SO LONG, TONY ROBBINS. The twenty-first century face of motivation and inspiration has arrived, and it’s not a human one. It appears artificial intelligence (AI) has quietly reached a new level, to where it can generate inspirational messages tailored to you – without you telling it anything about yourself. I know, you’re skeptical, as was …
Category: Life Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness
My Cellphone, the Enabler
My daughter stopped her conversation with her mother in mid-sentence and looked across the table at me. “Dad, what are you doing?” I looked up at her. “We’re having brunch together as a family, and you’re on your phone? Playing BRIDGE?” I apologized and put the phone away, but it was too late. My worst …
Pronoun Trouble? Not Here!
YET AGAIN I got an education where and when I least expected it. We’ve just returned from Richmond, where we had a great time visiting our daughter Tori in sunny, above-freezing weather, a nice break from the gray blah we’ve had in Michigan. During a mandatory visit to Lamplighter Coffee Roasters, for which we share …
Of Cats and Ornaments
“Do you mind if we don’t put up the Christmas tree this year?” my wife asked recently. That was surprising. She’s the sentimental one about the holidays, while I quietly grouse about lugging the dang thing up from the basement, followed by the boxes of ornaments and sundry decorations. But our kids won’t be visiting …
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