- Dr. Seuss' holiday parable remains popular and profitable. Oddly, the Grinch is "Christmas' most sought-after sourpuss." In sour times, perhaps he's more relatable than a godly figure like Santa; so, does this hint at hope of finding a feel-good through […]
- When mister grinchy comes this way … donations dwindle … chaos competes with caring … • LA Times > "Most Americans turning away from year-end giving" by James Pollard and Linley Sanders (12-25-2025) – The survey … was conducted in […]
- After finishing my Christmas card, I noticed this article – what's happening with spending this holiday season. • LA Times > "Americans are feeling Grinchy …" by Matt K. Lewis (12-19-2025) The holidays have arrived once again. You know, that […]
- So, like Oxford University Press, Merriam-Webster also announced a word of the year: 'slop'. Other contenders were: gerrymander, touch grass, performative, tariff, six-seven, conclave, and Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. • Merriam Webster > 2025 Word of the Year: Slop (Dec 14, 2025) […]
- Amid all the chatter about AI movers & shakers and whether AI's a flywheel for prosperity or primrose path, it's good to remember this article's advice: "Anthropomorphizing AI gives people the wrong idea about what these systems actually are. And […]
- So, when AI (chatbot) therapy becomes more popular than human therapists, what does that say? Does it mean that those chabots are better? This article takes exception with that conclusion. Namely, "bad therapy has become scalable." AI companies scraped therapeutic […]
- Please & appease … no worries (about good sense & soundness), be happy … immediate satisfaction over potential future consequences … savor that Homer Simpson "everything's fine" moment … sip that modern day truthiness. Nobody likes to be conned. Buyer […]
- Image credit: Wiki, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. As I learned while a public school teacher, intelligence is more than the typical notion of IQ [see Wiki citation below] – the "ability to answer exam questions, solve logical […]
- Image credit: Wiki – Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. As I continue to read Margaret O'Mara's book The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America, AI techno-optimism and spending (as noted in this article) remind me of the […]
- A case study in … ready or not … move fast and … to replace staff … the FDA. • Ars Technica > "FDA rushed out agency-wide AI tool – it’s not going well" by Beth Mole (June 5, 2025) […]