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While reviewing my budget last week, I realized that the money I spend maintaining this blog could be better spent elsewhere. I don’t post often and no amount of trying to force myself to publish more frequently has worked. I’ve already been re-posting what I write here on Medium, so it makes sense to use
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I’ve been trying to write a publishable novel for a long time. The desire goes back to junior high school, and I kept at it for decades. I’ve tried my hand at fantasy, science fiction, and mystery. Many attempts were awful, but I learned from each one and I always hoped that eventually the effort
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I started earning a paycheck at age sixteen. In my forty-two years in the workforce, one thing has remained constant regardless of employer or industry: the insistence that none of us are doing enough. Through boom or bust, no matter how busy we may be, leaders demand that we be more productive. It’s maddening enough
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The kittens are doing well. At their first regular vet visit, Doc found them to be in good health overall. Thanks to Carolyn’s animal nursing skill, they overcame all the problems they had from their near-death experience. Kokopelli, pictured above on my notebook, has a slight heart murmur. He also might be a she. The
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Carolyn and I have been without pets for a few years, and we’ve been talking about getting another critter once the renovations were finished. A cat was the leading contender. The renovations aren’t quite done, but the universe had a different vision for us. Not a cat but three kittens. Last Monday, one of the
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When I started studying AI, one assertion kept jumping out at me in every course I took. In each case, it was some variation on the breathless claim that “AI will increase productivity.” One course quantified the sentiment as “Generative AI could elevate productivity growth by 1.5% over the next ten years.” Regardless of the
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There was no “weekly reading” post on Friday not because I forgot or because I didn’t want to write one. I didn’t post on Friday because my father died on Wednesday. The thing I want most to tell you about is him and his life, but I can’t right now. Every time I try, I
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Today I’m moving from one temporary location to another, because the renovations on my house are behind schedule, and the place I’ve been living in already had someone booked for February. But in between stints of packing for the move this week, I read a lot of interesting things. Here are five I wanted to
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Every week, I tell myself, “This is the week I will write a real blog post, filled with insightful commentary.” Every week, I rank family, fiction, and work higher than blogging. Here’s a round up of a few insightful articles by other writers from my reading this week. Transgender athletes’ rights was opposed by those
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