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Life Is An Atom

What are your biggest challenges? Now I could have started in ChatGPT and said, “Give me a metaphor for the challenges I’ll face in 2024,” but I already came up with that (in the shower, of course). I feel that I need to approach life in the new year thinking about the structure of anContinue reading “Life Is An Atom”

Wasting Nostalgic

I know the usual cliche is “waxing nostalgic,” but I thought this variation would be amusing to my readers as I dive back into the world of AI. I hate to ever waste anything, so after my last blog entry (about nostalgia), where I mentioned considering using ChatGPT to create a post for me, IContinue reading “Wasting Nostalgic”

It Ain’t What It Used To Be…

What makes you feel nostalgic? Say the title. Then hear the rim-shot for the old joke. I read today’s prompt and thought, well, I can’t answer that. I never get nostalgic for past days. They are in the past and I generally don’t find myself getting wistful over memories (even though I do turn themContinue reading “It Ain’t What It Used To Be…”

If I Had a Sports Team

If you started a sports team, what would the colors and mascot be? To continue the song reference I begin alluding to in the title: If I had a sports team, I’d—actually I don’t know what I’d do. All bets would be off. It might be a sign of the apocalypse. I did follow theContinue reading “If I Had a Sports Team”

Teapot in a Tempest

How have your political views changed over time? 2024 has all the promise of being a politically tumultuous year. And I can’t say I’m looking forward to that. Just a few years ago, I’d cast my vote and feel pride in having performed my civic duty and participating in the democratic process. Now I feelContinue reading “Teapot in a Tempest”

The Empty Space; Add All Ingredients and Frappé

You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like? My title today is a hidden (?) reference to Peter Brook‘s book in which he defined several types of theatre. It’s a good read even today. As for my ideal space for reading and writing, it would also have to haveContinue reading “The Empty Space; Add All Ingredients and Frappé”

Happy New Year! (I Hope)

Here’s a bonus entry reflecting on some past new years as we look forward to another designated calendrical cycle. Years ago when I worked at the Historical Society of York County as a janitor, I had this terrific crush on Nora the librarian. She was just a few years older than me, but was involvedContinue reading “Happy New Year! (I Hope)”

Scammer’s Delight

The title is misleading; I try my best not to delight them. But I do thank them when they just can’t get it right. On Christmas Day, I received two texts at 11:49am. Both had the exact same message even though sent from different numbers. I assume these were not from the same person, becauseContinue reading “Scammer’s Delight”

Let’s Call It Piquezed948!

What is your all time favorite automobile? First, pronounce the mystery word in the title. I’ll wait. Did you come up with peek-zed? Or pee-quay-zed? How did your brain process that series of letters? That’s what I’m doing sometimes these days when I see car model designations. After the boring names of yesteryear, like “ModelContinue reading “Let’s Call It Piquezed948!”

The Big 3

Who are the biggest influences in your life? During my Basic Terms lecture for my Intro to Theatre course, I would mention, during the course of talking about Ritual and Archetype, “my three heroes.” The first of these heroes was Joseph Campbell, whom I quoted as having called a ritual, “The enactment of a Myth.”Continue reading “The Big 3”