Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Did I write today’s post? Or did a computer do it? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used for some incredible and scary applications all around us. In April alone, 1000 new AI apps were released. Recently a publisher announced they were publishing a children’s...
Morning People With Guns

Morning People With Guns

I just got back from New Orleans and I’m glad to be home. I saw a lot of unruliness down there. And not the fun kind people always talk about when they mention New Orleans. For example, on day one, I witnessed a guy pull a gun on another man right in the middle of the...
An Absolute Pleasure

An Absolute Pleasure

I recently flew to Atlanta and heard something that struck me as odd. Or sad. I’ll let you decide. When we landed, the flight attendant said on the intercom, “It is our absolute pleasure to welcome you to Atlanta.” Can you believe that? His absolute pleasure....
A Tumor, A Burrito, Or Poo

A Tumor, A Burrito, Or Poo

Yesterday, I realized my appendix has been gone for six years. I haven’t missed it. We weren’t close. But it made me think, “Who is picking up the slack down there? Who took over the work of my appendix since it’s no longer there.” My wife then gave me an odd look and...
A Certificate of Congratulations!

A Certificate of Congratulations!

This week I received an important letter from my state government. When I saw the official envelope, I immediately thought it was a tax-related issue. Such is the PTSD I have from last year when the IRS deposited my check and then promptly forgot where they put it. I...
Wings and Nuggets

Wings and Nuggets

It’s NCAA tournament time. And for those of you subscribers who are outside the U.S., it’s a three-week period when the authorities look the other way as we gamble on college basketball and eat lots of chicken wings. It’s like Mardi Gras, but with fewer exposed...