Everyday Epiphany, humor

Appreciating Unartificial Intelligence

 AI here! AI there! AI everywhere! If you havenโ€™t heard about Artificial Intelligence, once youโ€™re rescued from that desert island where youโ€™ve been stranded, Google it.  If you do, youโ€™ve used AI and AI used you. Artificial Intelligence or AI is a buzzword that pestered me to the point where I needed to swat it… Continue reading Appreciating Unartificial Intelligence

Everyday Epiphany, humor

A Good Habit Gone Bad

Vince Vaughn waterskied circles around my raft as I packed my bag preparing to retreat to the hilltop compound. Vince Vaughn skied circles around my raft โ€œYour turn, Anita,โ€ he shouted above the motorโ€™s roar. He jumped the wake. I thumbs-upped his athleticism, but pointed to the sprawling, two story lake home. Declining Vinceโ€™s offer… Continue reading A Good Habit Gone Bad

Everyday Epiphany, Family, humor, Travel

A Detailed Thinker Gets The Big Picture

โ€œWe should have the pontoon delivered before we leave for Italy,โ€ said Mike, my significant other. โ€œThen weโ€™ll be ready to cruise when we return.โ€ โ€œIf we do that, we might have motor problems since it โ€˜ll be unused for a few weeks,โ€ I said. โ€Then thereโ€™s the heron trouble.โ€ Last summer a great blue… Continue reading A Detailed Thinker Gets The Big Picture

Cooking, Everyday Epiphany, humor, Travel

The Perishable Plan That Perished

โ€œThe milk is sour, Anita,โ€ said Mike as he spooned Nestleโ€™s Original Coffee Mate into his coffee. Crying Over Spilt Milk The dairy members of our refrigerator community had become passive aggressive. We abandoned them during our eight-day Florida vacation and they had turned on us. The bottom third of the 2% Prairie Farms Milk… Continue reading The Perishable Plan That Perished

Cooking, Everyday Epiphany, Exercise, Family, humor

Food for Thought

Star Nosed Mole Versus Three Toed Sloth Not another pour of wine, I thought to myself, as Mike glugged an ounce or two of Merlot into his glass. Mike didnโ€™t drink too much. He drank (and ate) too slowly. I had finished my salad, mushroom topped sirloin, and side of lemon pepper asparagus ten minutes… Continue reading Food for Thought