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Lately I have been messing around with ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot destined to make our society even lazier than it is now. While reviews of ChatGPT have been mixed — Elon Musk called it ‘scary good” while professors and…
I gazed around the enclosure, wondering how such a small space could be the source of bullying, harassment, and a political maelstrom that shows no signs of abating. Then I zipped up and exited the bathroom. But not just any…
Mary Louise and Marty showed up faithfully at the park each morning at 7:30. Stopping their SUV in the same space, Mary Louise, 68, emerged with a bowl of water, followed by her husband, 85, and armed with a tennis…
The art of face-to-face communication took a huge hit due to the pandemic, and, as a traveling comedian, it has sadly also affected my favorite solo traveling game. I’ve titled the game, “Walk Into a Bar and Get One Person…
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“Get off my pickleball court!” I know, I know. That phrase may never reach pop culture status like, “Get off my lawn,” which curmudgeonly Clint Eastwood famously uttered in “Gran Torino” and, ultimately, became an ode to petulance and turf…
Hard to believe Christmas 2022 has come and gone. It seems like only yesterday the 2021 holiday was upon us and people were freaking out about attending festive family gatherings because of COVID-19 germs and a toxic political environment. It’s…
Recently, I began driving for Uber; not because of financial hardship, but so I could entertain friends with rideshare stories that would normally sound creepy coming from a 60-year-old man’s mouth. “Yesterday, I picked up two girls at the high…
I saw him in the locker room the day after Thanksgiving, the Friday that sends even the most passive “athletes” scurrying to the gym, convinced that one 30-minute session on the Stairmaster will melt away the sweet potatoes and pumpkin…