Me, ChatGPT and aging

June 17, 2026
(I knew we had crossed the Rubicon when I read that a guy killed his girlfriend, then asked ChatGPT to help with an alibi. He conversed with Chat GPT over a period of days. Sort of like I do. Sigh.) In continuing conversations with ChatGPT, I addressed the topic of aging. Quite a bit came...

Pretending it’s March

March 3, 2011
It was 89 degrees yesterday and I couldn't help but think about March. Such a good month. It's the month of the spring equinox: winter officially ended this year on...

Shoulds, assumptions & things that don’t concern

March 3, 2011
Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.The Dead Pool, 1988 (film) It's true. It's human nature to have an opinion, a position, a point of view.And I...

Martinis & manicures

March 2, 2011
I like to have a martini, Two at the very most. After three I'm under the table, After four, I'm under my host.-Dorothy Parker Back in the day, I had gel nails. Every...

Master of the parting shot

March 1, 2011
One of my writer-friends is a master of dialogue.A few days ago as I was leaving, she staged a final scene worthy of Scarlett O'Hara. She delivered a parting line,...

Mothers and daughters

February 28, 2011

Older people are not plump babies

February 28, 2011
Maybe it's a sign of aging, but in recent years I've been attuned to and offended by the way some younger people infantilize older people.I hear it all the time. ...

The genius of Robert Mapplethorpe

February 27, 2011
I was thrilled to have a chance recently to see the Mapplethorpe portraits at the San Jose Museum of Art. As I studied the stunning black and whites at length, I saw...

California: cold weather & a geography lesson

February 26, 2011
We're heading north this morning for an overnight road trip and it's going to be cold!Snow, even, at pretty low elevations.Although nowhere near the amounts we're used...

The Rilester and his fleece.

February 25, 2011
My little love muffin loves him some fleece and has gotten attached to the backrest I use for reading in bed. {Yes, I know it's very college dorm-ish, but it's comfy.} ...

Life’s short; don’t wait

February 25, 2011
The tragedy of life is notthat it ends so soon, but that we wait so longto begin it.-...

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