by jeffrey | Sep 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
When I look at my students (BTW, I’m teaching at St Edwards University again this semester), I experience a string of emotions that do not have names, only longish descriptions. Examples: I know you think I’m just a middle-aged frump-meister but I really,...
by jeffrey | Jul 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
I learned that my favorite folk guitarist died last month in his home in Iowa. I first heard Kelly Joe Phelps play on A Prairie Home Companion back in the 90’s. It was so stunning that I scrambled to find out who that was and what was the name of his album. I...
by jeffrey | Jun 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
First Thing – non-liquid detergent One thing I do to live intentionally and conscientiously is to look for ways to prefer products that do not come in plastic bottles. Why? Plastic can be recycled of course. But the less plastic in the world the better. Earth...
by jeffrey | Jun 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Google’s LaMDA chatbox and computer sentience: Why no computer will ever think You may have heard about the Google software engineer who last week told the Washington Post that the Google chatbox named LaMDA had spawned sentience. (A chatbox is simply a computer...
by jeffrey | Jun 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Can I get a little awkward with you? Right now I have that wonderful feeling of having just come from the dentist; my teeth feel clean, freshly scraped. I have minty freshness from the fluoride, that little place where my lower front teeth meet is smooth and clean...
by jeffrey | Sep 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Join me in celebrating a new milestone – I am officially announcing the launch of my new website! I’ve been wanting to give this site a facelift for a long time. With my new writing career, I decided it was time to pull the trigger. Many thanks to Amy...
