almost 3 years, and implementing openai/whisper on my home server this transcription was finally possible.
The mass was led by the 11th bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse, Bishop Douglas J. Lucia.
Read MoreOn September 22, 2018 I attended the funeral my Aunt Anna at The Grove Church [7343 Carolina Boulevard, Clyde, NC], an old little church in a cemetery. I made the 12 hour drive myself direct, making it just in-time to be present for the entirety of the ceremony. I felt it relevant to record it in hopes of transcribing it later on. After 6 years, and implementing openai/whisper on my home server this transcription was finally possible.
Read MoreIn 2018 I added Lyman Hardy to my Hotel of Life. This mainly contained his brief obituary. I felt his impact to my life deserved it’s own write up, and 17 years after his death I feel I can get some data down.
My freshman year (1995-1996) I attended Sweet Home High School. This year had many, many memories, including the O.J. Simpson Verdict (October 3, 1995), scoring a 10/10 on my Earth Science Final Project by actually communicating with scientists from the USGS via email (eadn001@prodigy.com), a Band Trip to Walt Disney World (March 1996), and a Field Trip to Old Fort Niagara, the latter being led by Mr. Hardy.
Read MoreAnother year, and another tradition upheld.
My 2024 letter brought back a flood of memories, and my 2025, however brief, achieved the same.
Read MoreA song recorded and released May 1973 came into a resurgence almost 10 years ago by Sara Bareilles with her amazing rendition. Sang recently at the NEXT / Kennedy Center for the 2024 Near Years Eve celebration.
There’s been many other things that find their finality in 2024, and for once I’m glad closure was invented for many of these.
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