Author: Grandpa Grumpy

High school homecoming dances

Today, teenage boys apparently need giant signs, balloons, flowers, stuffed animals, a creative slogan and a film crew standing by to capture the whole production for social media.

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AI fatigue is real

There’s a big difference between using AI to help employees do their jobs and using AI to avoid dealing with customers altogether.

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Internet-connected appliances

Internet-connected “smart” appliances are supposed to make life easier, but they also create entirely new ways for things to go spectacularly wrong.

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Christmas in September?

I walked into Sam’s Club yesterday and found rows of Christmas decorations for sale a full 114 days before Christmas. We hadn’t even made it to Labor Day!

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Underused public lands

I wonder why people will pay big bucks to squeeze into crowded campgrounds when beautiful public lands, quiet campsites and peaceful recreation areas are often sitting unused just down the road.

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