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Did I solve your problem?
Nothing makes me want to wrap my head in foil, pack up my goodies, and head for the hills like AI powered “Customer Service.” Today, I had the rare and incomparable pleasure of trying to get our cable provider to replace a broken TV remote, which, in another era, would…
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Abandon Hope….
I’m not smart like some others. I have no memories. I just know I’m here, sandwiched between a blender’s vibrating plastic container and a stack of rechargeable hand warmers. Needless to say, it’s hot. And the blender’s gasket may be faulty, as her rattle makes me wonder if her top…
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The Moving Finger
The moving finger writes; and having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it. (From the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, translated by Edward FitzGerald) Sometimes, I walk past a mirror…
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The Emperor’s New Wing
The following is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental. *** Nothing is as easy as it looks; everything takes longer than you think. And, if anything can go wrong, it will, and at the worst possible time. Murphy’s Law *** So…
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Art & Writing
I’ve long been interested in the connection between music and language, but this lovely new book by artist and writer Peter Selgin fascinated me, as it links events from his study of, and life in the visual arts, with his impressive collection of work as an equally impressive and accomplished…
