If you are anything like me, you probably have some occasional childhood memories that pop, unbidden, into your head from time-to-time. I don’t always know what triggers them. Some are mere snippets, like remembering playing with a toy toolbox that…
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Introducing Bard and ChatGPT (for novices) Please note: I will be using artificial intelligence (AI) to help write this post. I will tell you when and where I do this. I will always use italics to show the AI response…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) – So, What’s the Buzz? I think topic will turn into a blog series, as there is much to share! I truly believe that one would have to be living under a rock for the past year…
I added some more photos to my website! This set of photos are all from the former capital of Vietnam, the city of Hue. Hue was the scene of the bloodiest battle of the Vietnam War. You can watch Youtube…
I have managed to let life get the better of me, so I have been doing a lot things other than writing about our trip to Vietnam which is already receding quickly into the past! As a result, the task…
“Tomorrow I will be in Hanoi, Vietnam,” is a sentence I never thought I’d say outside of a nightmare I may have had. After all, Hanoi was the literal heart of the beast, the center of evil for me during…
Wow! And just like that we’re back from Vietnam! Did I imply we just got “back”? Hell, we’ve already been on another 3-week trip, this time to California, Nevada and Chicago! I, for one, am happy to be home and…