In a recent edition of The Chronicle, a weekly newspaper covering the city of Middletown, in which we live, I happened to see this headline: “Latin Band to Play at Wadsworth Mansion.” The very notion struck me as so brilliant, I couldn’t believe I’d never thought of it. I’d imagine the trick is to play […]
While playing a word game on my iPhone the other day, I had an idea prompted by some of the things people have been creating using AI. So, I searched for an answer to this question: “Can I use Claude to create an app for a slot machine game?” The first response was, “Claude who? […]
On Thursday, September 18th, I participated in Grappling with the Gray with Naya Lekht, Kimberly Davis, and our host, Yonason Goldson. At one point, after 20 minutes or so of sharing thoughts, Kimberly said: We’re going, “We’re the virtuous ones”. But other people think they’re the virtuous ones. So, who’s right? What’s truth? She’s correct, […]
On Thursday, September 18th, I participated in Grappling with the Gray with Naya Lekht, Kimberly Davis, and our host, Yonason Goldson. At one point, after 20 minutes or so of sharing thoughts, Kimberly said: We’re going, “We’re the virtuous ones”. But other people think they’re the virtuous ones. So, who’s right? What’s truth? She’s correct, […]
Because, as I said on a recent Friendship Bench, I have a head full of disjointed nonsense, it occurred to me the other day that good and evil are four-letter words. And because I’m utterly untroubled by that disjointed nonsense, I opted to explore whatever meaning there might be in my observation about good, evil, […]
The title of this post is a phrase borrowed (okay, stolen) from Andy Vargo, who shared it in a discussion he led on the Friendship Bench recently. The gist of Andy’s thinking is that disappointment teaches us resilience, revealing our capacity to adapt and grow through setbacks. It can sharpen our self-awareness, forcing us to […]
Anne and I have made the momentous decision to invest our life savings in a new venture. We’ve bought 137 acres of prime real estate in Oregon on which we’re going to plant plywood trees. When we got the email pitch, Anne was concerned it might be from the Nigerian Prince. But when I asked […]
I don’t know if it’s just me, but I seem to be targeted for ads about supplements and substances claiming to enhance brain function. Here’s the short list of stuff that’s been coming my way of late: Ginkgo Biloba improves memory and mental sharpness. In China, it’s been used for centuries to treat diarrhea, cough, […]
In a recent conversation with my friend, Maribel Cardez, she introduced me to the term, logical empathy. “Well,” I thought, “at the intersection of intellect and emotion, there’s bound to be some uncertainty, if not volatility, no?” I had to look it up, of course. It turns out logical empathy, which may also be referred […]
In a recent conversation with my friend, Maribel Cardez, she introduced me to the term, logical empathy. “Well,” I thought, “at the intersection of intellect and emotion, there’s bound to be some uncertainty, if not volatility, no?” I had to look it up, of course. It turns out logical empathy, which may also be referred […]
