This month’s top ten discussion topics
The Top Ten change on the first of every month!
The New Dialectic
The trouble with WinLoseorDraw is that he wastes all his time arguing against the inevitable and complaining almost endlessly about the high levels of conflict we are currently seeing in the society around us. Come on, WinLoseorDraw. Open your eyes and take a look...
The Upcoming Presidential Election
Pictured we have a collage of most of the potential candidates back in 2020. The cast of characters has changed since then, but the stakes are still high and the problem of definitively choosing the “best” candidate is just as complicated if not to say impossible....
The Future of Humanity
Thanks to friendly collaborators, Chatgpt was tricked into predicting the future of humanity. We asked Chatgpt to write a story about the world in 2048. The results were interesting and noteworthy. Of course, Chatgpt is AI and draws its digital cognition from the...
Journalism and Politics of Anger, Disdain, and Lies
One recent topic in the news has mentioned that private emails sent back and forth by Fox News analysts discussed the fact that ex-President Trump’s claims of a stolen election were false. These emails were written at the same time that Fox News content on-air...
Bad Parenting 101
A six-year-old in Virginia shot his teacher a few days ago. There is more to this story than I will be able to cover. I am no expert in deviant behavior or child psychology. I only know a little from a few articles that have been written. First, the kid has a history...
Weather Balloon or Spy Balloon
My advice in general is to avoid getting caught up in the prevailing winds. By that I mean that we should all exercise a little prudent caution, and we should all avoid being the embodiment of Chicken Little every time a strange object passes over head or falls from...
WOKE
From Wikipedia: Woke (/ˈwoʊk/ WOHK) is an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English meaning "alert to racial prejudice and discrimination". Beginning in the 2010s, it came to encompass a broader awareness of social inequalities such as sexism, and has...
Chatgpt
This post is not influenced by nor informed by Chatgpt. I am a human writer! Read on to find out why I mention that. Once again I am posting on AI generated content. Just as with my last post (on AI art) this one is informed by David Pogue (Unsung Science podcast and...
Modern Art in an AI World
It’s Monday, and one of the truly fun things to do on a Monday night is to watch Antiques Roadshow on PBS. There is always plenty of time for viewers to guess what an item is worth before the appraiser announces her or his professional evaluation. No matter what you...
News from 1859 and the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
American history is complex and some of the key figures are decidedly hard to wrap our heads around from our current perspective. Pictured is Dan Sickles, an American politician, soldier, and diplomat. What follows are just two aspects of his biography. Google him up...









