One of my favorite TV commercials is for an app that helps people find a financial advisor. It features a man being wheeled out of his house on a gurney who says to the EMTs, “In hindsight, I probably shouldn’t have tried to remove my own appendix. What was I thinking?” The voiceover goes on […]
When I was in the 1st grade, I got glasses. I couldn’t see well, so I had to wear them all the time. So, they were constantly getting bent or broken on the playground or in our yard. When I started playing football, they would get wet or muddy under my helmet, so then I […]
Social media is a battleground for many internet beefs. The latest bruhaha on social media involves two huge social media personalities fighting about…social media. Last week, Meta, the company that owns and operates Facebook and Instagram, unleashed Threads, an app that looks and works a lot like Twitter. It allows users to like or repost […]
When I was in college, I worked for the school district as a janitor, and I loved it. I worked with great people and felt like I made a difference – I think kids learn better in a clean classroom with no gum under their desks. To save time and energy, we used to fill […]
Our family rarely goes on big vacations, but for spring break in 2019, we headed to San Francisco to check out all the touristy things – Alcatraz, fisherman’s wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge. When we landed in Chicago, it started to snow. After sitting on the runway for about 4½ hours, our connecting flight […]
With the continued improvements in artificial intelligence, people will frequently ask me if I’m worried about being replaced by a computer. The answer is yes. Today’s AI can produce incredible stuff. It’s no giant leap to think that people may use it to create their own will – without having to endure corny jokes. Someday […]