Quietly Invaded By Rabbit

I've noticed a lot of headlines online using the word "quietly".

• CBS quietly cancels 4 shows.
• Trump administration quietly outlaws widows and orphans.
• Gen Z quietly moves 1.5 inches to the left on the sofa.

Ostensibly, the use of the word "quietly" is intended to be shorthand that a person or entity did something without any public statement or announcement.  

But it does seem to me that the word "quietly" seems a bit overused.  

I've seen articles with the word "quietly" in the title and the post tells me nothing I didn't already know.  

This can be attributed to AI generated bullshit.

Because "quietly" has sometimes been paired with verbs like "launched", "changed", or "updated" in thousands of corporate press releases, Large Language Models (LLMs) assume the word needs to be included.  

The frequent use of the word "quietly" is often considered a hallmark of AI-generated content or generic internet "slop". 

At least, that's what Google's AI Overview has to say about it.

AI is confessing to it's own sins.

Anyway, the title for today' post is "Quietly Invaded By Rabbit".

This is NOT an AI generated post.

There is indeed a rabbit.

The rabbit has indeed invaded our front lawn.  

And the rabbit makes NO noise so it is indeed invading us quietly..    

The remarkable thing about this rabbit is how close I can get without it running away.  

These photos are not me zooming in from the front porch several feet away.

These photos are with me standing right by the rabbit. Close enough where most rabbits will normally skitter away. 

This rabbit just sits there.

It stares at me.

It does not fear me.

It's sitting there.... MENACINGLY! 

I see it in the rabbit's eyes.

It is I who should fear the rabbit.

I quietly go back inside.