Letters to the Moon....

  Artificial intelligence is everywhere. In search engines on the internet. In our email accounts. On our phone. On the interwebs. (Internet, the World Wide Web.) But, what the heck is it?!? I will confess, I am in the dark ages when it comes to this topic. I can remember life before the internet. Before computers even. I'm lucky I own a cellphone, not two plastic cups attached with string. I remember reading a headline recently about this topic, which they referred to as "AI." I didn't understand the headline. For a few seconds, I thought I was reading something spelled "AL." I just sat there thinking, "Who is AL??" Yes, I actually thought that these fine journalists had written an article about someone named Albert or Alan, about how dangerous he was, and they had decided to affectionately refer to them as "AL."  "You Can Call Me AL"-Paul Simon So, to prevent any confusion on my part, when I write on this topic, I will refer t...

"This is Why"-written January 2026 This is why             I cannot watch the news. Don’t get me wrong;             I stay informed. I search out information             from reputable sources. I am a librarian             after all. While I don’t             watch the news I am aware             of what’s going on. But I cannot             watch the news. I can’t take it.             My stomach can’t take it. My nervous system             can’t take it. I can’t describe           how I feel. My brain...

Potential 1-1-26 So, here we are, at the start of another year. I will confess that I have spent many a minute contemplating the year that has been, as well as the year to come.  I’ve thought about the last year, five years, ten years, and on and on. It brings to mind the sheer scope of everything that has happened in my life.  I marvel at the vastness of occurrences that I have experienced in my life, the good, the bad, the terrifying, and the ugly. The only way I can even begin to describe the year to come:  potential. I’ve had wonderful, miraculous things happen over the years. I’ve also had horrible, catastrophic things happen to me as well. With the bitter comes the sweet. With the darkness comes the light. I have no idea what lies ahead for me in this New Year. I await wonderful, positive, fantastic things. I await the lessons from the challenges that are coming my way. It’s a part of the journey, it’s the rules of the game. I recognize the unknown, and the potentia...