White-Out
Isn't it a tad humiliating to tout our genius, AI, sending astronauts around the moon again, while being completely shut down by snow, which we are unable to prevent, clear, or dispose of without massive disruptions to safety, health, commerce,
No Pressure
Alysa Liu won the woman's gold medal for figure skating a couple of days ago, our first in 24 years! Watching her and listening to her prior, during, and after her final performance (she was in third place at the
I Need 27 Questions and A Chart to Determine When to Drink My Coffee?
I'm no mathematician, but I've found there's an inverse relationship on social media posts between the number of pontifical points, charts, drawings, statistics, and warnings, AND any relationship to useful, pragmatic, applicable intelligence. I call this The Fibbernonsensical Phenomenon.
AI: Alan Intelligence®
People in professional services (and elsewhere) are spending more time being frightened by AI than they are figuring out the opportunities for people with expertise, authority, and judgment. You can access various AI platforms, but there's only one me. That's
“I”m Late, I’m Late, for a Very Important Date” (The White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland)
I find that I'm getting bills later than ever, with less time to pay them before they're overdue. I don't like autopay with organizations sticking their tentacles into my bank accounts. But I think there is a concerted effort to
Because of the Snow, I’ll Keep this Brief
Well, it's going to snow here in Rhode Island and all over New England today. It began about an hour ago, we have less than an inch, but they're predicting a couple of feet. Ice began to retreat in New England
Underdogs
If we have no "dog in the race" why do most of us tend to root for the underdog? Perhaps it's because we've all been underdogs at various times and are compensating for our loss, or rejoicing in our own upsets
Happy Thanksgiving
May your Thanksgiving be full of peace, love, and joy.
You Going to Believe Me or Your Lying Eyes?
My air travel will be about 20,000 miles this year, including a long international trip, and last year was 23,000. These were my two lowest career years outside of the covid years, of my total of over four million air