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Sep 24 2026
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The Toilet Zone: Second Flush – Not in Service

“To offend a strong man, tell him a lie. To offend a weak man, tell him the truth” — Attributed to Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius

The Vast Majority of Americans Think Democracy is Broken

“Nearly nine-in-10 (87%) say our democracy is broken. This includes 90% of independents and 72% of MAGA Republicans who say American democracy is at least a little broken. The plurality (43%) say U.S. democracy is only somewhat broken while nearly a third (32%) say it is completely broken. Just 13% of respondents say our democracy is not broken.” —  Source: Navigator Research

Today, as I begin to draft this essay, it’s the eve of the Autumnal Equinox, Monday, September 21st, six weeks out from the midterm election on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026. On Friday, September 18th, President Trump banned three cable media outlets from the White House briefings, CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. Continue reading →

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Jun 29 2026
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Shouting from the Soapbox: AI – Promise or Peril?

Promise

 “AI will be the most transformative technology of the 21st century. It will affect every industry and aspect of our lives.” —Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia

Peril

“The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race…. It would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever-increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn’t compete, and would be superseded.” —Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist and cosmologist

This is the third installment of the Shouting from the Soapbox series from my blog, Mixed Metaphors, Oh My!

“Pick a subject you care so deeply about that you’d speak on a soapbox about it.” — Kurt Vonnegut Continue reading →

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Apr 14 2024
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AI, “Be afraid, be very afraid.”

A Boomer’s Take on Artificial Intelligence

First, let me start by stating — like most of my generation — I’m a late adopter to technology. Instead of AI as a study aid, we had Cliff & Spark Notes. In place of social media, like Instagram and Tik Tok, we passed around notebooks in school so our friends could respond with some snarky comment or gossip. For most of us, we thought algorithms had something to do with algebra and slide rules and we wanted nothing to do with them. The tools we used most to communicate and create were in-person conversations with each other, word play, and childhood games. Continue reading →

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