A few months ago, I had what might be described (well, okay, I did use these words) as a spiritual encounter with a white deer. That post was particularly earnest and heartfelt as I displayed a vulnerability rare to the blog…
…so, imagine my surprise when a couple of readers suggested the white deer might be an “AI-assisted prank.”
Quelle horreur!
I suppose that’s the price I pay for being a practical joker. It didn’t help that I shared my white deer post on April 2, though I must point out, there is no such thing as April Fools Day Plus One! The pranks don’t carry over, people. If I haven’t dished up the BS by 11:59 p.m. on April 1, rest assured every word on my blog is the truth!*
*Disclaimer: the truth might be slightly exaggerated for dramatic or comedic effect at times.
Would it help if I told you I crossed paths with the white deer again, and provided visual evidence of said encounter?
Ain’t she gorgeous?
I had just set out on my Wednesday morning walk when I stumbled upon the white deer (there were two, actually) in the neighborhood next to mine. I grabbed my phone and snapped a pic, but it was still dark out, and the deer were too far away. Here’s my pathetic first attempt.
Twenty minutes later, I’d made a circuit through the woods and returned to the neighborhood, and now there was enough dawn’s early light to capture the elusive white deer. I had my phone in hand, camera at the ready, hoping they were still around.
Luck was on my side.
The only edit I made was boosting the contrast to blur the background, so the deer would stand out more sharply. Ironically, I used my phone’s “AI Enhance” editing tool on one of the photos, just to see what would happen…and it adjusted the deer’s color to brown. Apparently, even AI doesn’t believe white deer exist.
But hopefully, the naysayers are convinced now.
I invented the chili dog!
I recently ran into a lunchtime dilemma.
When noon rolled around, I couldn’t decide what to have. I’d narrowed it down to two choices: the jalapeno chicken hot dogs I’d bought on a whim, and the leftover chili from the previous evening. But I could not decide between the two to save my life.
And then, I had an epiphany: why not have both? I could spoon some chili on top of the hot dog, and voila! Best of both worlds. So, I did exactly that, and it was really good.
“Hey, guess what?” I told Tara when she got home that evening, practically bursting with excitement. “I invented the chili dog!”
“I’m pretty sure that’s already been done,” she replied.
“That may be technically true,” I countered. “But if nobody had done it before, I would have been the first!”
I never claimed my logic was sound, guys.
My wife’s dismissal notwithstanding, I was impressed by my culinary wizardry. This made me wonder what other food combinations I might have invented if I were quicker on my feet. Cheese and crackers for sure. Chips and salsa? Duh. Chocolate and peanut butter? Suck it, Reese’s. I’ve never been to England, but if I’d spent so much as a single day in the UK, I just know I’d have paired bangers with mash.
I’m pretty sure Hawaiian pizza would be my crowning legacy, though.
On the other hand, if given a choice, I’d like to un-invent watermelon. Blech.
Is there a disclaimer you’d add to your blog? Which food combination would you have invented? Anything you’d like to un-invent?
Mark My Words 
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