Category Archives: Life As a Shared Adventure

That was Stephen Covey’s fifth habit in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Yesterday’s post reminded me of him, so I asked ChatGPT what he would suggest about discussing political views. It wrote: When discussing strongly held political beliefs, … Continue reading →

I asked ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude if the student in yesterday’s comic was correct. comic — the teacher is talking about persuasive writing and a student says “Research suggests that using facts and logic to try to change someone’s mind … Continue reading →

June 17, 2026

Linda Sand said she thought it looked sad. I think it looks young and innocent. The feet reminds me of the sleepers Kaitlin wore as a baby. Here she is with her proud father. And here she is when she … Continue reading →

That Amazon delivery: The missing item I wrote about came Saturday, but they charged me for it again. Once I found the “call me” option on their site, the matter was easily settled. But it was tricky to find that … Continue reading →

The quality of our lives depends on how we focus our energy and our attention. Focus on what you want, not on what you don’t want. Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest … Continue reading →

Floats your boat? Puts pep in your step? I love the burst of energy and enthusiasm I get when fall comes, but I need to work on it when the weather turns warm. At the moment I’m doing two things; … Continue reading →

Wednesday Amazon told me that something I ordered last month had arrived, but it hadn’t, so I tried their automated chat and got into a loop. There was no way to tell it I needed a person. I tried a … Continue reading →

I love this comic because it seems so innocent and friendly. But it reminds me of this one in 2016, Unfortunately not everyone shares our values. June 11, 2026

That we can’t always believe everything we think. June 10, 2026