Chaos

So AI is here. From Silicon Valley to Wall Street, all the stories are about AI. Go to LinkedIn, and every company is AI or maybe has some AI offering. If you think the TV made people stupider and then The Internet made their children stupider, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet! I just read a…

Exhaust

Back in the olden days (2024), we had cars that were powered by gasoline. One byproduct of the “Internal Combustion Engine” is that it emits “exhaust” as it converts liquid gasoline to energy. That specific subject is outside the scope of this blog, but the process is conceptually relevant. You see, these posts are similar…

In Case You’re [new] Here

A little less than two years ago, I had a series of strokes, which was extremely disruptive, but I fully acknowledge I was extremely fortunate. I will also add that “fat-shaming” is unhelpful (get a better hobby), but I don’t believe in “Healthy at Any Size.” I saw numerous overweight people at rehab. That is…

Always Raising the Bar

Ever since I was quite young, I’ve always sought to “raise the bar” (which I assume to be a high jump or pole vault metaphor, rather than, say, limbo). For some reason, I find myself irritated when I see people celebrate their accomplishments. It’s like now they can stop or something, but I believe that…

What it’s all about

Ever since I was very young… well, to be honest, I wanted to be an adult. I enjoyed kid stuff, but I wanted to contribute, to matter. And so, ever since I was very young, I wanted to know what the purpose of all this is. Specifically, I have always had the sense it’s not…

Calligraphy

When I was in 4th grade, I _loved_ calligraphy. And dogs. That year, after Christmas but long before Amazon.com and its wealth of options, my dad took me to the bookstore, where I spent TWENTY-FIVE dollars on a calligraphy book. I also got a Young MC tape (Stone Cold Rhymin’), not to date myself haha….

Never Trust A Junkie

I’ll admit I had the lyrics of this song wrong and my childhood best friend was right. Alas. At the beginning of Ministry’s “Just One Fix,” two guys are talking, and one says “Give me the Thorazine” and the other replies, “You don’t need the Thorazine.” I always thought he said, “Give me the force”…