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Connie Veneracion

Storytelling without AI

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  • I am human
  • In the kitchen
    • Cooking
    • Organizing
    • Cleaning up
  • In the dining room
  • In the den
    • Creating
    • Watching
    • Reading
    • Listening
  • Elsewhere

Archives for August 2026

Listen to Total Eclipse of the Heart and think of it as a vampire love song

24 August 2026
When Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler passed on several weeks ago, there was the usual spate of condolences even from people who did not personally know her. Boomer and Gen X fans, …
Read moreListen to Total Eclipse of the Heart and think of it as a vampire love song

Meta on trial. Again.

19 August 2026
Earlier this month, Meta was ordered to pay almost a billion dollars by a judge in New Mexico over child safety issues. Today, Meta is in court once more. Twenty-nine …
Read moreMeta on trial. Again.
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Why I stopped going to the movies and dining out

15 August 2026
Tomorrow is Sunday. I’ll curl up on the couch with a good book, maybe watch a movie, eat good food (we already ordered pastries from Taji’s Bakery which will be …
Read moreWhy I stopped going to the movies and dining out
Deep frying Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Lafarge CEO Bruno Lafont in oil

Deep frying Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and former Lafarge CEO Bruno Lafont in oil

12 August 2026
The image has nothing to do with the subject of the post. I take food photos everyday but I have stopped posting new recipes because AI companies had just been scraping …
Read moreDeep frying Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and former Lafarge CEO Bruno Lafont in oil

Ormund Hightower’s death is well-deserved and truly satisfying

11 August 2026
I didn’t read the book so I have nothing to compare the HBO series with. I watched it with an open mind — hoping that it would at least be entertaining. Season 1 was …
Read moreOrmund Hightower’s death is well-deserved and truly satisfying

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Easy noodle soup with Tai O style clam sauce

Easy noodle soup with Tai O style clam sauce

14 November 2026 » Cooking» In the kitchen

Frozen dumplings and hotpot-style seafood balls, chicken broth straight out of a carton, instant noodles and fresh spinach. It would have been just another noodle soup were not for the addition of a lovely sauce I bought in Hong Kong.

Hand made gift tags

Holiday paper crafts

13 November 2026 » Creating» In the den

The girls and I used to make holiday paper projects together once Christmas vacation started. Creative activities to while away the long days. It was fun. It was a great opportunity for bonding. It felt good to create something pretty; it felt even better to be able to create together.

Taal Lake and Volcano viewed from a private residence in Tagaytay City

A story about a fish, a volcano and a book

12 November 2026 » Elsewhere

This is a story about a fish that can be found in only one lake, and that lake is in the caldera of a volcano. But to tell that story, I first have to write about a book I found lying around in a house overlooking the lake and volcano.

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