AI Therapy – Good or Bad?

Not many people know I actually trained as a counselor some 25 years ago. I never worked as one, but I still use the skills I picked every day. Which is why I am concerned that more than 1 in 5 adults in the US live with a mental illness, according to the CDC, and...

Self-Massage for Writers

It’s the wee one’s birthday in a few days, and we bought her a new desk. Unfortunately, I spent half a day yesterday assembling it. If you’re like me, you’ll know what came next: I’m so sore, I can barely move today. Which is hardly...

Happy Thanksgiving 2023

With everything that’s happening around us, it’s easy to forget how good we have it. Many of us sometimes get so caught up in everything going wrong that we despair. That’s why it’s so important to take a step back and count our blessings. So,...

Remembering 9/11

Every year, this is a post I wish I didn’t have to write. So much evil has stemmed from this action… Remembering 9/11Powered By the Tweet This PluginTweet This...

Happy 4th of July

To those of you in the States, I hope you’re having an awesome Independence Day! (for those in the UK, ignore those ungrateful colonials and carry on with your day) Happy 4th of JulyPowered By the Tweet This PluginTweet This...

When Ameca Met ChatGPT

It feels like every day we hear something new about ChatGPT. I’ve been using it to speed up my research and copywriting and it’s been a huge productivity boost for me. It does come with its drawbacks, of course, but used wisely it’s an amazing tool....

Moving ISPs

I apologize for disappearing once again. I’m currently in the process of moving my website to a new host, so anything I publish here is likely to vanish thanks to the back-and-forth between servers. Which is why I haven’t published yet a wonderful book I...

A Glove That Teaches You Piano in an Hour

Have you ever thought about how people may learn in the future? What might a school look like? And don’t forget that schools are not just for kids. Perhaps a new kind of learning might also be part of, say, a soldier’s rehabilitation process? If...